Re: Additional info on Q v. Mot lawsuit
Various folks asked for more detailed information concerning the specific patents expressly involved this lawsuit. In addition, last week Q amended its complaint to provide supplemental information to the court concerning the three specific patents which it alleges that Mot has infringed. Those patents are:
1. 5,732,341 Method and Apparatus for Increasing Receiver Immunity to Interference (Issued 1998);
2. 5,754,542 System Determination in Multi-Mode Subscriber Station (Issued 1998); and
3. 5,842,124 User Programmable Service Programming of Cellular Phone (Issued 1998).
Q alleges that Mot has been infringing on these patents by it manufacture and sale of CDMA Dual-Mode (CDMA/AMPS) wireless phones. Q seeks: an order that Mot is enjoined/restrained from infringing on these 3 patents; monetary compensation ("not less than a reasonable royalty"); and treble damages pursuant to 35 USC 284.
This case has been consolidated with the previous, related cases between Mot and Q (5 cases pending since 1997). In addition, both Q and Mot stipulated to have this new case covered by the same protective order that controls those prior cases.
For those particularly gifted and/or interested in the patents (i.e. anyone still awake after the foregoing!), the newly amended complaint attaches copies of the 3 previously identified patents. It also lists the following categories of patents:
Patents referenced in Patent Licensing Agreement (PLA):
a. Mot patents licensed to Q:
4,385,295
4,412,217
4,523,155
4,701,759
4,851,829
5,075,684
5,157,391
5,193,223
5,200,655
5,258,751
5,459,774
b. Q patents licensed to Mot (designated "Formerly Licensed Patents"):
5,103,459
5,309,474
5,414,796
5,504,773
5,544,196
5,600,754
5,659,569
5,841,806.
Now, can somebody bright (whoever asked for this info?) make some sense of what all these darn numbers mean? Thanks, Brihack
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