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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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`ARNOUSE DIGITAL DEVICES CORP.
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` Plaintiff,
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`Case No.
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`v.
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`KLAS TELECOM, INC. and KLAS
`TELECOM GOVERNMENT, INC.
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` Defendants.
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`COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL,
`INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SOUGHT
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`Plaintiff Arnouse Digital Devices Corp. (“Arnouse Digital” or “Plaintiff”) files this
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`Complaint against Klas Telecom, Inc. (“Klas Telecom”), and Klas Telecom Government, Inc.
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`(“Klas Government”) (collectively, Klas Telecom and Klas Government are “Defendants”) for
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`infringement of U.S. Patent No. 10,101,769 (the “‘769 Patent”).
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`THE PARTIES
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`1.
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`Arnouse Digital is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at
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`1983 Marcus Avenue, Suite 104, Lake Success, New York 11042. Arnouse Digital Devices
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`Corp. was founded in 2002 by Michael Arnouse with the mission of creating smaller computing
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`platforms that provided flexibility and utility to Arnouse Digital’s clients. Seventeen years after
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`the founding of Arnouse Digital, the company is still on the cutting edge of portable computing
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`innovation with eighteen patents and contracts with customers all over the world.
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`2.
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`Klas Telecom is a Virginia corporation with its principal place of business at 1101
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`30th Street Northwest, Suite 500, Washington D.C. 20007.
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`3.
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`Klas Government is a Delaware corporation with a regular and established place
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`of business at 4830 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 250, Tampa, Florida 33609.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`4.
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`5.
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`This is an action for patent infringement under Title 35 of the United States Code.
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`Jurisdiction is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 (federal
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`question) and 1338(a) (patents), because this is a civil action for patent infringement arising
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`under the United States patent statutes, 35 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.
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`6.
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`Venue is proper in the Middle District of Florida under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b)
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`because Klas Government has both committed acts of infringement in this District and has a
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`regular and established place of business in this District.
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`RELATED MATTERS
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`7.
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`On June 6, 2019, Plaintiff filed an action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1498, in the
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`Court of Federal Claims, Case No. 1:19-cv-00837-RTH, against the United States to recover its
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`reasonable and entire compensation for Defendants’ use or manufacture, for the United States,
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`without license or lawful right, of inventions described and covered by the ‘769 Patent.
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`8.
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`On December 2, 2019, Defendants, pursuant to Rule 14(c) of the Rules of the
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`Court of Federal Claims, filed an Answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint as third-party defendants.
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`9.
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`Plaintiff’s action against the United States, Klas Telecom and Klas Government is
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`pending.
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`10.
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`The instant action, in contrast, seeks, pursuant to Title 35, U.S. Code, damages for
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`infringement by Klas Telecom and Klas Government, distinct from the reasonable and entire
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`compensation Plaintiff seeks in the Court of Federal Claims for use or manufacture of the
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`claimed inventions by the United States.
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`THE ASSERTED PATENT
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`11.
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`Attached as Exhibit 1 to this Complaint is a copy of the ‘769 Patent, incorporated
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`herein by reference.
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`12. Michael Arnouse is the named inventor on the ‘769 Patent.
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`13.
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`The claims recited in the ‘769 Patent are generally directed to rugged mobile
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`deployable data centers having multiple functions including computing, data storage and
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`retrieval, communications, and routing.
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`14.
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`In particular, the ‘769 Patent describes easily portable data centers designed for
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`use by the military, emergency services, first-responders, and other private entities, in some of
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`the most hostile or inhospitable locations in the world. The ‘769 Patent encompasses an
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`invention that is intended to be small enough to be a carry-on on an airplane, but powerful
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`enough to act as a server for individuals in the field.
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`15.
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`The portability enhancements over previous field-server solutions embodied by
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`the ‘769 Patent are immense: the patent describe servers less than half the size of those
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`previously considered “portable.”
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`16.
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`The ‘769 Patent is revolutionary. For example, Claim 1 of the ‘769 Patent
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`describes:
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`A readily mobile deployable data center (DDC), the mobile DDC
`comprising:
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`a carrying case comprising a first portion and a second portion having
`open and closed states;
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`an interconnection mechanism removably disposed within the second
`portion of
`the carrying case,
`the
`interconnection mechanism
`comprising one or more connectors and a region, the region defining
`an opening and at least two sidewalls;
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`a rack;
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`a backplane coupled to the rack;
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`a plurality of computing assemblies each including reader functionality
`and portable computing device functionality, each of said computing
`assemblies removably disposed within said rack; and
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`at least one power supply disposed on the interconnection mechanism
`and electronically coupled via the one or more connectors of the
`interconnection mechanism to said plurality of computing assemblies,
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`wherein:
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`the rack is removably disposed within the region of the interconnection
`mechanism via the opening, such that the plurality of computing
`assemblies are electrically coupled to the one or more connectors via
`the backplane,
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`said plurality of computing assemblies are removed collectively from
`said carrying case by removal of said rack from said region of the
`interconnection mechanism,
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`the interconnection mechanism, the rack and the plurality of
`computing assemblies being contained in the carrying case for
`transportation when the first portion and the second portion of the
`carrying case are in the closed state,
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`the plurality of computing assemblies being accessible when the first
`portion and the second portion of the carrying case are in the open
`state,
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`one or more of the interconnection mechanism, the rack, and one or
`more of said plurality of computing assemblies being removable from
`the carrying case in the open state, and
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`the first portion and the second portion are coupled to each other by a
`latch.
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`DEFENDANTS’ INFRINGING ACTIVITY
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`17.
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`Defendants have previously and continue to manufacture, use, sell, offer to sell,
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`import into or export from the United States the TDCs, which infringe the ’769 Patent.
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`Infringement of the ‘769 Patent
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`18.
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`19.
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`The Voyager TDC comprises a readily mobile deployable data center.
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`Klas Telecom describes the Voyager TDC as a “data-center-in-a-box,” that can be
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`deployed from a “carry-on-size rollaway case.”1
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`20.
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`Upon information and belief, the following Figures are accurate depictions,
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`representations, or recreations of the Voyager TDC.2
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`21.
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`Figure 1 demonstrates the first portion and second portion of the Voyager TDC’s
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`carrying case in its open state. Figure 2 demonstrates the Voyager TDC in its closed state.
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`Figure 1. Voyager TDC in an Open State
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`1 http://klastelecom.com/news/klas-telecoms-voyager-tdc-deploys-combat-data-distribution-network-built-
`redundancy-small-form-factor-carry/
`2 Figures 1-3 are screenshots from the video entitled “Voyager Tactical Data Center (Voyager TDC)” uploaded to
`YouTube by Klas Telecom. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzLXq_1AAi4&feature=youtu.be
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`Figure 2. Voyager TDC in a Closed State
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`22.
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`Figure 3 demonstrates the Voyager TDC’s interconnection mechanism removed
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`from the second portion of the carrying case.
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`Figure 3. TDC Interconnection Mechanism
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`23.
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`The Voyager TDC’s interconnection mechanism, or “chassis,” is connected to the
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`case by at least one connector. Upon information and belief, the interconnection mechanism is
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`further comprised of at least two sidewalls. Figure 3 demonstrates the region defining an
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`opening whereby the interconnection mechanism is removed.
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`24.
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`On information and belief, the Voyager TDC’s removable “blades,” as depicted
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`below in Figure 4, comprise computing assemblies with reader functionality and portable
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`computing device functionality.3 Upon information and belief, these computing assemblies are
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`removably disposed within the Voyager TDC’s “rack,” which is a separate piece coupled to, but
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`removable from, the chassis.
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`Figure 4. States of the Voyager TDC
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`25.
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`The Voyager TDC, as depicted in Figure 4, includes capacity for a removable
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`battery pack. The Voyager TDC is also equipped with AC/DC power input. These power units
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`are electronically coupled to the computing assemblies, as demonstrated by the ability to remove
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`a computing assembly without interrupting operations, as described in “Step 6.”
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`26.
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`As demonstrated by Step 4 of Figure 4, the rack of the Voyager TDC wherein the
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`portable computing assemblies are mounted is removably disposed from the interconnection
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`mechanism via the opening. Upon information and belief, the plurality of computing assemblies
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`in the Voyager TDC are electrically coupled to the connectors via the backplane.
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`3 Figure 4 was downloaded from: http://klastelecom.com/voyager-tdc/
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`27.
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`Figure 4 demonstrates in Steps 2 through 4 that the Voyager TDC’s computing
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`assemblies are removed collectively from the carrying case by removal of the rack from the
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`interconnection mechanism.
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`28.
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`Steps 1 and 2 of Figure 4 demonstrate that the Voyager TDC’s interconnection
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`mechanism, the rack, and the plurality of computing assemblies are contained in the carrying
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`case for transportation when the first portion and the second portion of the Voyager TDC’s
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`carrying case are in the closed state.
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`29.
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`The Voyager TDC’s computing assemblies are accessible when the first portion
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`and the second portion of the carrying case are in the open state.
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`30.
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`As demonstrated by Figure 4, one or more of the Voyager TDC’s interconnection
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`mechanism, the Voyager TDC’s rack, and one or more of the Voyager TDC’s plurality of
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`computing assemblies are removable from the carrying case in the open state.
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`31.
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`Upon information and belief, the first portion of the Voyager TDC is coupled to
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`the second portion of the Voyager TDC by a latch.
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`WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT
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`32.
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`33.
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`Plaintiff incorporates paragraphs 1 through 31 herein by reference.
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`Plaintiff sent a letter via certified mail received by Defendants on November 11,
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`2018, informing Defendants of the specific patents covering the Mobyl Data Centers and
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`offering to enter into a licensing agreement for the technology. Although Defendants received
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`the letter, Defendants never replied to it, yet Defendants continue manufacturing, selling, and
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`advertising the infringing products.
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`JURY DEMAND
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`34.
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`Plaintiff hereby requests a trial by jury pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of
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`Civil Procedure.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`35.
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`Plaintiff hereby requests that this Court find in its favor and against at least one
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`Defendant, and that this Court grant Plaintiff the following relief:
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`A. Enter judgment for Plaintiff on this Complaint;
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`B. Enter judgment that one or more claims of the ‘769 Patent has been infringed
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`by at least one Defendant;
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`C. Enter judgment that one or more Defendant willfully infringed;
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`D. Enter judgment that one or more Defendant account for and pay to Plaintiff all
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`damages to, and all costs incurred by, Plaintiff because of the infringing
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`activities of one or more Defendant and other conduct complained herein;
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`E. Award Plaintiff damages resulting from the infringing activities of one or
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`more Defendant in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 284;
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`F. Enter a permanent injunction enjoining Defendants and their officers,
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`directors, agents, servants, affiliates, employees, divisions, branches,
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`subsidiaries, parents, and all others acting in active concert or participation
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`with them, from infringing the ‘769 Patent or, in the alternative, judgment that
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`one or more Defendant account for and pay to Plaintiff a reasonable royalty
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`and an ongoing post-judgment royalty because of the past, present, and future
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`infringing activities of one or more Defendant and other conduct complained
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`of herein;
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`G. Grant Plaintiff prejudgment and post-judgment interest on the damages caused
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`by the infringing activities of one or more Defendant and other conduct
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`complained of herein;
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`H. Treble the damages in accordance with the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 284;
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`I. Find the case to be exceptional under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 285; and
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`J. Grant Plaintiff such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and
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`proper under the circumstances.
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`Dated: February 19, 2020
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`J. Todd Timmerman, Esquire, Trial Counsel
`Florida Bar No. 0956058
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`ttimmcrman/ibshumaker.com
`Mindi M. Richter, Esquire
`Florida Bar No. 00044827
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`mrichterfi)shumakcrcom
`Jeffrey Fabian, Esquire
`Florida Bar No. 0085868
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`1tabianf’rilslittriiaker.ggiu
`Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
`101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 2800
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`Tampa, Florida 33602
`Telephone: (813) 229-7600
`Facsimile: (813) 229-1660
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Arnouse Digital
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`Devices Corp.
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`Of counsel:
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`Anthony G. Simon (pro hac vice pending)
`asimon@simonlawpc.com
`Benjamin R. Askew (pro hac vice pending)
`baskew@simonlawpc.com
`Anthony R. Friedman (pro hac vice pending)
`afriedman@simonlawpc.com
`The Simon Law Firm, P.C.
`800 Market Street
`Suite 1700
`St. Louis, Missouri 63101
`Telephone: (314) 241-2929
`Facsimile: (314) 241-2029
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`EXHIBIT 1
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,101,769
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`October 16, 2019
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`THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ANNEXED HERETO IS A TRUE COPY FROM
`THE RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE OF:
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`U.S. PATENT: 10,101,769
`ISSUE DATE: October 16, 2018
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`By Authority of the
`Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
`and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Mr . m trnlvrn1}
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`US010101769B2
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`c12) United States Patent
`Arnouse
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`(10) Patent No.: US 10,101,769 B2
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Oct. 16, 2018
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`(54) MOBILE DATA CENTER
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`(71) Applicant: Michael Arnouse, Old Brookville, NY
`(US)
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`(72)
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`Inventor: Michael Arnouse, Old Brookville, NY
`(US)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 14/656,918
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`(22) Piled:
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`Mar. 13, 2015
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2015/0185772 Al
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`Jul. 2, 2015
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 14/507,408,
`filed on Oct. 6, 2014, now Pat. No. 9,141,139, which
`is
`a continuation-in-part of application No.
`13/859,353, filed on Apr. 9, 2013, now Pat. No.
`8,854,831.
`(60) Provisional application No. 61/622,301, filed on Apr.
`10, 2012.
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`(51)
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
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`Int. Cl.
`H05K 7114
`H05K 7118
`G06F 1116
`H05K 7120
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC .......... G06F 111628 (2013.01); G06F 111635
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`111656 (2013.01); G06F 111658 (2013.01);
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`(2013.01); H05K 7120736 (2013.01)
`(58) Field of Classification Search
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`9/0039; H05K 9/0062; H05K 711428;
`H05K 7/1425; G06P 1/183; G06P 13/409
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`USPC ........ 361/752-753, 807-810, 788, 796-802,
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`Primary Examiner- Tuan T Dinh
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm- DLA Piper LLP (US)
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A portable and mobile deployable data center (DDC) is
`disclosed that includes various components that enables the
`DDC to have multiple functions including, computing, data
`storage and retrieval, communications and routing. A DDC
`includes a rugged case that suitable for harsh environments,
`an interconnection mechanism, a plurality of hot swappable
`computing assemblies that include the functionality ofread(cid:173)
`ers and portable computing devices, and a plurality of hot
`swappable power supplies. The DDC can include computer
`assemblies, computing devices, and readers, or combina(cid:173)
`tions thereof.
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`36 Claims, 23 Drawing Sheets
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`RELATED APPLICATION DATA
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`This application is a continuation-in-part application of 5
`U.S. application Ser. No. 14/507,408 filed Oct. 6, 2014 and
`titled "Mobile Data Center", which is a continuation-in-part
`application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/859,353 filed
`Apr. 9, 2013 and titled "A Low Power, High Density Server
`and Portable Device for use with Same," which claims the
`benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 61/622,301, filed Apr.
`10, 2012, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference
`herein in their entirety.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to portable computing sys(cid:173)
`tems and in particular to a mobile data center.
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`BACKGROUND
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`talities shown in the drawings, wherein:
`FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a
`portable computer according to the present invention;
`FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a
`portable computer according to the present invention;
`FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a
`portable computer according to the present invention;
`FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a
`10 computing system according to the present invention;
`FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a
`computing system according to the present invention;
`FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a
`15 computing system according to the present invention;
`FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a
`computing system according to the present invention;
`FIG. 8 is a perspective view of various embodiments of a
`portable computer reader according to the present invention;·
`FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a
`portable computer according to the present invention;
`FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the portable computer
`shown in FIG. 9;
`FIG. 11 is a prior art industry standard server;
`FIG. 12A is a plan view of a high density server according
`to an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 12B is another plan view of an altemative high
`density server according to an embodiment of the present
`invention;
`FIG. 12C is yet another plan view of an alternative high
`density server according to an embodiment of the present
`invention;
`FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a shelf for a high density
`35 server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a drawer for a high
`density server according to an embodiment of the present
`invention;
`FIG.15 is a perspective view of multiple drawers inserted
`40 into a shelf for a high density server;
`FIG. 16 is another perspective view of a high density
`server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a portable mobile server
`according to an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 18 is another perspective view of a portable mobile
`server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 19 is a plan view of a reader according to an
`embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 20 is a plan view of a portion of the inside of a
`50 portable mobile server according to an embodiment of the
`present invention;
`FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a portable mobile server
`according to another embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 22A is a plan view of a computing assembly accord-
`55 ing to an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 22B is an isometric view of computing assembly
`according to another embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 23 is an isometric view of a storage rack for a
`plurality of computing assemblies according to an embodi-
`60 ment of the present invention;
`FIG. 24 is a perspective view of a portable mobile server
`according to another embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 25A is a partial perspective view of a portion of the
`inside of a portable mobile server according to an embodi(cid:173)
`ment of the present invention.
`FIG. 25B is an exploded view of a mobile deployable data
`center, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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`Computers have historically been large in size based on
`the components required for providing sufficient computing
`capabilities, such as mainframe computers. With the advent
`of personal computers, computers which once would fill the 25
`size of a room were able to be reduced in size so as to be
`contained within a single desktop device. However, desktop
`computers which require a large tower to house the process(cid:173)
`ing components, a monitor, and keyboard are not conducive
`to being taken from place to place. Instead, laptop computers 30
`were developed to contain the computer processing capa(cid:173)
`bilities, monitor, and keyboard within a smaller unitary
`package, in order to allow transport from place to place.
`However, laptop computers are still fairly large in size and
`also sacrifice quality as compared to desktop computers.
`Moreover, desktop, laptop, and mainframe computers all
`suffer from being susceptible to data corruption from viruses
`or worms, and also to data theft from hackers. While
`computers need to be immune to these threats, they also
`need to be portable and convenient to use easily almost
`anywhere.
`There is a need for a computing system that is portable,
`can be used in a number of different applications, and
`protects sensitive information. The present invention pro(cid:173)
`vides a computing system that satisfies these needs and 45
`provides additional advantages.
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`SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
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`In an exemplary aspect a readily mobile deployable data
`center (DDC) capable of being transporte