Multiplayer Network Innovations v. Pantech Et. Al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

MULTIPLAYER NETWORK
INNOVATIONS, LLC,
Plaintiff,

v.

PANTECH CO., LTD. and
PANTECH WIRELESS INC.,

Defendants.

Civil Action No. _________

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
Plaintiff Multiplayer Network Innovations, LLC (MNI or Plaintiff), by and
through its counsel, for its complaint against Defendants Pantech Co., Ltd., Pantech
Wireless Inc. (collectively, Defendants or Pantech), alleges as follows:
BACKGROUND
1. MNI holds U.S. Patent No. 5,618,045 (the, MNI patent" or the, 045
patent), a patent invented by Dr. Michael Kagan and Ian Solomon.
2. Dr. Kagan is a noted scholar and inventor. He holds a PhD in chemistry
from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and is the author of numerous books and journal
articles relating to technology, chemistry, and religion. Dr. Kagans articles have been
published in the journals including Nature and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
3. Dr. Kagan is the inventor of ten United States patents.
4. Ian Solomon is an inventor and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of
medical device makers SteadyMed Therapeutics, Inc. and Aespira Ltd.
5. During the mid-1990s, Dr. Kagan and Mr. Solomon conceived of a way
for electronic devices to communicate with one another for the playing of computer
games.

6. Dr. Kagan and Mr. Solomons idea was conceived in part against the
backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. The idea was to use wirelessly connected
gaming devices to open up channels of communication between people with divergent
views.
7. Among Dr. Kagan and Mr. Solomons inventions are inventions relating
to the use of a device to enable two or more people to play a game over a wireless
network.
8. Dr. Kagan and Mr. Solomons inventions have useful applications to fields
such as video gaming hardware and software, smartphone hardware and software, and
casino gaming hardware and software, among others.
9. Leading technology companies including Microsoft Corporation, Apple,
Inc., Intel Corporation, Google Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have cited
the MNI patent numerous times.
10. Over 325 issued United States patents cite the MNI patent.
11. Plaintiff is the owner by assignment of the MNI patent. The MNI patent is
entitled Interactive Multiple Player Game System and Method of Playing A Game
Between at Least Two Players. The MNI patent issued on April 8, 1997, based on a
patent application filed on February 8, 1995. A true and correct copy of the MNI patent
is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
PARTIES
12. Plaintiff is a Texas limited liability company.
13. On information and belief, Defendant Pantech Co., Ltd. is a Korean
company with its principal place of business at Pantech R&D Center, I-2 DMC Sangam-
dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 415, South Korea.
14. On information and belief, Defendant Pantech Wireless, Inc. is a Georgia
corporation with a principal place of business at 5607 Glenridge Drive, Suite 500,
Altanta, Georgia 30342. Defendant Pantech Wireless, Inc. may be served with process

via its registered agent, Kathleen Elizabeth Jones at 5607 Glenridge Drive, Suite 500,
Atlanta, Georgia 30342.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
15. This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of
the United States Code. Accordingly, this Court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28
U.S.C. 1331 and 1338(a).
16. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants because, among
other reasons, Defendants have established minimum contacts with the forum state of
Texas. Defendants, directly and/or through third-party intermediaries, make, use, import,
offer for sale, and/or sell products within the state of Texas, and particularly within the
Eastern District of Texas. Thus, Defendants have purposefully availed themselves of the
benefits of doing business in the State of Texas and the exercise of jurisdiction over
Defendants would not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.
17. Venue is proper in this District under 28 U.S.C. 1391 (b)-(c) and
1400(b) because Defendants are subject to personal jurisdiction in this District, have
transacted business in this district and have committed acts of patent infringement in this
district.
COUNT I
(Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,618,045)
18. Plaintiff MNI realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1-17
above, as if fully set forth herein.
19. Defendants make, use, sell, and offer for sale in the United States products
and/or services for multiplayer gaming.
20. Defendants have infringed and continue to infringe the MNI patent by,
among other things, making, using, offering for sale, and/or selling multiple player game
systems and/or services covered by one or more claims of the MNI patent. Such products
and/or services include, by way of example and without limitation, Pantech's Perception,

Discovery, Flex, Marauder, Burst, and Pocket lines of smartphones and tablets, the use of
which are covered by one or more claims of the MNI patent, including but not limited to
claim 1. By making, using, offering for sale, and/or selling such products and services
covered by one or more claims of the MNI patent, Defendants have injured MNI and are
liable to MNI for infringement of the MNI patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 271(a).
21. To the extent applicable, the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 287(a) have been
met with respect to the '045 patent.
22. As a result of Defendants' infringement of the '045 patent, MNI has
suffered monetary damages. MNI seeks an award of damages in an amount adequate to
compensate for Defendants' infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty
for the use made of the invention by Defendants, together with interest and costs as fixed
by the Court.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Plaintiff respectfully requests the following relief from this Court:
A. A judgment that Defendants have infringed one or more claims of the '045
patent;
B. An award of damages resulting from Defendants' acts of infringement in
accordance with 35 U.S.C. 284;
C. A judgment and order requiring Defendants to provide accountings and to
pay supplemental damages to MNI, including, without limitation, prejudgment and post-
judgment interest; and
D. Any and all other relief to which MNI may show itself to be entitled.
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff requests a
trial by jury of any issues so triable by right.

Dated: August 6, 2014

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Elizabeth L. DeRieux
S. Calvin Capshaw
TX Bar No. 03783900
Elizabeth L. DeRieux
TX Bar No. 05770585
D. Jeffrey Rambin
TX Bar No. 00791478
CAPSHAW DERIEUX, LLP
114 E. Commerce Ave.
Gladewater, Texas 75647
Telephone: 903-236-9800
Facsimile: 903-236-8787
E-mail: ccapshaw@capshawlaw.com
E-mail: ederieux@capshawlaw.com
E-mail: jrambin@capshawlaw.com

Of Counsel:
Marc A. Fenster,
CA SB No. 181067
Dorian S. Berger
CA SB No. 264424
Daniel P. Hipskind
CA SB No. 266763
RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
12424 Wilshire Boulevard 12
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Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025
Telephone: 310-826-7474
Facsimile: 310-826-6991
E-mail: mfenster@rawklaw.com
E-mail: dberger@raklaw.com
E-mail: dhipskind@raklaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Multiplayer Network Innovations, LLC

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