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Timestamp: 2018-12-12 17:56:32
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 271', '§\n1331', '§ 1400', '§ 299', '§ 271', '§ 271', '§ 271']

Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01954-UNA: Delaware Radio Technologies LLC et. al. Filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, no judge yet assigned. See http://news.priorsmart.com/-l9x7 for more info.
, LLC, Civil Action No. ___________________ Plaintiffs, v. DAIMLER AG, DAIMLER NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC, and MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendants. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Delaware Radio Technologies, LLC and Wyncomm, LLC (“Plaintiffs”), by way of this Complaint for Patent Infringement (“Complaint”) against Defendant Daimler AG (“Daimler”), Defendant Daimler North America Corporation (“Daimler North America”), Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Mercedes-Benz USA”), and Defendant Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. (“Mercedes-Benz U.S. International” or collectively as “Defendants”), allege as follows: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the
under the laws of the State of Delaware with a place of business at 113 Barksdale Professional Center, Newark, Delaware 19711. 4. Upon information and belief, Defendant Daimler is a corporation organized under
the laws of Germany with a principal place of business at Mercedesstrasse 137, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. 5. Upon information and belief, Defendant Daimler North America is a corporation
organized under the laws of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 36455 Corporate Dr., Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331, and a registered agent at The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801. 6. Upon information and belief, Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, is a corporation
organized under the laws of Delaware, with its principal place of business at One Mercedes Drive, Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, and a registered agent at The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801. 7. Upon information and belief, Defendant Mercedes-Benz U.S. International is
corporation organized under the laws of Alabama with its principal place of business at One Mercedes Drive, Vance, Alabama 35490, and a registered agent Edward R. Christian at P.O. Box 100, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403.
United States, 35 U.S.C. § 271, et seq. 9. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. §§
1331 and 1338(a). 10. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants at least because Defendants
have ongoing and systematic contacts with this District and the United States. Specifically, Defendants Daimler North America and Mercedes-Benz USA are corporations organized under the laws of Delaware, have a registered agent for service of process in Delaware, and have thereby availed itself of the privileges and the protections of the laws of the State of Delaware. Defendants sell and/or offer to sell products and/or services throughout the United States, including in this Judicial District, at least at the following dealership: Mercedes-Benz of Wilmington in Wilmington, Delaware. Further, Defendants introduce infringing products and/or services into the stream of commerce knowing that they would be sold in this Judicial District and elsewhere in the United States. 11. Venue is proper in this District under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1400 (b) and 1391. JOINDER 12. Joinder is proper under 35 U.S.C. § 299. The allegations of infringement
information and belief, the Defendants are part of the same corporate family of companies, and the infringement allegations arise at least in part from the Defendants’ collective activities with respect to the Defendants’ accused products. Questions of fact common to the Defendants will
arise in the action, including questions relating to the structure and operation of the accused products, Defendants’ infringing acts and, on information and belief, the validity of the patentsin-suit. COUNT I – INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,506,866 13. The allegations set forth in the foregoing paragraphs 1 through 12 are hereby
realleged and incorporated herein by reference. 14. On April 9, 1996, U.S. Patent No. 5,506,866 (the “’866 Patent”), entitled “Side-
Channel Communications in Simultaneous Voice and Data Transmission,” was duly and legally issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A true and correct copy of the ’866 Patent is attached as Exhibit A to this Complaint. 15. Wyncomm is the owner of any and all right, title, and interest in and to the patent
excluding the field of HD Radio and any related technology. 16. Delaware Radio is the exclusive licensee of the ’866 Patent in the field of HD
Radio, including the exclusive right to assert all causes of action arising under said patent in the field of HD Radio and any related technology and the right to any remedies for infringement of it. 17. In violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271, Defendants, including their affiliates, have
directly infringed and continue to directly infringe, both literally and under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the ’866 Patent by, without limitation, making, using, importing, selling and/or offering for sale automobiles, including but not limited to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, CLA-Class, CLS-Class, E-Class Cabriolet, G-Class, GL-Class, GLKClass, M-Class, SL-Class and SLK-Class, equipped to receive HD radio broadcasts further described in the IBOC Digital Radio Broadcasting Standard (the “Accused Instrumentalities”). 18. Because of Defendants’ infringement of the ’866 Patent, Plaintiffs have suffered
infringement thereof at least as of the filing date of this Complaint. COUNT II – INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,642,379 20. The allegations set forth in the foregoing paragraphs 1 through 19 are hereby
realleged and incorporated herein by reference. 21. On June 24, 1997, U.S. Patent No. 5,642,379 (the “’379 Patent”), entitled
“Technique for Modulating Orthogonal Signals with One or More Analog or Digital Signals,” was duly and legally issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A true and correct copy of the ’379 Patent is attached as Exhibit B to this Complaint. 22. Delaware Radio is the assignee and owner of the right, title and interest in and to
the ’379 Patent, including the right to assert all causes of action arising under said patent and the right to any remedies for infringement of it. 23. In violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), Defendants, including their affiliates, have
directly infringed and continue to directly infringe, both literally and under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the ’379 Patent by, without limitation, making, using, importing, selling and/or offering for sale automobiles, including but not limited to the Accused Instrumentalities, equipped to receive HD radio broadcasts further described in the IBOC Digital Radio Broadcasting Standard. 24. Because of Defendants’ infringement of the ’379 Patent, Plaintiff Delaware Radio
Technologies has suffered damages and will continue to suffer damages in the future. 25. Defendants will be deemed to have knowledge of the ’379 Patent and their
At least as of the filing of this Complaint, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(b),
Defendants, including their affiliates and dealerships, are, on information and belief, inducing infringement, both literally and under the doctrine of equivalents, of one or more claims of the ’379 Patent by, without limitation, making, using, importing, selling and/or offering for sale automobiles, including but not limited the Accused Instrumentalities, equipped to receive HD radio broadcasts further described in the IBOC Digital Radio Broadcasting Standard for use by their customers and others. Upon information and belief, Defendants’ customers and others have infringed and are continuing to infringe the ’379 Patent. JURY DEMAND Pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs demand a trial by jury on all issues so triable. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs demand judgment for themselves and against Defendant as follows: A. B. An adjudication that Defendants have infringed the ’866 and ’379 Patents; An award of damages to be paid by Defendants adequate to compensate Plaintiffs