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

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    DV-------Attor~ey for PlaintiffEveryMD.com LLCIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

    Civil Actio~.13 - 06 68 0 ~VERYMD.COM LLC; aCalifornia Limited LiabilityCompany,COMPLAINT FOR PATENTINFRINGEMENTDEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

    Plaintiff,v.

    TWITTER, INC., a DelawareCorporation,Defendant.

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

    JURISDICTION AND VENUE1. This is an action for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. 271 et. seq.

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

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

    PARTIES3. Plaintiff is a California Limited Liability Company with a place of

    business at 2032 Whitley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90068.4. Defendant is a Delaware Corporation with a place of business at 1355

    Market Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103.FIRST CAUSE OF ACTIONPATENT INFRINGEMENT5. Plaintiff incorporates by reference paragraphs 1-4 as though fully set

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

    provided email messaging services allowing patients to communicate with over300,000 doctors.

    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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    17. Twitter provides communications between Twitter members. For eachTwitter member, Twitter's server computer system creates an email box, typicallyhaving the format "@name". Examples of email boxes created by Twitter's servercomputer system are "@fweyer" (first server created mailbox for first member "FranWeyer") and "@everymd" (second server created mailbox for second member "EverMD").

    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).

    5 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").

    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. Defendant directly infringes the '631 patent by practicing the claimed

    invention of the' 631 patent without authorization of Plaintiff.15. A first example of how Defendant directly infringes claim 1 of the' 631

    patent is set forth in paragraphs 16 to 25 below.16 16. The preamble of claim 1 of the' 631 patent states:171819202122232425262728

    "1. A methodfor providingfor communications by a server computer systemamong 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"

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    18. The limitation of claim 1 that follows the preamble of claim 1 of the '631patent 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. Twitter's server computer system transmits various server created webpages to an internet access device of a member (i.e. a "second member") that providemessage interfaces for receiving data comprising messages to another member (i.e. th"first member"). The screen capture below shows an example of such a "first servercreated web page" that includes a first type of such a "message interface." In thescreen capture below, the web page including the message interface has been provideto the second member "Every MD" for receiving data comprising a first message("Tweet") to first member "Frank Weyer." r - - - ~~~T3~~~~~" F ra nk W eye r (fw ey er) o n T w itte r +-~ ~ __ ~~~ __ ~ __ ~

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    20. The next limitation of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:"said server computer system receiving first input data entered into said

    message interface from said first internet access device of said second member;"5 21. When the second member enters input data into the message interface6 from the second member's internet access device and presses the "Tweet" button, the7 first input data is received by Twitter's server computer system, as indicated by the8 input data now being displayed on the web page provided by the Twitter server9 computer system as a posted message with an indicated time of posting, as shown in10 the screen capture below. In the screen capture below, the web page indicates that th11 input data was received by Twitter's server computer system four minutes ("4m") ag1213141516171819202122232425262728

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

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    12345678910111213141516171819 24. The last limitation of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:

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

    23. Twitter allows members to indicate a telephone number at which toreceive notifications of online messages. If a member has elected to receive phonenotifications, Twitter's server computer system sends an SMS message ("secondmessage") to the telephone number of the first member notifying the first member ofthe data input into the message interface by the second member. Below is aphotograph of an example of such an SMS message sent to the first member'stelephone number:

    20 "said server computer system sending a third message to said first server21 created email box o f said first member.said third message comprising saidfirst inpu22232425262728

    data."

    25. Twitter's server computer system also sends a message ("third message"comprising the input data to the member's Twitter created email box. Below is ascreen capture of such a "third message" sent by the Twitter server computer systemto the first server created email address "@fweyer" of first member "Frank Weyer":

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    26. A second example of how Defendant directly infringes claim 1 of the17 '631 patent is set forth in paragraphs 27 to 36 below.1819202122232425262728

    27. The preamble of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:"1. A methodfor providing for communications by a server computer 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"

    28. Twitter provides communications between Twitter members. For eachTw i tte r member, Tw itte r's s erv er c ompute r s ystem c re ate s a n ema il b ox , ty pic allyhaving the format "@name". Examples of email boxes created by Twitter's servercomputer system are "@fweyer" (first server created mailbox for first member "Frank

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    Weyer") and "@everymd" (second server created mailbox for second member "EveryMD").

    29. 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;".

    30. Twitter's server computer system transmits various server created webpages to an internet access device of a member (i.e. a "second member") that providemessage interfaces for receiving data comprising messages to another member (i.e. t"first member"). The screen capture below shows an example of such a "first servercreated web page" that includes a second type of such a "message interface." In thescreen capture below, the web page including the message interface has been provideto the second member "Every MD" for receiving data comprising a first message("Direct Message") to first member "Frank Weyer."I I

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    123456789101112131415 3l. The next limitation of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:

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    32. When the second member enters input data into the message interfacefrom the second member's internet access device and presses the "Send Message"button, the first input data is received by Twitter's server computer system, asindicated by the input data now being displayed on the web page provided by theTwitter server computer system as a posted message with an indicated time of postingas shown in the screen capture below. In the screen capture below, the web pageindicates that the input data was received by Twitter's server computer system twominutes ("2m") ago:II27

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    35. The last limitation of claim 1 of the '631 patent states:

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

    34. Twitter allows members to indicate a telephone number at which toreceive notifications of online messages. If a member has elected to receive phonenotifications, Twitter's server computer system sends an SMS message ("secondmessage") to the telephone number of the first member notifying the first member ofthe data input into the message interface by the second member. Below is aphotograph of an example of such an SMS message sent to the first member'stelephone number:

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    "said server computer system sending a third message to said first servercreated email box of said first member, said third message comprising said first inpudata."

    36. Twitter's server computer system also sends a message ("third message"comprising the input data to the member's Twitter created email box. Below is ascreen capture of such a "third message" sent by the Twitter server computer system

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    37. Plaintiff has provided constructive notice of the '631 patent by markingthe www.everymd.com website with the '631 patent number.

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

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

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    DEMAND FOR RELIEFWHEREFORE, Plaintiff asks this Court to:a . Enter judgment for Plaintiff against Defendant on this Complaint;b. Enter a preliminary and permanent injunction to enjoin Defendant, and

    all those in privity with Defendant, from further infringement of the '631 patentduring the remaining term of the patent;

    c. Award compensatory damages to Plaintiff and to increase those damagethree times in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 284;

    d. 285;

    Award Plaintiff reasonable attorneys' fees in accordance with 35 U.S.C.

    e. Award Plaintiff interest and costs; andf. Award Plaintiff such other and further relief as is just and proper.

    DEMAND FOR JURY TRIALPlaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury of all issues so triable.

    Respectfully submitted,TECHCOASTLA W

    Dated: September 1 0 , 20 1 3 By:Dc:Frank M. Weyer (State Bar No. 127011 )2032 Whitley Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90068(310) 494-6616Fax (310) [email protected] for PlaintiffEVERYMD.COM LLC

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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 CALIFORNIA

    v. PLAINTIFFS) - C V 13 - 0668 0 )BY)SUMMONS

    EVERYMD.COM LLC, a California Limited Liability CASE NUMBERCompany,

    TWITTER, INC., a Delaware Corporation,

    DEFENDANT(S).

    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 riomplaint 0 amended complaintD counterclaim D cross-claim or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answeror motion must be served on the plaintiffs attorney, Frank M, Weyer , whose address iTechcoastlaw, 2032 Whitley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90068 . If you fail to do sojudgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must fileyour answer or motion with the court.

    Clerk, U.S. District CourtS E P 1 2 2 0 1 3

    Dated: _

    (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. Allowed60 days by Rule 12(a)(3)].

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    CIVIL COVER SHEET (O

    (a) PLAINTIFFS ( Check box if you are representing yourself 0)LL(' aCalifornia Limited Liability Company TWinER, INC.,a Delaware Corporation

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