Omega Patents LLC v. Skypatrol LLC et al, No. 1:2011cv24201 - Document 97 (S.D. Fla. 2012)

Court Description: ORDER denying in part Defendant's Motion 52 to Sever and Transfer Venue. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 6/19/2012. (rg1)

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Omega Patents LLC v. Skypatrol LLC et al Doc. 97 I TH E INI N J TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT FOR TH E SO UTH ERN DI STRI O F FLO RI CT DA Ca tN o.1 11 c 24201- M s : - vKM OM EGA PA TEN TS, LLC, Pli if antf, VS. SKYPATROL,LLC, a ENFOM ,l , nd NC. De e n s f nda t . / O R DE R D ENY I G I PA R T D EFEN DA N T' M O TI N N N S O TO SEV ER A N D TM N SFER V ENU E THI CAUSE c S ame be or t Co tupo De e nts M oton t Se r a Tr ns e f e he ur n f nda ' i o ve nd a f r Ve u ( No.5 ) Plitf fld a Re p n e( No. 0 , f n a tfld a Re l ( n e ECF 2 . an if ie s o s ECF 6 ) De e d n ie py ECF No 7 ) a d Plitf fld a Sl - py ( No 8 ) Th Mo in i n w rp frrv e . 2 , n an if ie z Re l ECF . 3 . e to s o ie o e iw. r U PON CON SI DERATI oft M oto Res ON he i n, pons Re y,Slr R e y,t pe tne pori of e pl z - pl he r i nt tons t Rec d,a beng o he wie f l a s d i t pr mies t s Cour entr t f l ng he or nd i t r s uly dvie n he e s , hi t e s he olowi Or r de . I BACKG ROUNDI @ 'he M o i t Se a Tr nse Ve cure l be or t Cour a ie w ihi t r ton o ver nd a f r nue r nty f e he t rs s t n he c extofaci la ton f pae i rnge t Unied St t Pa e Nos 6, 2, 6, 98 ont vi c i or tnt nfi men . t aes t nt . 51 465; 737, 9; 6, 499;6, 667;a 7, 293 ( l tvey,thepae si quesi ),r lt t vai 765, 972, nd 305, coleci l s t tnt n ton' eae o rous t l ogi asocaedwih ve ceta ng.Pl ntf Ome Pae s LLC (f ga' i t ecmol es s it t hil rcki ai if ga tnt, çome ' s he ) pa ent lc ns ng a m of Om e Res r h a D e l pm e , l t ie i r ga ea c nd ve o nt nc. Ona doe not ha a ega s ve ny lThe f c she en a e tken fom De e at ri r a r f ndan ' M o i t Tr nse Ve ts ton o a f r nue;Pli ifs Re pons antf s e; a D e e nt sRe y. nd f nda ' pl 1 Dockets.Justia.com ofk e i Fl i doe no c t s n orda, s t onduc a busnes i Fl i ,doe notha a e oye who t ny i s n orda s ve ny mpl es r sde i Fl i ,a doesnotot r s ha a c acsw11 Fl i wih t e e i oft e i n orda nd he wie ve ny ont t t1 orda t he xc pton he i tnt a ton. Def nda Enf a,I i a De a r c por ton wih is prnci pl e of nsa c i e nt or nc. s l wa e or a i t t i pal ac busnes i m c r on,Te s.De e ntSky tol LLC,i aFl i lmie la lt c i s n ha ds xa f nda par , s orda i t d ibiiy ompa ny a diti e s ve a ofEnf a' pr uc sunde t Skypar br nd nn et La i Amerc . nd srbut s e r l or s od t r he tol a m o tn ia On M ac 1 , 2 2, Ome a fld a Ame d d Co lit ( rh 2 01 g ie n ne mpan ECF No.45 a an t ) g is Def nt . The Com pl n al ge t Enf a and Skypar ha s d ve ce tac ng enda s ait le s hat or tol ve ol hi l r ki pr ucst ti rnge t pae s i que to Spe fcal t Com pli alege t tEnf r s od t ha nfi he tnt n si n. cii ly, he a nt l s ha o a' û de M T' lne of pr t , a Skypar ' pr ç spi r ' i oduc s nd tols oduct be rng t names ç s po q' s a i he ç s r ' pa t --75 5' 1118760' : -89509' a G co r Pl , i rnge t pa e s i q si . 1 -8 0 ' :-71 -T1 ' nd t ve Re us' nfi ' he t nt n ue ton Co i tng m a tr ,Pl i ifalo a l es Skypar ' pr t be ng t na e E 1 ' mplcai te s antf s leg tols oduc s mi he m s E TTI 50' a t 950' as i rngePl ntf spae s nd 1 TT1 ' lo nf i ai if tnt .The e pr uc sa em a a hle by Thid Pa t s od t r nuf c r d r ry De e ntCaAmp Cop or ton. f nda l ai Enf a no m o i nst s Cour t s ve Enf a fom t i t ntaci a ta f rt or w to hi t o e r or r he nsa ton nd r ns e he s ve e aci t t Emse n Ditit of Te s or at r tvey,t t Norhe n Ditit of e r d ton o he tr src xa , le na i l o he t r src Ge gi or a. I .SEVEM NCE I F d rlRu e o Cii P o e u e 21 p o i e t a çh c u tma a a y tme o j t e ea l f v l r c d r r v d s h t ç e o r y t n i , n us t tr , d o d o ap ry Th c u t yas s v ra y cam a an tap ry. Atis i ( ) ems a d r r p a t. e o r ma lo e e n li g is a t ' sue s 1 ' whehe Pli ifs ca ms a i t Skypar t t r lt t pr t m a a e by Enf a t r antf li gans tol ha ea e o oduc s nuf cmr d or s ul be s ve e bec us a Enf a a Skypa r bot a gue, Sky tol i me el a ho d e rd a e, s or nd tol h r par s r y downsr m s lr of Enf a' pr ucs a ha no r a co c i t Pli if s i rnge e ten ele or s od t nd s e l nne ton o antf nfi m nt cams a d( )wh t e Plitf camsa an tS y ar lt tr lt t p o u t ma u a trd li ; n 2 eh r anifs li g is k p to ha eae o r d cs n f cue b Thr Pa t Dee d n CaAmps o db s v r di lg to p tnil so n e . y id ry fn a t l h ul e e ee n i h f oe ta mij i d r On Se e r 1 2011,Pr i pt mbe 6, esdent Obn a sg m i ned i o l w t Lea smih Ame i a nt a he hy- t rc lve t Ac, u L. 1 229 1 5Sut 2B ( 01 )(e en fe t et rc nI v n sAc' . n n s t P b. No. 1 - , 2 . 4 2 1 h r ia tr h û ia n e t t) Ame ' Th AmtiaIv n sAc, ne al c die an w s to r lsg ve ngtej id ro pate e rc n e t t i tr i o i d e e f ue o mi h on t f ris a, i cvi a tons t ii under a Ac of Congrs r ai t pae s, 35 U. C.j 299. n i l ci hrsng ny t e s eltng o tnt ' ' S. 2 Pts n t t eAmeia I v n sAc,p risa c s d o p tn ifi e n ma bej n d i t ua t o h r rc n n e t t a t c u e f ae t n rng me t y oie n e o a ton a def nda s orha t ra tonsc oldaed f rti , y i ne ci s e nt , ve hei c i ons i t o ral onl f ()a y rg tt rle i a sre a an tt e p risj ity s v r l o i te 1 n ih o eif s se td g is h a t on l, e eal r n h e y, atr i wih r s tt o a ii ou oft s me tans c i occ r nc ,or le natve t e pec o r rsng t he n r a ton, ure e s resoftans ci oroc ure sr a i t t maki usng,i ei r a tons c r nce eltng o he ng, i mpori i o tng nt t Unie Stt s ofe i f s l or s li of t s m e a us d pr t or he t d ae , f rng or ae, elng he n cc e oduc pr es ;a oc s nd ()q eto soffc c mmo t a1d fn a t o c u tr li d fnd n swi 2 u sin a t o n o l ee d n s r o ne cam ee a t l l a ie i t a ton. rs n he c i Til 3 U. C. 2 9.Pate a c e o p tn ifi e n ma no b j i dç a e s ll o te 5 S. j 9 ris c usd f ae t n rng me t y t e one ç s d oey n b y, , al tonst tt ea h ha i rnge t pae orpae si s t' J= A part how ever legai ha hey c ve nfi d he tnt tnt n ui. J ' . ma wav tel tto so j i e wi r s e tt t a pat I y ie h i ain n ond r t e p c o h t ry. d. mi h Hee j id r of En o a a d S y tolstsis te c n iin o 3 U. C. j 2 9. r, on e f r n k par aife h o dto s f 5 S. 9 Pl i ifscli s f r i rng m e a ie o oft s m e s res oftans c i orocc r e s i antf am o nfi e nt rs ut he n ei r a ton u r nce n t t Enf a m a a t e a pr tt t aleg y i rnges t paen s i quesi a t n ha or nuf cur s oduc ha l edl nfi he t t n ton nd he pr dest pr uc t Skypar ,who r onfg es modii ,a r br ndst s m epr t ovi he od t o tol ec i ur , fes nd e a he a oduc usng i o m a i a doc l e a i pr ded by Enf a f di t i i unde isow n na e 3 i nf r ton nd lm nt ton ovi or - or sr buton rt m . 2 W ih t e pton ofan a ton i whi h a ac ofi rnge e unde 35 U .S. j 271e( t he xce i ci n c n t nfi m nt r C. ()2) ha bee al ge s n le d. 3 Enf a a e t t s Cour t a r ce t de son by t Unie St t s Cour of Appe l f t or l rs hi t o e n cii he td ae t a s or he Fe r Cic t whe e n t Fe r Cic t he d t t s ve a c de al r ui r i he de al r ui l ha e r l ompa es al a c e of ni - l c us d 3 l r nti t sr a i hi a e c nhe e n hi eltons p r omm on quesi off c , s a t naur oft gui nc a tons a t uch s he t e he da e nd m o fc tonsSk tolpr desisus r r l tvet t a s td c am sag ns Enf a, a t dii a i ypa r ovi t e s e ai o he s ere l i ai t or nd he de i and f nc i lt of t pr t Enf c pr des t Sky tol Se rng Pl i ifs sgn u tona iy he oduc or e ovi o par . ve i antf ifig me tcamswo l n tp o t j iile o my o r d ee pe s sb tise dwo l n rn e n li u d o r moe udca c no r e ue x n e u n ta ud c eaet s pa a ebutsmia i rnge e a tonswih t po e ilf i onsse out m e . r t wo e r t i lr nfi m nt c i t he t nta or nc it nt co s Thus t s Cour de es Enf a' M oton t Se r t t e e i r quess t s Cou t s ve , hi t ni or s i o ve o he xtnt t e t hi r e r Pli ifscli st tr a et pr t ma acur by Enf a. antf am ha elt o oduc s nuf t ed or Ofsp rt c n e ni tea p o rae s o j id ri l h o Pli tf camsa an t e a ae o c r s h p r p itne s f on e n i t f anips li g is g Skypar t t r l t t pr t ma a t e by Thid Pa t Def ndan Cal tol ha e ae o oduc s nuf cur d r ry e t Amp. Til 35 te U. C.j2 9 alwsf rt ej id roft p risa c s d o p tn i rn e n o l i L n S. 9 lo o h on e wo ate c u e f ae t nfig me t ny f n y a rg t orle i a s re a ans t ep risj ity, e e al , ri t atr ai . I (mp a i ih t eif s se td g i t h a t o nl sv r ly o n he l n t ' d.e h ss e e ve ' a d d .ThsCo r itr rt tep e e c o tewo d t n 't idiaet ts ln a j id ri d e ) i u tn ep es h rs n e f h r t y'o n c t ha o o g s on e s a a p o raef ro eo mo ecams mij i d rwil o rs l d et t p e e c o o eo mo e p r p it o n r r li , so n e ln t e ut u o he r s n e f n r r i pende i rnge e cli s a ns onl one of t de e nt . nde nt nfi m nt am gai t y he f nda s Thus Enf a a , or nd S y ar ae p o el j n d wih r s e tt al cams c n an d i Plitf Ame d d k p tol r r p ry oie t e p c o l li o tie n anifs ne Co ant An aci n f i rnge e a i tThid Pa t De e ntCal , ho ve ,wo d mpli . to or nfi m nt gans r ry f nda Amp we r ul r s l i mi on e b c u e j id r o En o a a CaAmp wo l no stsy t e t a e ut n s id r e a s on e f f r nd l j u d t aif h t me s oc ure e'o G ns ci 'rquie ntc aned i 35 U. C.j 299. AsPli ifhm no c rnc ' r Ya a ton' e r me onti n S. antf s t j i dCaAmpa ad f n a t nt ei sa ta to ,h sCo r r s r e r ln o En o a sM oin one l s ee d n i h n tn ci n ti u t e ev s ui g n f r ' to i pe en l ofe i nea i tca s r i s t t i rnged t s m e pa e --coul not be nde nd ty f rng r den i l e vce ha nfi he a t nt d j ie i a sn l a to b c u e çth s me e softe a c s d pr d cs i n te o h t on d n ige cin e a s t l e n n s g h c u e o u t s o n ug o e t bls t tcai ofi rnge e a ie fo t ts eta aci .'' I r EM C Co p. 6 sa ih ha l ms nfi m nt rs r m he s m r ns ton ' n e r , 77 F.d 1 51 1 2 U. P. Z ( d. r 201 ) Th d cso o l a le t a to ta p e ae 3 3 , 0 S. Q.D Fe Ci. 2 . e e iin ny ppis o cins h t rd t 35U. C.j29 Eve s t i f aci i ditnguiha efo EM C be a eDefnda s' S. 9. n o, he nsnnt ton s si s bl r m c us e nt al d i rnge e sems fo t rma a t r a diti i n oft s m e pr t whi h lege nfi m nt t r m hei nuf c u e nd srbuto he a oduc , c unlke t s r c ofe ed by def nda s i EM C,di no r ul by c nc orc ncde but i he e vies f r e nt n d t es t ha e oi i nce r t rt ough a esa ihed r ltons p be wee De e nt. a he hr n tbls ea i hi t n f nda s 4 t Seve t t extnti r ue t t sCour s ve Pl i ifsc am sagans Skypa r t tr lt t o r o he e t eq ss hi t e r antf l i i t tol ha e ae o pr t m a a t e by CaAmp. oduc s nuf c ur d l 1 1 TR AN SFER 1. Havi decde ag i ts ve i t i t nta ton, hi Co tno a es eswhehe t ng i d ans e rng he nsa c i t s ur w ddr s t r he a on s d ne rhel s be ta f red t t She ma Di son of t Ea t m Ditit of di houl ve t es r nse r o he r n vii he se src Te s On Dec mbe 7,2011 Pr sde Oba sgne i o lw The Fede alCoursJ di to xa . e r , e i nt ma i d nt a r t uds ci n a d Ve u Clrt to Ac o 2 1(h ç t',a d o J n a. 6 2 2 te 1w to efc. n n e ai in t f 01 t e $ ' n n a u t , 01 h a o k fe t ka Ac ) y Th n w 1w a n 2 U. C. 1 0 ()b i s rigt ewo d t rt a yditito dviint e e a me ds 8 S. j 4 4 a y n e t h r s ç o n src r i so o n o whc al rish v c nsn e 'a t e o t els sn e c o j 1 4 a. Pu . No 1 2 ih lpat a e o e td' t he nd f h a t e tn e f 40 () b L. . 1 e 6 ,j2 4,1 5 S a. 8 7 4 ( 01 ) ea n me tp r t dsrc c u t t ta se acvl 3 0 2 tt 75 , 6 2 1 .Th me d n e mis itit o rs o rn fr ii a to notonl t avenue whe e t a ton c d orgi ly ha bee br ci n yo r he ci oul i na l ve n oughtby t pli if he antf, butalo t a ve t whih a 1pa te ha c e e The que ton of whehe t ta f r s o nue o c 1 ri s ve ons nt d. si t r o r ns e ve uei si at -r n e iq iy b ttefrtp o gi n w d su ci . Th , h atr ai e n s tl wop o g d n u r , u h is r n s o ij n t l ve us t e l n tv e ve mus be o i whi h t aci n c d orgi ly ha be n br ug by t pli iforone nue t ne n c he to oul i nal ve e o ht he antf t whi h a lpa te ha c e e The s ond pr r quies Co t t ba a e p i t a o c 1 ris ve ons nt d. ec ong e r urs o l nc rva e nd p bi fco st d tr n wheh ro no ta fri j tfe .Ast Ac o ya pl st a to s u lc a t r o et mie t e r t rnse s usii d he t nl p i o cin e c omm e e on or a tr J nua y 6,201 t a e nc d fe a r 2, he m ndme i i pplca e t t i t ca e a nt s na i bl o he nsnnt s nd pls n t t eo e ai v rin o 2 U. C. 1 0 () t i Cozt yo l ta frt ei sa t t ua t o h p rt e so f 8 S. j 4 4 a ,h s l ma ny rnse h n tn r ve r a ton t t She ma Di son oft Ea t m Diti tofTe si t aci c dha orgi ly c i o he r n vi i he se src xa f he ton oul ve i nal be n br t t r by Pl i if Due t t s Cour' de ii nott s ve t i l a ton, e ough he e antf. o hi ts c son o e r he nsmnt c i Pli ifco d notha orgnal i tae t s a on i t She ma Di so oft Ea t m antf ul ve i i ly niit d hi di n he r n vii n he se Ditito Te a b c u e S y to ,a a Flrda l td la ii c mp n i n ts b e tt src f x s e a s k par l s o i i e iblt o a y, s o u jc o mi y 5 p ro a j rs ito i t Eatr Ditito Te a .Co s q e ty,rn fri ia p o raea d e s n l u idcin n he sen src f x s n e u n l ta se s n p r p it n ananayssofprva ea publcf t si unne es a y. l i i t nd i acor s c sr I CONCLUSI V. ON Fort f r goi r s ns i i he o e ng ea o ,t s ORDERED AN D ADJ UDGED t t t De e nts M oton t Se ha he f nda ' i o ver a Tr nse nd a f r Ve ue( No.5 )i DENI I PART. Thi Co r d ne De e d n ' M o int S v rt n ECF 2 s ED N s u t e is fn a ts to o e e o t ex e i r quesst s Cour s rPli ifs c am st tr a et pr he t nt t e t hi t eve antf l i ha elt o oduct ma acur by s nuf t ed Enf a Thi Cour r s r e r i on Enf r s M oton t Se t t e e i r uess t s or . s t e e v s ulng o a' i o ver o he xt nt t eq t hi Cou ts ve Pl ntf scli sa i tSk tolt tr l t t pr t m a a t e by CaAmp. r e r ai if am ga ns ypar ha e ae o oduc s nuf c ur d l Dtfnda tsM oton t Tr ns e i DENI e n' i o a fr s ED. DO ANDOR R Di C a est a ,lr atiZ Yyo Jm ,02 NE DE E n hmbraMi Foi ,hs a fte2 1. mi d K. I A M O RE CH I TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE c c: A1 c ms ofr c d l ol el e or 6

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