Ogma v. Casio America et. al.

8/6/2019 Ogma v. Casio America et. al.

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

OGMA, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

3M COMPANY; ASUSTEK COMPUTER, INC.;ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL; CANONINC.; CANON U.S.A., INC.; CASIO COMPUTERCO., LTD.; CASIO AMERICA, INC.; CHRISTIEDIGITAL SYSTEMS USA, INC.; COBYELECTRONICS CORP.; DUKANECORPORATION; EIKI INTERNATIONAL, INC.;SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION; EPSON

AMERICA, INC.; HAIER GROUP COMPANY;HAIER AMERICA TRADING, L.L.C.; INFOCUSCORPORATION; LENOVO GROUP, LTD.;LENOVO HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; LENOVO(UNITED STATES), INC.; LG ELECTRONICS,INC.; LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.; MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.; MSICOMPUTER CORP.; MITSUBISHI ELECTRICCORPORATION; MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC &ELECTRONICS USA, INC.; NEC CORPORATION;NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA; OPTOMACORPORATION; OPTOMA TECHNOLOGY, INC.;PANASONIC CORPORATION; PANASONICCORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA; PLANARSYSTEMS, INC.; RUNCO INTERNATIONAL,L.L.C.; SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SANYONORTH AMERICA CORPORATION; SHARPCORPORATION; SHARP ELECTRONICSCORPORATION; SONY CORPORATION; SONYELECTRONICS, INC.; SUPERSONIC, INC.;SYSTEMAX, INC.; TOSHIBA CORPORATION;TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS,INC.; VIEWSONIC CORPORATION; and VIVITEKCORPORATION,

Defendants.

CASE NO.:

COMPLAINT FOR PATENTINFRINGEMENT

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

Plaintiff Ogma, LLC (Ogma) hereby alleges for its Complaint against defendants 3M

Company; ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.; ASUS Computer International; Canon, Inc.; Canon

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U.S.A., Inc.; Casio Computer Co., Ltd.; Casio America, Inc.; Christie Digital Systems USA,

Inc.; Coby Electronics Corp.; Dukane Corporation; Eiki International, Inc.; Seiko Epson

Corporation; Epson America, Inc.; Haier Group Company; Haier America Trading, L.L.C.;

InFocus Corporation; Lenovo Group, Ltd.; Lenovo Holding Company, Inc.; Lenovo (United

States), Inc.; LG Electronics, Inc.; LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.; Micro-Star International Co.,

Ltd.; MSI Computer Corp.; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics

USA, Inc.; NEC Corporation; NEC Corporation of America; Optoma Corporation; Optoma

Technology, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Planar

Systems, Inc.; Runco International, L.L.C.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo North America

Corporation; Sharp Corporation; Sharp Electronics Corporation; Sony Corporation; Sony

Electronics, Inc.; Supersonic, Inc.; Systemax, Inc.; Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America

Information Systems, Inc.; ViewSonic Corporation; and Vivitek Corporation (collectively the

Defendants) on personal knowledge as to its own actions and on information and belief as to

the actions of others, as follows:

THE PARTIES

1. Plaintiff Ogma is a Texas limited liability company with a place of business at3301 W. Marshall Ave., Suite 303, Longview, TX 75604.

2. On information and belief, Defendant 3M Company (3M) is a Delawarecorporation with a principal place of business at 3M Center, St. Paul, MN 55144.

3. On information and belief, Defendant ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS) is aTaiwanese corporation with a principal place of business at 4F, 150, Li-Te Road, Beitou District,

Taipei City, Taiwan. On further information and belief, Defendant ASUS Computer

International (ACI) is a California corporation with a principal place of business at 800

Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539. ASUS and ACI will be referred to herein individually and

collectively as the ASUS Defendants.

4. On information and belief, Defendant Canon Inc. (Canon) is a Japanesecorporation with a principal place of business at 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-Chome, Ohta-Ku, Tokyo



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146-8501, Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant Canon U.S.A., Inc. (Canon

USA) is a New York corporation with a principal place of business at One Canon Plaza, Lake

Success, NY 11042. Canon and Canon USA will be referred to herein individually and

collectively as the Canon Defendants.

5. On information and belief, Defendant Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (Casio) is aJapanese corporation with a principal place of business at 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku,

Tokyo 151-8543, Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant Casio America, Inc.

(Casio America) is a New York corporation with a principal place of business at 570 Mount

Pleasant A venue, Dover, NJ 07801. Casio and Casio America will be referred to herein

individually and collectively as the Casio Defendants.

6. On information and belief, Defendant Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.(Christie) is a California corporation with a principal place of business at 10550 Camden Dr,

Cypress, CA 90630.

7. On information and belief, Defendant Coby Electronics Corp. (Coby) is a NewYork corporation with a principal place of business at 1991 Marcus Ave., Lake Success, NY

11042.

8. On information and belief, Defendant Dukane Corporation (Dukane) is aDelaware corporation with a principal place of business at 2900 Dukane Drive, Saint Charles, IL

60174.

9. On information and belief, Defendant Eiki International, Inc. (Eiki) is aCalifornia corporation with a principal place of business at 30251 Esperanza, Rancho Santa

Margarita, CA 92688.

10. On information and belief, Defendant Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Epson)is a Japanese corporation with a principal place of business at 3-3-5 Owa, Suwa, Nagano 392-

8502, Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant Epson America, Inc. (Epson

America) is a California corporation with a principal place of business at 3840 Kilroy Airport



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Way, Long Beach, CA 90806. Seiko Epson and Epson America will be referred to herein

individually and collectively as the Epson Defendants.

11. On information and belief, Defendant Haier Group Company (Haier) is aChinese corporation with a principal place of business at No.1 Haier Road Hi-tech Zone,

Qingdao, China. On further information and belief, Defendant Haier America Trading, L.L.C.

(Haier America) is a New Yorklimited liability company with a principal place of business at

1356 Broadway, New York, NY 10018. Haier and Haier America will be referred to herein

individually and collectively as the Haier Defendants.

12. On information and belief, Defendant InFocus Corporation (InFocus) is anOregon corporation with a principal place of business at 13190 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 200,

Portland, OR 97223.

13. On information and belief, Defendant Lenovo Group, Ltd. (Lenovo) is aChinese corporation with a principal place of business at No. 6 Chuang Ye Road, Shangdi

Information Industry Base, Haidan District, Beijing 100085, China. On further information and

belief, Defendant Lenovo Holding Company, Inc. (Lenovo Holding) is a Delaware corporation

with a principal place of business at 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27560. On further

information and belief, Defendant Lenovo (United States), Inc. (Lenovo US) is a Delaware

corporation with a principal place of business at 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27560.

Lenovo, Lenovo Holding, and Lenovo US will be referred to herein individually and collectively

as the Lenovo Defendants.

14. On information and belief, Defendant LG Electronics, Inc. (LG) is a SouthKorean corporation with a principal place of business at LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouido-dong,

Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-721, South Korea. On further information and belief, Defendant

LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. (LG USA) is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of

business at 1000 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. LG and LG USA will be referred

to herein individually and collectively as the LG Defendants.



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15. On information and belief, Defendant Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. (MSI)is a Taiwanese corporation with a principal place of business at No. 69, Li-De St., Jung-He City,

Taipei Hsien, Taiwan. On further information and belief, Defendant MSI Computer Corp.

(MSI Computer) is a California corporation with a principal place of business at 901 Canada

Ct., City of Industry, CA 91748. MSI and MSI Computer will be referred to herein individually

and collectively as the MSI Defendants.

16. On information and belief, Defendant Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi) is a Japanese corporation with a principal place of business at Tokyo Building, 2-

7-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310, Japan. On further information and belief,

Defendant Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. (Mitsubishi USA) is a Delaware

corporation with a principal place of business at 5665 Plaza Drive, Cypress, CA 90630.

Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi USA will be referred to herein individually and collectively as the

Mitsubishi Defendants.

17. On information and belief, Defendant NEC Corporation (NEC) is a Japanesecorporation with a principal place of business at 7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-

8001, Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant NEC Corporation of America (NEC

America) is aNevada corporation with a principal place of business at 6535 N. State Highway

161, Irving, Texas 75039. NEC andNEC America will be referred to herein individually and

collectively as the NEC Defendants.

18. On information and belief, Defendant Optoma Corporation (Optoma) is aTaiwanese corporation with a principal place of business at 5F., No. 108, Minchiuan Rd.,

Shindian City, Taipei, Taiwan. On further information and belief, Defendant Optoma

Technology, Inc. (Optoma Technology) is a California corporation with a principal place of

business at 715 Sycamore Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035. Optoma and Optoma Technology will be

referred to herein individually and collectively as the Optoma Defendants.

19. On information and belief, Defendant Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) is aJapanese corporation with a principal place of business at 1006 Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka



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571-8501, Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant Panasonic Corporation of North

America (Panasonic North America) is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of

business at One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094. Panasonic and Panasonic North America

will be referred to herein individually and collectively as the Panasonic Defendants.

20. On information and belief, Defendant Planar Systems, Inc. (Planar) is aDelaware corporation with a principal place of business at 1195 NW Compton Drive, Beaverton,

OR 97006.

21. On information and belief, Defendant Runco International, L.L.C. (Runco) is anOregon limited liability company with a principal place of business at 1195 NW Compton Drive,

Beaverton, OR 97006.

22. On information and belief, Defendant Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Sanyo) is aJapanese corporation with a principal place of business at 2-5-5 Keihan-Hondori, Moriguchi-ku,

Osaka 570-8677, Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant Sanyo North America

Corporation (Sanyo North America) is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of

business at 2055 Sanyo Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154. Sanyo and Sanyo North America will

be referred to herein individually and collectively as the Sanyo Defendants.

23. On information and belief, Defendant Sharp Corporation (Sharp) is a Japanesecorporation with a principal place of business at 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8422,

Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) is a

New York corporation with a principal place of business at 1 Sharp Plaza Mahwah, NJ 07495.

Sharp and SEC will be referred to herein individually and collectively as the Sharp

Defendants.

24. On information and belief, Defendant Sony Corporation (Sony) is a Japanesecorporation with a principal place of business at 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075,

Japan. On information and belief, Defendant Sony Electronics, Inc. (SEI) is a Delaware

corporation with a principal place of business at 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127.

Sony and SEI will be referred to herein individually and collectively as the Sony Defendants.



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25. On information and belief, Defendant Supersonic, Inc. (Supersonic) is aCalifornia corporation with a principal place of business at 6555 Bandini Blvd., Commerce, CA

90040.

26. On information and belief, Defendant Systemax, Inc. (Systemax) is a Delawarecorporation with a principal place of business at 11 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY

11050.

27. On information and belief, Defendant Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) is aJapanese corporation with a principal place of business at 1-1, Shibaura 1-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-8001, Japan. On further information and belief, Defendant Toshiba America

Information Systems, Inc (Toshiba America) is a California corporation with a principal place

of business at 9740 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618. Toshiba and Toshiba America will be

referred to herein individually and collectively as the Toshiba Defendants.

28. On information and belief, Defendant ViewSonic Corporation (ViewSonic) is aDelaware corporation with a principal place of business at 381 Brea Canyon Road, Walnut, CA

91789.

29. On information and belief, Defendant Vivitek Corporation (Vivitek) is aCalifornia corporation with a principal place of business at 4425 Cushing Pky, San Jose, CA

94538.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

30. This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of theUnited States Code, 271 and 281, et seq. because each of the Defendants has committed acts

of patent infringement within the United States and this judicial district. Accordingly, this Court

has subject matter jurisdiction of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338(a).

31. Personal jurisdiction and venue are proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391(b), 1391(c) and 1400(b), in that the defendants are subject to personal jurisdiction in this

district. At a minimum, each of the defendants has delivered infringing products into the stream



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of commerce with the expectation that they will be purchased by consumers in Texas, including

consumers in the Eastern District of Texas.

THE 427 PATENT

32. On October 20, 1998, the United States Patent and Trademark Office duly andlegally issued U.S. Patent No. 5,825,427 (the 427 Patent), entitled Image Display System,

to Kenneth J. Macleod. A copy of the 427 Patent is attached to the Complaint as Exhibit A.

33. By reason of an assignment dated January 25, 2011, Plaintiff Ogma owns allrights, title and interest in the 427 Patent.

FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION

(Infringement of the 427 Patent)

(35 U.S.C. 271)

34. Plaintiff repeats and incorporates by reference each of the allegations contained inParagraphs 1 through 33 above, and further alleges as follows:

35. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant 3M has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed, literally

or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. Defendant 3M did

so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices that embody

and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, several examples of Defendant 3Ms

infringing products include multi-touch displays C2254PW, C2234SW, M2256PW, the WX20

projector, and related families of products. Defendant 3Ms infringement of the 427 Patent has

caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

36. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theASUS Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The ASUS

Defendants did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and

devices that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, several

examples of the ASUS Defendants infringing products include laptop computers G50v, M50,



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N50, N80, EP121, and related families of products. The ASUS Defendants infringement of the

427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

37. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theCanon Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Canon



examples of the Canon Defendants infringing products include projectors W4000, W4000,

WUX10 Mark II, WUX10 Mark II D, LV-8310, LV-8215, and related families of products. The

Canon Defendants infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

38. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theCasio Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Casio



examples of the Casio Defendants infringing products include projectors XJ-A255V, XJ-A250,

XJ-A245V, XJ-A240, XJ-A235U, XJ-A230, and related families of products. The Casio

Defendants infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

39. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Christie has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. Defendant

Christie did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices

that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, several examples of

Defendant Christies infringing products include projectors LW400, LWU420, LWU505,

LW555, LW650, DWU670-E, WX7K-M, WX10K-M, WU7K-M, WU12K-M, WU12K-M,

WU3, WU7K-M, WU7, WU12K-M, WU12, WU18, and related families of products. Defendant

Christies infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.



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40. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Coby has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


Coby did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices


Defendant Cobys infringing products are the TFTV1325 LCD television, the DP1452 and

DP1252 digital photo frames, and related families of products. Defendant Cobys infringement

of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

41. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Dukane has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


Dukane did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices


Defendant Dukanes infringing products are projectors 8111H, 8407, 8791HW, 8924HW,

8104HW, 8957HW, 8949H, 9137WU, and related families of products. Defendant Dukanes

infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

42. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Eiki has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed, literally

or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. Defendant Eiki did


and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, several examples of Defendant Eikis

infringing products are projectors EIP-WX5000, EIP-WX5000/L, LC-WXL200, LC-WGC500A,

LC-WUL100, and related families of products. Defendant Eikisinfringement of the 427 Patent

has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

43. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theEpson Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Epson



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devices that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, a few examples

of the Epson Defendants infringing products are the 450Wi and 450WiRM projectors, and

related families of products. The Epson Defendants infringement of the 427 Patent has caused

substantial damage to Plaintiff.

44. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theHaier Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Haier


devices that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, one of the Haier

Defendants infringing products is the HLT10 LCD television. The Haier Defendants


45. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant InFocus has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


InFocus did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices


Defendant InFocuss infringing products include projectors ASK Proxima C410, A3300,

C250W, M22, and projectors InFocus IN3904, IN2116, IN1102, IN1503, IN3116, IN146,

IN5104, IN5110, IN5304, IN5502, IN5532, IN5533, IN5535, IN5124, IN1102, and related

families of products. Defendant InFocuss infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial

damage to Plaintiff.

46. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theLenovo Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Lenovo





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examples of the Lenovo Defendants infringing products include laptop computers G350, X30,

T400, T500, T410S, and related families of products. The Lenovo Defendants infringement of

the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

47. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, the LGDefendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed, literally or

under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The LG Defendants did


and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, several examples of the LG

Defendants infringing products include LCD monitors C220WXE,W2286L, W3000H, and

related families of products. The LG Defendants infringement of the 427 Patent has caused


48. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, the MSIDefendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed, literally or

under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The MSI Defendants

did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices that

embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, several examples of the MSI

Defendants infringing products include laptop computers GT640-287US, GX640-260US,

GX740-235US, GX640-098US, GT640-287US, GX633-070US, GX630-037CA, VR601, and

related families of products. The MSI Defendants infringement of the 427 Patent has caused


49. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theMitsubishi Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The

Mitsubishi Defendants did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling

products and devices that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation,

several examples of the Mitsubishi Defendants infringing products include projectors EW270U,

EW230U-ST, WD620U-G, WD620U, WD3300U, WD8200U, WL2650U, and related families



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of products. The Mitsubishi Defendants infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial

damage to Plaintiff.

50. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theNEC Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The NEC



examples of the NEC Defendants infringing products include projectors NP410W, NP-M260W,

NP510WS, NP-M300W, NP-M300WS, NP-U310W, NP-P350W, NP-PA550W, NP3250W,

NP4100W, and related families of products. The NEC Defendants infringement of the 427

Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

51. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theOptoma Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Optoma



examples of the Optoma Defendants infringing products include projectors EW330, EW536,

Pro350W, EW1610, and related families of products. The Optoma Defendants infringement of


52. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, thePanasonic Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The

Panasonic Defendants did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling

products and devices that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation,

several examples of the Panasonic Defendants infringing products include the PT-DW530U

projector, the Toughbook CF-F9 laptop computer, and related families of products. The



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Panasonic Defendants infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to

Plaintiff.

53. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Planar has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


Planar did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices

that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, one example of

Defendant Planars infringing products is the PR5030 projector. Defendant Planars


54. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Runco has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


Runco did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices

that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, one example of

Defendant Runcos infringing products is the VX-8D projector. Defendant Runcos


55. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theSanyo Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Sanyo



examples of the Sanyo Defendants infringing products include projectors PLC-ZM5000L, PLC-

WTC500L, PLC-WM5500/L, PLC-WM4500/L, PLC-WTC500AL, PLC-WXU700A, PLC-

WXU30A, PLC-WXU300, PLC-WK2500, PDG-DWL100, PLC-WL2500, PLC-WR251, PLC-

WTC500AL, PLC-WL2503, PDG-DWL2500, and related families of products. The Sanyo




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56. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theSharp Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Sharp


devices that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, a few examples

of the Sharp Defendants infringing products include the PG-D2870W and PG-D3050W

projectors, and related families of products. The Sharp Defendants infringement of the 427


57. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theSony Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Sony



examples of the Sony Defendants infringing products include the DPX-XR100, DPF-D1020,

DPF-VR100 digital photo frames, the VGN-FZ150E/BC laptop computer, the VPL-BW7 LCD

television, and related families of products. The Sony Defendants infringement of the 427


58. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Supersonic has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


Supersonic did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and

devices that embody and/or practice the patented invention. Without limitation, one example of

Defendant Supersonics infringing products is the SC-1331 LCD television. Defendant

Supersonics infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

59. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Systemax has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,




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Systemax did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and


Defendant Systemaxs infringing products is the Pursuit 4170 laptop computer. Defendant

Systemaxs infringement of the 427 Patent has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.

60. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff, theToshiba Defendants have infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,

literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the 427 Patent. The Toshiba



the Toshiba Defendants infringing products is the L305 laptop computer. The Toshiba


61. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant ViewSonic has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


ViewSonic did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and


examples of Defendant ViewSonics infringing products include the PJD6531w, PJD7583w,

Pro8450w projectors, and related families of products. Defendant ViewSonics infringement of


62. On information and belief, without a license or permission from Plaintiff,Defendant Vivitek has infringed, induced others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringed,


Vivitek did so by importing, making, using, offering to sell, and/or selling products and devices


Defendant Viviteks infringing products include projectors D326WX, D330WX, D513W,

D537W, and related families of products. Defendant Viviteks infringement of the 427 Patent

has caused substantial damage to Plaintiff.



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PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Ogma, LLC prays for relief as follows:

A. Declaring that the Patent-in-Suit is valid and enforceable, and that each Defendant

has infringed one or more claims of the Patent-in-Suit;

B. Awarding Plaintiff damages in an amount adequate to compensate Plaintiff for

each defendants infringement, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 284;

C. Awarding Plaintiff its costs of suit, including reasonable attorney fees, because

this is an exceptional case under 35 U.S.C. 285; and

D. Granting such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and

appropriate.

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

Pursuant to Rule 38(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff Ogma, LLC

demands a trial by jury of this action.



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Dated: March 16, 2011 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Andrew W. SpanglerAndrew W. Spangler

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United States PatentMacLeod

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[54] IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM[76] Inventor: Kenneth J. MacLeod, 111 Fleurance,

Laguna Niguel, Calif. 92677[21][22][51][52][58]

[56]

Appl. No.: 518,583Filed: Aug. 22, 1995Int. CI.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H04N 7/01U.S. CI. ............................................. 348/445; 348/913Field of Search ..................................... 348/448,445,

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111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111US005825427A[11] Patent Number:[45] Date of Patent:

Primary Examiner-Richard A. HjerpeAssistant Examiner-Ricardo Osorio

5,825,427Oct. 20, 1998

Attorney, Agent, or Firm---Drummond & Duckworth[57] ABSTRACTThe present invention addresses problems of dealing withvideo formats in both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios by providingan image display system having an aspect ratio between the4:3 aspect ratio of th e standard National Television SystemCommittee (NTSC) and the soon to be implemented 16:9aspect ratio of High Definition TV (HDTV). In a firstembodiment, th e apparatus utilizes a video screen having asubstantially rectangular configuration having an aspectratio being between 1.4:1 an d 1.7:1. In a more preferredembodiment, the image display system includes a videoscreen having an aspect ratio being between 1.5:1 an d 1.6:1.In an even more preferred embodiment, the video screen ofthe image display system optimally has an aspect ratio of(square root of 64/27):1.0.

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Il\1AGE DISPlAY SYSTEMBACKGROUND

The invention relates to th e field of video broadcasting.More particularly, the invention relates to the soon to be 5implemented change from the present 4: 3 aspect ratio of th eNational Television System Committee (NTSC) most prevalently used for television an d th e soon to be implemented16:9 aspect ratio of future systems.

2different systems with a single television receiver by discriminating th e input television signal an d selecting a propersignal processing circuit.

Unfortunately, the display of 4:3 video material on a 16:9screen or th e display of 16:9 video material on a 4:3 leavesa substantial amount of unused screen that is not onlyinefficient but is substantially annoying to a person viewingth e video image. As shown in FIG. 4, th e display of 16:9video material on a 4:3 screen leaves the to p an d bottom

Th e NTSC television system is presently used as th estandard color television system in th e USA and severalother countries. The NTSC system includes 52 5 horizontalscan lines typically received in a frequency band of 4. 2 MHz

10 25% of th e screen unused. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, th edisplay of 4: 3 video material on a 16:9 screen leaves 25% ofthe left and right portions of the screen unused. Not onlydoes this result in the ineffective us e of the video screen butth e constant display of video in the middle portions of theto produce a video format having an aspect ratio of 4:3.

Hereinafter, th e aspect ratio is defined as th e ratio of th ehorizontal length of a displayed image as a ratio to thevertical length of a displayed image (horizontal:vertical).Additional present da y systems include PA L an d SECAMsystems that also utilize a 4:3 aspect ratio. Unfortunately, th e 204:3 aspect of television conflicts with th e wide formatdisplay aspect ratio of 16:9 corresponding to the displayaspect ratio of theatrical movies. This has continued tocreate problems for both the television and cinematic industries which must process th e video images prior to their 25transition from theater to home television, often resulting in

15 screen while th e sides, top and bottom are only temporallyused, results in uneven degradation of the cathode ray tube.

a loss of video information. Conventionally, if a video imagehaving an aspect ratio of 16:9 is shown on a screen of 4:3,th e ends of th e scanning l ines are removed in th e horizontaldirection, expansion of th e video signal in the verticaldirection, or the video signal is displayed without an y 30processing. This results in th e loss of video information, th edistortion of th e video signal by expansion of th e verticaldirection or th e inclusion of blank portions appended to theto p an d bottom sides of th e video image. 35Partly in order to resolve this problem both Japan an d th eUnited States have begun to study a new television system,a High Definition TV (HDTV). One of the characteristicfeatures of th e proposed HDTV systems is that the numberof scan lines up to 1125 and th e signal bandwidth is 20 MHz 40or wider, which has information capacity of about five timesas large as the present system. Another characteristic feature

In order to overcome these problems, several additionalimage display systems have been devised. F or example, asdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,670,784, th e blank portions arefixed in a mid-gray to decrease th e unevenness of thedegradation in those areas of th e cathode ray tube. Similarly,U.S. Pat. No. 5,193,006 discloses displaying the unusedportions at an average of the brightness of th e entire videoarea. Unfortunately, each of these systems result in thedisplay portion appearing rather small in comparison to th escreen. In a somewhat compromising system, U.S. Pat. No .5,386,236 discloses a combination of clipping and distortingth e received image that results in a display that is substan-tially fatter than originally received. Addition al systems thathave been developed to adapt 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratiosinclude displaying th e image on th e left portion of the screenwhile providing character data on th e right portion of th escreen (U.S. Pat. No. 5,170,256), providing the viewer witha switch fo r th e viewer to decide whether to crop, distort orprovide shaded panels on the screen (U.S. Pat. No . 5,243,421) and providing the viewer with a joystick fo r th e viewerto pa n back an d forth along th e display in order to view th eportion of the image most desired (U.S. Pat. No. 4,953,025).

Unfortunately, th e wide variety of systems that have beendeveloped to combine th e 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios into asingle system dramatically expose th e struggle that th eindustry ha s encountered to resolve these incompatibilityproblems. Accordingly, it would be advantageous to have animproved image display system that displayed images presented in both th e 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios.

of HDTV is that the aspect ratio of th e proposed screen is16: 9, ident ical to that of c inemat ic product ions .Furthermore, other television systems are also under study, 45including Enhanced TV (EDTV) an d a second generation(EDTV-II), which also employ a 16:9 aspect ratio. Further, it would be advantageous to have an image

display system that displayed 4: 3 and 16:9 images with aminimum of non-information border area being displayed on

50 the screen.Widespread use of video image formats of 16:9 are

expected to come into practical use in th e near future, whilecontinuing to use th e presently used NTSC 4:3 aspect ratio.Accordingly, for th e next several years, video material willbe provided in on e of two primary formats: the traditional4:3 (1.333:1) aspect ratio, or th e ne w HDTV or EDTVaspect ratio of 16:9 (1.778:1). In order to optimally displayon e of the types of video material using the full screen, it is 55anticipated most video display systems will be constructedwith an aspect ratio of either 4:3 or 16:9. If broadcast signalsof various systems are all to be received, several televisionreceivers ar e required to be newly bought and installed,which is not practical from th e aspects of expense and space. 60

To overcome these obstacles, image display systems havebeen developed that will display both th e NTSC system,including 52 5 horizontal scan lines an d frequency band of4. 2 MHz, an d th e HDTV an d EDTV systems having 1125scan lines and a frequency band of 20 MHz. For example, 65U.S. Pat. No. 5,218,436 discloses a television signal processing circuit capable of receiving television signals of

Moreover, it would be desirable to have an image displaysystem that reduced or completely eliminated th e need toclip or distort the image prior to display to completely fill th evideo screen.

SUMMARYTh e present invention addresses the aforementioned dis

advantages by providing an image display system having anaspect ratio between the 4:3 aspect ratio of th e standardNational Television System Committee (NTSC) an d th esoon to be implemented 16:9 aspect ratio of High DefinitionTV (HDTV). In a first embodiment, th e apparatus utilizes avideo screen having a substantially rectangular configuration having an aspect ratio being between 1.4:1 and 1.7:1.Ina more preferred embodiment, th e image display systemincludes a video screen having an aspect ratio being between1.5:1 an d 1.6:1. In an even more preferred embodiment, the



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video screen of the image display system optimally has anaspect ratio of the square root of 64/27 (1.54):1.0.

By providing an image display system with an aspect ratio

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of 1.54:1.0, creates an adaptive video system optimallysuitable fo r receiving video signals having aspect ratios of 5both 4: 3 and 16:9.

as shown, but may include theatrical screens, rear projectionsystems, computer monitors and the like. Referring to FIG.1, a typical prior art image display system 1 and exemplaryof the image display system of th e present invention isshown to include a cabinet housing 3, a video screen 5, avideo image processor 11, a control panel 13 and an inputlead 15 . With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 an d 3, typically thevideo screen 5 is positioned in the cabinet housing 3 toprovide a substantial planar vertically extending surface

An additional advantage of the present invention is thatthe image display system does not require complicated andexpensive processing units to adapt a 4:3 formatted videosignal to a 16:9 video screen or to adapt a 16:9 formattedvideo signal to a 4:3 video screen.

Moreover, the image display system reduces or completely eliminates th e need to clip or distort th e video imageprior its to display to completely fill the video screen.

Other features and advantages of the present inventionwill be appreciated by those skilled in the art upon readingthe detailed description which follows with reference to theattached drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TH E DRAWINGSThese an d other features, aspects, and advantages of the

present invention will become better understood with regardto the following description, appended claims, an d a=ompanying drawings where:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the image display systemof the present invention;FIG. 2 is a frontal view of the video screen of a prior ar t

image display system having a 4:3 aspect ratio;FIG. 3 is a frontal view of the video screen of the soon tobe implemented image display systems having a 16:9 aspect

ratio;FIG. 4 is a frontal view of th e video screen of a prior art

image display system having a 4: 3 aspect ratio displaying avideo image having a 16:9 aspect ratio;

FIG. 5 is a frontal view of the video screen of the soon tobe implemented image display systems having a 16:9 aspectratio displaying a video image having a 4:3 aspect ratio;

10 having a horizontal dimension 7 an d a vertical dimension 9for displaying a video image. Connected to the video screen5 is th e video image processor 11 for processing inputsignals 17 received from the input lead 15 for producing animage on the video screen. Also, as would be readily

15 understood by those in the art, th e input lead 15 is depictedas a cable, typically used by television consumers; however,the input lead 15 is representative of an y signal receiver fo rreceiving a signal image such as an antenna or satellite dish.

With continued reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, video material20 is presently displayed on a screen having an 4:3 aspect ratioof the horizontal dimension 7 to th e vertical dimension 9.

This corresponds the standard NTSC system whichincludes 525 horizontal scan lines received in a frequencyband of 4.2 MHz. As shown in FIG. 3, in the next fe w years25 video material will be provided in an aspect ratio of 16:9 ofthe horizontal dimension 7 an d vertical dimension 9 corresponding to the proposed HDTV system or the like havingup to 1125 scan lines and a signal bandwidth is 20 MHz. Asa result, video material will be provided in on e of two

30 primary formats, the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio or the 16:9aspect ratio, and video displays will be constructed with anaspect ratio of either 4: 3 or 16:9 in order to optimally displayon e of th e types of video material using the entire screen.

As shown in FIGS. 4 an d 5, with the construction of a35 screen having either aspect ratio, the display of th e other

type of video material thereon ,vill only utilize 75 % of theavailable area of the screen du e to incompatible aspectratios. Fo r example, FIG. 4 shows the display of an image25 having a 16:9 aspect ratio on a video screen having an

FIG. 6 is a frontal view of the video screen of the present 40invention having a 1.54:1 aspect ratio displaying a videoimage having a 16:9 aspect ratio;

aspect ratio of 4:3. The horizontal dimension 21 of the imageextends the horizontal length 7 of the screen; however, thevertical dimension 23 of th e image is substantially less thanthe vertical dimension of the screen 9 resulting in twounused screen portions 19 comprising 25% of the entireIG . 7 is a frontal view of the video screen of th e presentinvention having a 1.54:1 aspect ratio displaying a video 45

image having a 4: 3 aspect ratio; screen area. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, the display of animage 25 having a 4:3 aspect ratio on a video screen havingFIG. 8 is a frontal view of the video screen of the presentinvention having a 1.54:1 aspect ratio displaying an overscanned video image having a 16:9 aspect ratio; and

an aspect ratio of 16:9 will result in two unused screenportions 19 at the sides of th e screen also comprising 25%of the entire screen area.FIG. 9 is a frontal view of the video screen of the present 50

invention having a 1.54:1 aspect ratio displaying an overscanned video image having a 4:3 aspect ratio.

The invention proposes an intermediate aspect ratio forvideo display screens which will minimize the worst-caseportion of unused screen area during the period that displayformats transition from the 4:3 aspect ratio to the 16:9 aspectratio. It ha s been determined that there is a mathematicallyDETAILED DESCRIPTIONWhile the present invention is susceptible of embodiment

in various forms, there is shown in the drawings an d willhereinafter be described a presently preferred embodimentof the invention, with the understanding that th e presentdisclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of theinvention, and is no t intended to limit the invention to thespecific embodiment illustrated.

As shown in th e exemplary drawings where like numeralsrepresent like elements, the invention is embodied in animage display having an aspect ratio between the presentlyemployed 4:3 ratio and the soon to be implemented in 16:9ratio. As would be well understood by those in the art, thepresent invention is no t limited to a typical television system

55 defined range of aspect ratios fo r achieving this result. In afirst embodiment, the video screen of the present inventionhas a substantially rectangular configuration having anaspect ratio being between 1.4:1 and 1.7:1 thereby eliminating a substantial portion of th e unused screen area. In a

60 more preferred embodiment, the image display systemincludes a video screen having an aspect ratio being between1.5:1 an d 1.6:1. I t has been determined that the optimumaspect ratio for minimizing the unused display area whensupporting either 4:3 or 16:9 formats of the video material

65 is the geometric mean between the two ratios. In otherwords, the optimum aspect ratio is the square root of(4/3x16/19) which is equal to the square root of 64/27.



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Accordingly, in th e preferred embodiment, th e image display system includes a video screen having an aspect ratioof approximately 1.54:1.

6Although the present invention has been described with

reference to th e preferred embodiment, workers skilled inthe art will recognize that changes may be made in form anddetail without departing from the spirit and scope of th einvention. Having identified the presently preferred bestmode thereof.

I claim:

As shown in FIG. 6, th e display of a video image 25having a 16:9 aspect ratio on a video screen 5 of th e present 5invention including a 1.54: 1 aspect ratio produces virtuallyinsignificant unused screen portions 19 that would notdestroy an y of the information of th e video image or detractfrom th e viewer's enjoyment. The utilization of a videoscreen having a 1.54:1 aspect ratio to display an imagehaving a 16:9 results in 86.6% of the screen being used and,accordingly, only an unused portion of 13.4%. Likewise, asshown in FIG. 7, th e us e a screen having an aspect ratio of1.54:1 to display an image having a 4:3 format also results

1. An image display system for displaying a video image10 having an aspect ratio of either 4:3 or 16:9, the image display

system comprising:

in insignificant unused screen portions 19 that also compriseonly 13.4% of the screen or 86.6% of th e screen being used. 15Th e percentage of utilization is identical for either formatresulting in exceptionally high utilization.

Moreover, the present invention is ideally suited for th eus e of "overscan." The control of th e size of a video imagechanges with time in most image display systems due to th e 20degradation of circuit components. Accordingly, the videoimage ha s a tendency to shrink over time creating an unusedborder around th e video image similar to th e unused borderarea discussed above. In order to el iminate thisunsightliness, th e processor of the image display system is 25adjusted prior to integration with th e system to "overscan"th e received input signal to oversize th e video image by5%-10%. This results in an oversized image, an unnoticeable loss of th e edge portion of the image which diminishesas th e video image shrinks over time, an d the elimination of 30th e border created due to image shrinkage.

With reference to FIGS. 8 an d 9, th e us e of a 5%-10%overscan, as is typically used in present systems, to an imagedisplay system having a screen with a 1.54:1 aspect ratiowill result in the utilization of 91 %-95% of the video screen.Fo r example, as shown in FIG. 8, th e display of an image 25having a 16:9 format on a screen 5 having a 1.54:1 aspectratio, will result in insignificant unused border areas 19 atthe top and bottom of th e screen. Similarly, as shown in FIG.

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9, the display of an image 25 having a 4:3 format on a screen 405 having a 1.54: 1 aspect ratio, will result in insignificantunused border areas 19 at th e sides of th e screen. In eitherinstance, the formats will utilize 91 %-95% which would bevery satisfactory to viewers. Furthermore, though notnecessary, fo r the practice of this invention it is anticipated 45that the image display system of the present invention couldbe combined with prior ar t systems which clip and distort th eimage and th e like to eliminate any border area seen by th eviewer.

a video screen having a substantially rectangular configuration forming an aspect ratio of th e horizontal dimension of said video screen to the vertical dimension ofthe said video screen, said aspect ratio being between1.4:1 an d 1.65:1;

a first image producing means fo r producing an imageoriginally formatted with an aspect ratio of 4: 3 on saidvideo screen having an aspect ratio between 1.4:1 an d1.65:1; an d

a second image producing means fo r producing an imageoriginally formatted with an aspect ratio of 16:9 on saidvideo screen having an aspect ratio between 1.4:1 and1.65:1.

2. An image display system of claim 1 wherein:said aspect ratio is between 1.5: 1 an d 1.6: 1.3. An image display system fo r displaying a video image

comprising:a video screen having a substantially rectangular configu

ration forming an aspect ratio of the horizontal dimension of said video screen to th e vertical dimension ofsaid video screen, said aspect ratio being between1.45:1 an d 1.60:1.

4. An image display system fo r displaying a first videoimage having a first aspect ratio or a second video imagehaving a second aspect ratio, the image display systemcomprising:

a video screen having a rectangular configuration forminga third aspect ratio, said third aspect ratio being substantially equal to th e geometric mean of said firstaspect ratio and said second aspect ratio;

a first image producing means fo r producing an imageoriginally formatted with said first aspect ratio; an d

a second image producing means for producing an imageoriginally formatted with said second aspect ratio.

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Multidistrict Litigation. (6) Check this box when a multidistrict case is transferred into the district under authority of Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1407. When thchecked, do not check (5) above.

Appeal to District Judge from Magistrate Judgment. (7) Check this box for an appeal from a magistrate judges decision.

VI. Cause of Action. Report the civil statute directly related to the cause of action and give a brief description of the cause. Do not cite jurisdictional stanless diversity. Example: U.S. Civil Statute: 47 USC 553

Brief Description: Unauthorized reception of cable service

VII. Requested in Complaint. Class Action. Place an X in this box if you are filing a class action under Rule 23, F.R.Cv.P.

Demand. In this space enter the dollar amount (in thousands of dollars) being demanded or indicate other demand such as a preliminary injunction.

ury Demand. Check the appropriate box to indicate whether or not a jury is being demanded.

VIII. Related Cases. This section of the JS 44 is used to reference related pending cases if any. If there are related pending cases, insert the docket nund the corresponding judge names for such cases.

ate and Attorney Signature. Date and sign the civil cover sheet.


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