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Timestamp: 2018-07-21 20:23:13
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 271', '§ 1391', '§ 1331', '§ 271', '§ 271', '§ 271', '§ 284', '§ 285']

Description: Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 6:12-cv-00414: American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Bmw Group A/K/A Bmw Ag et. al. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
v. BMW GROUP a/k/a BMW AG, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, AND BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC Defendants.
PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL COMPLAINT Plaintiff American Vehicular Sciences LLC files this Original Complaint for patent infringement against BMW Group, BMW of North America, LLC, and BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (collectively “BMW”).
under the laws of South Carolina with its principal place of business at 1400 Highway 101 South, Greer, South Carolina 29651. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 5. This is an action for patent infringement under the Patent Laws of the United
States, 35 U.S.C. § 271. 6. 1338(a). 7. Venue is proper in this judicial district under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and 1400 (b). SUMMARY 8. Dr. David Breed is one of the leading inventors in the field of automotive This court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and
automotive technologies, including airbags, navigation systems, vehicle diagnostics, crash sensors, vehicle communications, systems monitoring, theft protection, and collision avoidance. 10. Dr. Breed has a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University as
well as Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 11. Dr. Breed has received the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
societies and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles. COUNT I: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,126,583 13. 14. AVS incorporates the foregoing paragraphs as if fully set forth here. On October 24, 2006, the USPTO duly and legally issued United States Patent
No. 7,126,583 B1 (“the ‘583 Patent”), entitled “Interactive Vehicle Display System.” AVS owns the ‘583 Patent and holds the right to sue and recover damages for infringement thereof. A true and correct copy of the ‘583 Patent is attached as Exhibit A. 15. On information and belief, BMW has been and now is directly infringing, and/or
inducing infringement by others, and/or contributing to the infringement by others of the ‘583 Patent in the state of Texas, in this judicial district, and elsewhere within the United States by, among other things, making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing vehicles, including but not limited to various model years of 3 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, X3, X5, and X6 product, that include interactive display systems, including but not limited to the Head Up Display system, that infringe or the use of which infringe one or more claims of the ‘583 Patent,
all to the injury of AVS. BMW is thus liable for infringement of the ‘583 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271. 16. As a result of BMW’s infringement of the ‘583 Patent, BMW has damaged AVS.
BMW is liable to AVS in an amount to be determined at trial that adequately compensates AVS for the infringement, which by law can be no less than a reasonable royalty. 17. AVS intends to seek discovery on the issue of willfulness and reserves the right to
seek a willfulness finding relative to pre-suit infringement and/or post-suit infringement of the ‘583 Patent. 18. As a result of BMW’s infringement of the ‘583 Patent, AVS has suffered and will
continue to suffer loss and injury unless BMW is enjoined by this Court. 19. At least as early as its receipt of this Complaint, BMW has had knowledge of the
‘583 Patent and written notice of the infringement. COUNT II: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,920,102 20. 21. AVS incorporates the foregoing paragraphs as if fully set forth here. On April 5, 2011, the USPTO duly and legally issued United States Patent No.
7,920,102 B2 (“the ‘102 Patent”), entitled “Vehicular Heads-Up Display System.” AVS owns the ‘102 Patent and holds the right to sue and recover damages for infringement thereof. A true and correct copy of the ‘102 Patent is attached as Exhibit B. 22. On information and belief, BMW has been and now is directly infringing, and/or
inducing infringement by others, and/or contributing to the infringement by others of the ‘102 Patent in the state of Texas, in this judicial district, and elsewhere within the United States by, among other things, making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing vehicles, including but not limited to various model years of 3 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, X3, X5, and X6
product, that include Head Up Display or similar features, that infringe or the use of which infringe one or more claims of the ‘102 Patent, all to the injury of AVS. BMW is thus liable for infringement of the ‘102 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271. 23. As a result of BMW’s infringement of the ‘102 Patent, BMW has damaged AVS.
BMW is liable to AVS in an amount to be determined at trial that adequately compensates AVS for the infringement, which by law can be no less than a reasonable royalty. 24. AVS intends to seek discovery on the issue of willfulness and reserves the right to
seek a willfulness finding relative to pre-suit infringement and/or post-suit infringement of the ‘102 Patent. 25. As a result of BMW’s infringement of the ‘102 Patent, AVS has suffered and will
continue to suffer loss and injury unless BMW is enjoined by this Court. 26. At least as early as its receipt of this Complaint, BMW has had knowledge of the
‘102 Patent and written notice of the infringement. COUNT III: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,032,264 27. 28. AVS incorporates the foregoing paragraphs as if fully set forth here. On October 4, 2011, the USPTO duly and legally issued United States Patent No.
8,032,264 B2 (“the ‘264 Patent”), entitled “Vehicular Heads-Up Display System.” AVS owns the ‘264 Patent and holds the right to sue and recover damages for infringement thereof. A true and correct copy of the ‘264 Patent is attached as Exhibit C. 29. On information and belief, BMW has been and now is directly infringing, and/or
inducing infringement by others, and/or contributing to the infringement by others of the ‘264 Patent in the state of Texas, in this judicial district, and elsewhere within the United States by, among other things, making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing vehicles, including but
not limited to various model years of 3 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, X3, X5, and X6 product, that include Head Up Display or similar features, that infringe or the use of which infringe one or more claims of the ‘264 Patent, all to the injury of AVS. BMW is thus liable for infringement of the ‘264 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271. 30. As a result of BMW’s infringement of the ‘264 Patent, BMW has damaged AVS.
BMW is liable to AVS in an amount to be determined at trial that adequately compensates AVS for the infringement, which by law can be no less than a reasonable royalty. 31. AVS intends to seek discovery on the issue of willfulness and reserves the right to
seek a willfulness finding relative to pre-suit infringement and/or post-suit infringement of the ‘264 Patent. 32. As a result of BMW’s infringement of the ‘264 Patent, AVS has suffered and will
continue to suffer loss and injury unless BMW is enjoined by this Court. 33. At least as early as its receipt of this Complaint, BMW has had knowledge of the
‘264 Patent and written notice of the infringement. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiff AVS pray for the following relief: 34. patents; 35. A permanent injunction, enjoining BMW along with its officers, directors, agents, A judgment in favor of AVS that BMW has infringed AVS’ ‘583, ‘102, and ‘264
servants, employees, affiliates, divisions, branches, subsidiaries, and parents from infringing AVS’ ‘583, ‘102, and ‘264 patents;
A judgment and order requiring BMW to pay AVS damage for BMW’s
infringement of AVS’ ‘583, ‘102, and ‘264 patents, together with interest (both pre- and postjudgment), costs and disbursements as fixed by this Court under 35 U.S.C. § 284; 37. A judgment and order finding that this is an exceptional case within the meaning
of 35 U.S.C. § 285 and awarding to AVS its reasonable attorney’s fees; and 38. entitled. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 39. Plaintiff demands a trial by jury of any and all issues triable of right before a jury. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Demetrios Anaipakos Demetrios Anaipakos Texas Bar No. 00793258 danaipakos@azalaw.com Amir Alavi Texas Bar No. 00793239 aalavi@azalaw.com Steven J. Mitby Texas Bar No. 24037123 smitby@azalaw.com Brian E. Simmons Texas Bar No. 24004922 bsimmons@azalaw.com AHMAD, ZAVITSANOS, ANAIPAKOS, ALAVI & MENSING, P.C. 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 3460 Houston, TX 77010 Telephone: 713-655-1101 Facsimile: 713-655-0062 Such other and further relief in law or in equity to which AVS may be justly