Pixelteq v. DELTA DBA DELTA Optical Thin Film North America

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UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTNORTHERN DISTRICTOFOHIO

EASTERNDIVISION

PIXELTEQ, NC.8060Bryan DairyRoadLargo, l o r i d a 33777,

P l a i n t i f f ,

v .DELTA / b / a DELTAOPTICALTHIN FILMNORTHAMERICA105 Ch adb ourneDriveHudson, Ohio 44236,

Defendant.

: C i v i l ActionNo.: Judg e

: COMPLAINT: (JuryDemandEndorsedHereon)

P l a i n t i f f P i x e l t e q , I n c . , f o r i t s Complaint g a i n s t Defendant DELTA / b / a DELTA

O p t i c a l Thin Film North America, by t s u n d e r s i g n e d c o u n s e l , hereby a l l e g e s a s f o l l o w s :

PARTIES

1 . P l a i n t i f f P i x e l t e q , I n c . ( " P i x e l t e q " ) i s a c o r p o r a t i o n o r g a n i z e d ande x i s t i n g under

t h e laws of l o r i d a w i t h i t s p r i n c i p a l p l a c e of u s i n e s s l o c a t e d a t 8060 BryanDairy Road, argo,F l o r i d a 33777.

2 . For many y e a r s , P i x e l t e q ha s been i n t h e b u s i n e s s , i n t e r a l i a , of m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,

m a r k e t i n g , o f f e r i n g f o r s a l e , and s e l l i n g o p t i c a l t h i n f i l m s .3 . P i x e l t e q has i n v e s t e d l a r g e sum s n r e s e a r c h andde velopment o produ ce t u n a b l e

v a r i a b l e bandp ass o p t i c a l f i l t e r s .

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4 . Upon n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f , Defendant DELTA / b / a DELTA p t i c a l Thin FilmNorth America ("Defendant") s a f o r e i g n c o r p o r a t i o n w i t h i t s p r i n c i p a l p l a c e of b u s i n e s s i nNorth America o c a t e d a t 105 Chadbourne D r i v e , Hudson, hi o 44236.

5 . Defendant i s a c o m p e t i t o r of P i x e l t e q w i t h r e s p e c t t o o p t i c a l f i l t e r s and hasi n d e p e n d e n t l y a n d / o r i n combination w i t h o t h e r s p r e s e n t l y unknown, developed, m a n u f a c t u r e d ,imported, marketed, i s t r i b u t e d , s o l d , o f f e r e d f o r s a l e , u s e d , s u p p l i e d , m a d e a n d / o r caused t o bem a d e i n f r i n g i n g t u n a b l e v a r i a b l e bandpass o p t i c a l f i l t e r s , and p r e s e n t l y c o n t i n u e s t o do sothroughout Ohio, n t h i s j u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t , and l s e w h e r e i n t h e United S t a t e s .

JURISDICTION AND VENUE6 . T h e f o l l o w i n g c l a i m s f o r p a t e n t i n f r i n g e m e n t a r i s e under t h e P a t e n t Laws of h e

United S t a t e s , 35 U.S.C. e t s e q . This Court has u r i s d i c t i o n over h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r of h e s ec l a i m s p u r s u a n t t o 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1 3 3 8 ( a ) .

7 . This Court has p e r s o n a l j u r i s d i c t i o n over Defendant b e c a u s e , upon i n f o r m a t i o nand b e l i e f , Defendant e g u l a r l y t r a n s a c t s and conducts b u s i n e s s i n t h i s s t a t e and u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t ,a c t i v e l y and p u r p o s e f u l l y d i r e c t s i t s b u s i n e s s a c t i v i t i e s towards h i s s t a t e and u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t andc i t i z e n s t h e r e o f , and has performed a c t s of a t e n t i n f r i n g e m e n t i n t h i s s t a t e and u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t .

8 . Venue i s p r o p e r i n t h i s j u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t p u r s u a n t t o 28 U.S.C. 1391(b) and c ) ,28 U.S.C. 4 0 0 ( b ) , and LR . 8 because Defendant e s i d e s i n t h i s j u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t .

STATEMENTOFFACTS

9 . On ctober 2, 2001, Ocean O p t i c s , I n c . f i l e d a p a t e n t a p p l i c a t i o n i n t h e U n i t e dS t a t e s P a t e n t and Trademark O f f i c e ( " U SP T O " ) o r an i n v e n t i o n known a s Tunable V a r i a b l eBandpass O p t i c a l F i l t e r , which l a i m s p r i o r i t y t o a r o v i s i o n a l a p p l i c a t i o n f i l e d October 2, 000.T h e p p l i c a t i o n was s s i g n e d s e r i a l number 09/969,483 " t h e '483 A p p l i c a t i o n " ) .

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1 0 . On March2, 2004,United S t a t e s P a t e n t Number 6,700,690 " t h e '6 9 0P a t e n t " )e n t i t l e d Tunable V a r i a b l e Ban d passO p t i c a l F i l t e r , was dulyand l e g a l l y i s s u e d fromt h e '483A p p l i c a t i o n t o Oce an O p t i c s , I n c . a s a s s i g n e e of h e i n v e n t o r s P h i l i p E. Bu chsb au m an d Jame sD.ane.

1 1 . On p r i l 1 3 , 2009, anassignment was r e c o r d e d w i t h t h e USPTO,r a n s f e r r i n gownershi pof h e '6 9 0 P a t e n t fromOce an O p t i c s , I n c . t o Oce an Thi n F i l m s , I n c . On p r i l 1 9 ,2013a chan g e of n ame was r e c o r d e d w i t h t h e USPTO,d e n t i f y i n g P i x e l t e q a s t h e own e r of h e`690 a t e n t . A opy of h e '6 9 0 a t e n t i s a t t a c h e d h e r e t o a s E x h i b i t A.

1 2 . De fendant o f f e r s f o r s a l e an d s e l l s on i t s w e b s i t e( h t t p : / / o r d e r f i l t e r s . m a d e b y d e l t a . c o m / l i n e a r - v a r i a b l e - f i l t e r s . h t m l )a i n e a r v a r i a b l e longwave p a s sf i l t e r (ItemNameLVLWP)n d a i n e a r v a r i a b l e s h o r t wave p a s s f i l t e r (Item Name LVSWP).

1 3 . Defendant t a t e s t h a t i t "has i f t e d t h e q u a l i t y ofa r i a b l e f i l t e r s t o new e v e l s , b yi n t r o d u c i n g a newpowe rful combinationofa i n e a r v a r i a b l e long wave p a s s(LWP) i l t e r an d t h ec o r r e s p o n d i n g l i n e a r v a r i a b l e s h o r t wave p a s s(SWP)i l t e r " an d h a t "[c] ombining t h e[LVLWPan dLVSWP]i l t e r s e n a b l e s t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of ban dpass i l t e r s , whose c e n t r e wave lengths an dFWFIM a l u e s can betuned c o n t i n u o u s l y " on t s w e b s i t e a th t t p ://www.md e b y d e l t a . o m / d e l t a / B u s i n e s s _ u n i t s / L O / F i l t e r _ s a t a l o g u e / C a t a l o g u e _ l i n e a r _ y a r i abl e i l t e r s . p a g e

1 4 . Defen dan t p r o v i d e s a v i d e o e n t i t l e d "DELTA r e s e n t s a T unab leBandpass F i l t e r

b y comb inat ion of LVSWPan d LVLWP" e m o n s t r a t i n g t h e combination of LVLWP an dLVSWP f i l t e r s t o a c h i e v e a bandpass f i l t e r on i t s w e b s i t e a th t t p /www.mad e b y e l t a . o m / d e l t a / B u s i n e s s _ u n i t s / L O / F i l t e r _ c a t a l o g u / C a t a l o g u e l i n e ary r i a bl e _ f i l t e r s . p a g e

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1 5 . D e f e n d a n t ' s v i d e o e n t i t l e d "DELTA p r e s e n t s a Tunable Bandpass F i l t e r by

combination o f LVSWP nd LVLWP" arkets performance d a t a a n d / o r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s s p e c i f i c

t o wavelength and bandwidth v a r i a t i o n s which, upon i n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f , c o u l d o n l y be

a c h i e v e d w i t h t h e combination o f LVLWP and LVSWP i l t e r s a s r e c i t e d i n t h e c l a i m s o f t h e`690 a t e n t .

1 6 . D e f e n d a n t ' s v i d e o e n t i t l e d "DELTA p r e s e n t s a Tunable Bandpass F i l t e r bycombination o fLVSWP nd LVLWP" e m o n s t r a t e s LVLWP nd LVSWP i l t e r s b e i n g l i n e a r l yc o n t r o l l e d t o v a r y wavelength and bandwidth a s r e c i t e d i n t h e c l a i m s o f h e '690 a t e n t .

1 7 . Defendant, by i t s d e s i g n , m a n u f a c t u r e , m a r k e t i n g , d e m o n s t r a t i o n , u s e ,i m p o r t a t i o n , o f f e r o f a l e , a n d / o r s a l e o f u n a b l e v a r i a b l e bandpass o p t i c a l f i l t e r s , i n c l u d i n g t h es a l e and a d v e r t i s e d combination o fLVLWP nd LVSWP i l t e r s t o e n a b l e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f u n a b l ev a r i a b l e bandpass o p t i c a l f i l t e r s , w i t h o u t a u t h o r i t y f rom P i x e l t e q , has i n f r i n g e d and c o n t i n u e s t o

i n f r i n g e o ne o r m o r e c l a i m s o f h e '690 a t e n t , and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o do so u n l e s s i t i s e n j o i n e d byt h i s C o u r t . P i x e l t e q o w n e d t h e '690 a t e n t through t h e p e r i o d o f Defendant's i n f r i n g i n g a c t s ands t i l l o w n s h e '690 a t e n t .

FIRSTCLAIMFOR RELIEF( I n f r i n g e m e n t o f h e '690 a t e n t )

1 8 . P i x e l t e q i n c o r p o r a t e s by r e f e r e n c e t h e f a c t u a l a l l e g a t i o ns s e t f o r t h i n P a r a g r a p h s 1t h r o u g h 17 above a s i f s e t f o r t h h e r e i n i n f u l l .

1 9 . Defendant has i n f r i n g e d and is i n f r i n g i n g t h e '690 P a t e n t by making, m a r k e t i n g ,d e m o n s t r a t i n g , u s i n g , i m p o r t i n g , s e l l i n g , o f f e r i n g t o s e l l , o r c a u s i n g t o be m a d e t u n a b l e v a r i a b l ebandpass o p t i c a l f i l t e r s , i n c l u d i n g t h e s a l e and a d v e r t i s e d combination o fLVLWP nd LVSWPf i l t e r s t o e n a b l e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t u n a b l e v a r i a b l e bandpass o p t i c a l f i l t e r s , p r o t e c t e d by o ne o r

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more c l a i m s of h e '690 P a t e n t i n v i o l a t i o n of35U.S.C. 7 1 ( a ) , and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o doso

u n l e s s i t i s e n j o i n e d by t h i s C o u r t .20. Upon n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f , Defendanthasa c t i v e l y induced,and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o

a c t i v e l y i n d u c e , o t h e r s t o i n f r i n g e t h e '690 P a t e n t t h r o u g h o u t Oh io, w i t h i n t h i s j u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t ,

and e l s e w h e r e throughout t h e United S t a t e s by , amon g o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s , a f f i r m a t i v e l y s e l l i n g ,o f f e r i n g t o s e l l , e n c o u r a g i n g , and i n t e n d i n g f o r i t s customers t o use t h e LVLWPn d / o r LVSWP

f i l t e r s i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o t h e r a d v e r t i s e d a p p l i c a t i o n s , v i d e o s , i n s t r u c t i o n s o r p r o c e s s e s t o

c r e a t e t u n a b l e v a r i a b l e bandpas so p t i c a l f i l t e r s , p r o t e c t e d by oneo r morec l a i m s oft h e '690

P a t e n t i n v i o l a t i o n of35U.S.C. 7 1 ( b ) , d i d so w i t h knowledge of h e '690P a t e n t , andw i l lc o n t i n u e t o doso u n l e s s i t i s e n j o i n e d by h i s C o u r t .

21. D e f e n d a n t ' s i n f r i n g e m e n t a n d / o r i nducement ofi n f r i n g e m e n t ofP i x e l t e q ' s '690

P a t e n t a s s e t f o r t h h e r e i n has been and i s d e l i b e r a t e and w i l l f u l , having r e c e i v e d a c t u a l

knowledgeof h e '690 P a t e n t and P i x e l t e q ' s n o t i c e of n f r i n g e m e n t of h e '690 P a t e n t t h r o u g h

c o r r e s p o n d e n c e d a t e d J a n u a r y 24, 2013, maki ng t h i s ane x c e p t i o n a l c a s e w i t h i n t h e meani ng of

35 U.S.C. 285.22. D e f e n d a n t ' s i n f r i n g e m e n t a n d / o r i nducement ofi n f r i n g e m e n t of P i x e l t e q ' s '690

P a t e n t has caused and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o c a u s e P i x e l t e q monetary d amag eandi r r e p a r a b l e h armf o rwhi ch t has no adequate remedya t la w.

PRAYERFORRELIEF

WHEREFORE,i x e l t e q r e q u e s t s judgment:(a) That h e '690 a t e n t , andc l a i m s t h e r e o f , a r e v a l i d and e n f o r c e a b l e ;

(b) That Defendant has i n f r i n g e d oneo r more of h e claimsof h e '690 P a t e n t and

t h a t t s i n f r i n g e m e n t has been w i l l f u l ;

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(c) ThatDefendant i s l i a b l e f o r inducemen t of n f r i n g e m e n t of one o r moreof t h e

c l a i m s of h e '690 a t e n t and t h a t i t s inducementof n f r i n g e m e n t has been w i l l f u l ;(d ) That P i x e l t e q has been i r r e p a r a b l y harmed by t h e i n f r i n g i n g a c t i v i t i e s of

Defendant;(e) That Defendant, i t s r e s p e c t i v e p a r e n t a n d / o r s u b s i d i a r y companies, o f f i c e r s ,

a g e n t s , s e r v a n t s , employees andt h o s e p e r s o n s i n a c t of o n c e r t o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n w i t h anyof hem,

a s w e l l a s a l l s u c c e s s o r s o r a s s i g n e e s oft h e i n t e r e s t s o r a s s e t s r e l a t e d t o t u n a b l e v a r i a b l ebandpas s o p t i c a l f i l t e r s , be p r e l i m i n a r i l y and permanently e n j o i n e d and r e s t r a i n e d from

promoting, s e l l i n g a n d / o r u s i n g any i l t e r s , notl i m i t e d t o t h e LVLWP n d / o r LVSWPi l t e r s , i nc o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o t h e r a d v e r t i s e d a p p l i c a t i o n s , v i d e o s , i n s t r u c t i o n s o r p r o c e s s e s t o c r e a t e t u n a b l e

v a r i a b l e bandpass o p t i c a l f i l t e r s t h a t i n f r i n g e t h e '690 a t e n t ;

( f ) That P i x e l t e q be awarded damag e s a d e q u a t e t o compensate f o r D e f e n d a n t ' s

i n f r i n g e m e n t , which s h a l l i n c l u d e l o s t p r o f i t s b u t i n no event s h a l l bel e s s thanar e a s o n a b l er o y a l t y f o r t h e use m a d e of h e i n v e n t i o n s oft h e '690P a t e n t by Defend ant i n c l u d i n g p r e - andp o s t-judgment n t e r e s t andc o s t s , i n c l u d i n g expenses n accordance w i t h 35U.S.C. 284;

(g ) T h a t , oncea c t u a l dam ag e s a r e a s s e s s e d , dam ag e s soa s c e r t a i n e d be t r e b l e d i nview of t h e w i l l f u l andd e l i b e r a t e n a t u r e of t h e i n f r i n g e m e n t and be awarded t o P i x e l t e q i n

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 84;(h) That h i s c a s e bed e c l a r e d an e x c e p t i o n a l c a s e i n accordance w i t h 35 U.S.C. 285

i n t h a t P i x e l t e q be awarded t s a t t o r n e y s ' f e e s ; and( i ) ThatP i x e l t e q beawarded such f u r t h e r n e c e s s a r y o r p r o p e r r e l i e f t h i s Cou rt may

d e e m u s t and e q u i t a b l e .

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R e s p e c t f u l l y submitted,

/ s / Dou glas . FeichtnerJos h ua A.orent z 0074136)Dou glas . F e i c h t n e r (0075160)DINSMORE&HOHLLLP255 East i f t h S t r e e t , S u i t e 1900C i n c i n n a t i , Oh i o 45202Telephone:513)77-8200F a c s i m i l e : (513) 77-8141Email: jos hua.lorentz@dinsmor e.cor nE mai l: doug.fe i c h t n e r @ d i n s mor e . com

A t t o r n e y s for l a i n t i f fP i x e l t e q , I n c .

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JURYDEMAND

P u r s u a n t t o Rule 3 8 ( b ) , of h e F e d e r a l Rules of i v i l P r o c e d u r e , P i x e l t e q hereby demands

a r i a l b y u r y ofl l i s s u e s so t r i a b l e .

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/ s / Douglas . F e i c h t n e rJoshua A.Lor entz 0074136)Douglas . F e i c h t n e r (0075160)DINSMORE&HOHLLLP255 East i f t h S t r e e t , S u i t e 1900C i n c i n n a t i , Oh io45202Telephone:513)77-8200F a c s i m i l e :(513) 77-8141E mai l:[email protected] l:dougfeic h t ne r @dinsmore.comA t t o r n e y s or l a i n t i f fP i x e l t e q , I n c .

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