EveryMD.com v. Google

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Frank M. We_yer,Es_(}.State Bar No. 127011)TECHCOASTLA W2032 Whitley Ave.Los Angeles CA 90068Telephone: (310) 494-6616Facsimile: (310) [email protected]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Civi~ActCVJ. 3- 064 90 -P9S[ ~EVERYMD.COM LLC~aCalifornia Limited LiabilityCompany,COMPLAINT FOR PATENTINFRINGEMENTDEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

Plaintiff,v .

GOOGLE INC., a DelawareCorporation,Defendant.

COMES NOW, Plaintiff EVERYMD.COM LLC ("Plaintiff' or "EveryMD"),and on information and belief alleges as follows:

JURISDICTION ANDVENUE

1. This is an action for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. 271 et. seq.and 28 U.S.C. _l331 and 1338(a).

2. The acts of patent infringement alleged herein occurred within thisjudicial district, Plaintiff resides in this district, and Defendant GOOGLE INC.

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("Defendant" or "Google") is subject to personal jurisdiction in this district.Therefore, venue is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391(b), (c), and 1400(b).

PARTIES

3. Plaintiff is a California Limited Liability Company with a place ofbusiness at 2032 Whitley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90068.

4. Defendant is a Delaware Corporation with a place of business at 1600Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043.

FIRST CAUSE OF ACTIONPATENT INFRINGEMENT

5. Plaintiff incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 - 4 as though fully setforth herein.

6. Plaintiff owns the website www.everymd.com.7. Plaintiffs website at www.everymd.com has since the year 2000

16 provided email messaging services allowing patients to communicate with over17 300,000 doctors.1819202122232425262728

8. Plaintiffs principals Frank Weyer and Troy Javaher (collectively, "theEveryMD inventors") invented numerous novel technologies and inventions duringdevelopment of the www.everymd.com website.

9. On November 23, 1999, the EveryMD inventors filed U.S. PatentApplication Serial No. 09/447,755 entitled "Method Apparatus and Business Systemfor Online Communications with Online and Offline Recipients" disclosing theinventions made by the EveryMD inventors while developing the www.everymd.comwebsite.

10. To date, four separate patents covering four separate inventions haveissued from the patent application originally filed in November 1999. Those patents

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are U.S. Patent Nos. 6,671,714 (issued December 30,2003), 7,644,122 (issuedJanuary 5, 2010), 8,499,047 (issued July 30, 2013), and 8,504,631 (issued August 6,2013).

11. Plaintiff is the assignee of record of U.S. Patent 8,504,631 entitled"Method, Apparatus and Business System for Online Communications with Onlineand Offline Recipients" ("the '631 patent").

8 12. The '631 patent is valid and in full force and effect.13. The' 631 patent is directed to a novel method for providing notification

of online messages to a telephone number of a recipient.14. Defendants Google+ service directly infringes the '631 patent by

practicing the claimed invention of the '631 patent without authorization of Plaintiff.15. One example of how Defendant's Google+ service directly infringes

claim 1 of the '631 patent is set forth in paragraphs 16 to 26 below.16. The preamble of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:"1. A m ethod for providing for communications by a server com puter system

among afirst member of a group of members for whom said server computer systemhas created afirst server created email box and a second member of said group ofmembers for whom said server computer system has created a second server createdemail box, said method comprising the steps of"

17. Google's Google+ service provides communications between Google+members. For each Google+ member, Google's server computer system creates anemail box, typically an "@gmail.com" email box. Examples of email boxes createdby Google's server computer system are "[email protected]" (first servercreated mailbox for first member "Frank Weyer") and "[email protected]"(second server created mailbox for second member "Techcoast Law").



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18. The limitation of claim 1that follows the preamble of claim 1 of the '63patent states:

"said server computer system transmitting afirst server created web page to afirst internet access device of said second member, said first server created web pagecomprising a message interface for receiving by said server computer system inputdata comprising afirst message to said first member;".

19. Google's server computer system transmits various server created web9 pages to an internet access device of a member (i.e. a "second member") that provide

10 message interfaces for receiving data comprising messages to another member (i.e. th11 "first member"). The screen capture below shows an example of such a "first server12 created web page" that includes such a "message interface." In the screen capture13 below, the web page including the message interface has been provided to the second14 member "Techcoast Law" for receiving data comprising a first message ("Comment")15 to first member "Frank Weyer."1617181920212223

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Whenamember posts amessage, the Google servers provide aninterface that allows other members to send data comprisingmessages to the posting member.

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20. The next limitation of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:

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"said server computer system receiving first input data entered into saidmessage interface from said first internet access device of said second member;"

21. When the second member enters input data into the message interfacefrom the second member's internet access device, the first input data is received byGoogle's server computer system, as indicated by the input data now being displayedas a received message with an indicated time of receipt on the web page provided bythe Google server computer system, as shown in the screen capture below. In thescreen capture below, the web page indicates that the input data was received byGoogle's server computer system from the internet access device of "second" membe"Techcoast Law" at "8:04 PM":

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"said server computer system sending a second message to a telephone numbeassociated with said first member notifying said first member of said first input data;

23. Google+ allows members to indicate a telephone number at which toreceive notifications of online messages. The screen capture below shows thedifferent kinds of notifications the Google server computer system is configured tosend to a member's telephone number:Receive notificationsNotify me by email or SMS when someone ...Posts .Email Ihone

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Mentions me in a postShares a post with me directlyShares a post and they're in a circle I subscribe toComments on a post I createdComments on a post after Icomment on itShares or comments onyour content across the web (forexample,your blog)CirclesAdds me to a circleSuggests new people to add to my circlesJ oins who is in my contactsPhotosTags me in a photoTags one of my photosSuggests a profile photo for meComments on a photo after I comment on itComments on a photo I am tagged inMessengerStarts a conversation with meHangoutsInvites me to a video call

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24. If a member has elected to receive phone notifications, Google's servercomputer system sends an SMS message ("second message") to the telephone numbeof the first member notifying the first member of the data input into the messageinterface by the second member. Below is a photograph of an example of such anSMS message sent to the first member's telephone number:

25. The last limitation of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:"said server computer system sending a third message to said first server

created email box of said first member, said third message comprising said first inpudata."

26. Google+ allows members to receive notifications of messages input byother members via their gmail mailboxes. If a member has elected to receive gmailnotifications, Google's server computer system sends an email ("third message") toGoogle server created gmail email box comprising the first input data. Below is ascreen capture of such a "third message" sent by the Google server computer systemto the first server created email address [email protected] .. of first member"Frank Weyer":

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R e: W hen a member p os ts a mes sage, the G oogle,., I O D O X x View this post in GoogleNew comment Techcoast Law

FrankWeyerShared privatelyWhen a member posts a message, the Google servers provide an interface that allows other members to send datacomprising messages to the posting member.

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Techcoast LawThis is a message to the first member that is input into the interface and received by Google'sserver computer system

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Adela comment. (Shared privately!

Techcoast Law shared trus post with you Mute notifications from Techcoast Law Mute updates to this post. To change what ernailsGoogfe'" sends to you you can always manage email subscriptions onthe settings page

27. Plaintiff has provided constructive notice of the '631 patent by marking16 the www.everymd.com website with the '631 patent number.171819202122232425262728

28. Defendant has constructive and actual notice of Plaintiff' patent rightsbut Defendant continues to act in conscious and willful disregard of those rights.

29. Defendant's infringements of Plaintiff's patent rights have irreparablydamaged Plaintiff and will continue to cause irreparable harm unless enjoined by theCourt.

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DEMAND FOR RELIEFWHEREFORE, P laintiff asks this C ourt to:a. Enter judgment for P laintiff against Defendant on this Com plaint;b. Enter a prelim inary and permanent injunction to enjoin Defendant, and

all those in privity w ith D efendan t, from further infring em ent of the '631 patentduring the rem ainin g term of the paten t;

c . A ward compensatory damages to P laintiff and to increase those dam agethree tim es in accordance w ith 35 U .S .C . 284 ;

d. Award P lain tiff reason able attorneys' fees in accordance w ith 35 U.S.C. 285;

e. Award P laintiff in terest an d costs; an df. Award P laintiff such other and further relief as is just and pro per.

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIALP laintiff hereby dem ands a trial by jury of all issues so triable.

Re spec tfull y submitted,TECHCOASTLA W

Da te d: S e p tembe r 4, 2013 By:DcFrank M . W eyer (S tate Bar No. 127011)2032 Wh itley Ave.Los A ngeles, C A 90068(310) 494-6616Fax (310 ) 4 94 -9 0 [email protected] rn ey fo r P l ain tiffEVERYMD.COM LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO UNITED STATES JUDGES

This case has been assigned to D istrict JudgeM agistrate Judge is Andrew J . Wistrich

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2:13-CV-6490-PSG (AJWx)

The case number on all documents flied with the Court should read as follows:

Pursuant to General Order 05-07 of the United States D istrict Court for the Central D istrict ofCalifornia, the M agistrate Judge has been designated to hear discovery related motions.

A ll discovery related motions should be noticed on the calendar of the M agistrate Judge.

Clerk, U. S. D istrict C ourt

September 5, 2013Date

By MDAVISD ep uty C le rk

NOTICE TO COUNSELA copy of this notice must be served with the summons and complaint on all defendants (if a removal action isfiled, a copy of this notice must be served on all plaintiffs).

Subsequent documents must be filed at the following location:

Weste rn D iv is io n312 N . S prin g S treet, G -8L os A ngeles, C A 9 001 2

o Sou th er n D iv is io n411 West F ourth St., Ste 1053Santa A na, C A 92701

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Failure to file at the proper location will result in your documents being returned to you.

CV-18 (08/13) NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO UNITED STATES JUDGES



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Name &Address:Frank M. Weyer, Esq. (State Bar No. 127011)TECHCOASTLA W2032 Whitley Ave.Los Angeles CA 90068Telephone: (310) 494-6616

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIAEVERYMD.COM LLC, a California Limited Liability CASE NUMBER

Company,PLAfNTIFF(S) .~ i' C V 1 3 - 0 6 4 9 av.

GOOGLE INC., a Delaware Corporation,

DEFENDANT(S).SUMMONS

TO: DEFENDANT(S):A lawsuit has been filed against you.Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it), you

must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached ri'complaint 0 amended complainto counterclaim 0 cross-claim or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answeror motion must be served on the plaintiff's attorney, Frank M, Weyer , whose addressTechcoastlaw, 2032 Whitley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90068 . If you fail to do sjudgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must fileyour answer or motion with the court.

S E P 5 2 0 1 3Dated: _

Clerk, U.S. District Court

By / l ( a ~ : t A /(Seal of the Court)

[Use 60 days if the defendant is the United States or a United States agency, or is an officer or employee of the United States. Allowe60 days by Rule 12(a)(3)].

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