Xennial V Apple

Case: 5:21-cv-01405 Doc #: 1 Filed: 07/21/21 1 of 28.
PageID #: 1
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
XENNIAL IP LLC,
Civil Action No.:
Plaintiff,
v. TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED
APPLE INC.,
Defendant.
COMPLAINT FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT
Now comes, Plaintiff, Xennial IP LLC (“Plaintiff” or “Xennial”), by and through
undersigned counsel, and respectfully alleges, states, and prays as follows:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. This is an action for patent infringement under the Patent Laws of the United
States, Title 35 United States Code (“U.S.C.”) to prevent and enjoin Defendant Apple Inc.
(hereinafter “Defendant”), from infringing and profiting, in an illegal and unauthorized manner,
and without authorization and/or consent from Plaintiff from U.S. Patent No. 9,792,409 (“the
‘409 Patent which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, and from
U.S. Patent No. 10,664,571 (“the ‘571 Patent which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and
incorporated herein by reference, collectively the “Patents-in-Suit”, and pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§271, and to recover damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.
THE PARTIES
2. Plaintiff is an Ohio limited liability company.
3. Defendant is a California corporation with a principal place of business at One
Apple Park Way, Cupertino, California 95014. Defendant can be served through its registered
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agent, CT Corporation System, 4400 Easton Commons Way – Suite 125, Columbus, Ohio
43219.
4. Defendant has regular and established place of business at 3265 West Market
Street, Akron, Ohio 44333, among others, which is located in this District. Defendant employs
thousands of people at these locations. Upon information and belief, work done at these
Defendant locations includes providing support for fitness accessories.
5. Defendant has placed or contributed to placing infringing products into the stream
of commerce via an established distribution channel knowing or understanding that such
products would be sold and used in the United States, including in the Northern District of
Texas.
6. Plaintiff is further informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant
operates the website www.apple.com, which is in the business of providing smart water bottles,
amongst other things. Defendant derives a portion of its revenue from sales and distribution via
electronic transactions conducted on and using at least, but not limited to, its Internet website
located at www.apple.com, and its incorporated and/or related systems (collectively the “Apple
Website”). Plaintiff is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that, at all times relevant
hereto, Defendant has done and continues to do business in this judicial district, including, but
not limited to, providing products/services to customers located in this judicial district by way of
the Apple Website.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
7. This is an action for patent infringement in violation of the Patent Act of the
United States, 35 U.S.C. §§1 et seq.
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8. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§§1331 and 1338(a).
9. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant by virtue of its systematic
and continuous contacts with this jurisdiction and its residence in this District, as well as because
of the injury to Plaintiff, and the cause of action Plaintiff has risen in this District, as alleged
herein.
10. Defendant is subject to this Court’s specific and general personal jurisdiction
pursuant to its substantial business in this forum, including: (i) at least a portion of the
infringements alleged herein; (ii) regularly doing or soliciting business, engaging in other
persistent courses of conduct, and/or deriving substantial revenue from goods and services
provided to individuals in this forum state and in this judicial District; and (iii) being
incorporation in this District.
11. Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1400(b) because
Defendant resides in this District under the Supreme Court’s opinion in TC Heartland v. Kraft
Foods Group Brands LLC, 137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017) through its incorporation, and regular and
established place of business in this District.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
12. Counsel for the patent owner notified Defendant’s supplier of the accused
products, Hidrate, Inc. via email and certified mail of patent owner’s provisional rights under 35
U.S.C. §154(d) in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/657,300 on July 14, 2015. On
information and belief, this knowledge is, was, or should have been imparted to Defendant by
and through its relationship with the supplier.
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13. On October 17, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)
duly and legally issued the ‘409 Patent, entitled “Communicative Water Bottle and System
Thereof” after a full and fair examination. The ‘409 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein as if fully rewritten.
14. Plaintiff is presently the owner of the ‘409 Patent, having received all right, title
and interest in and to the ‘409 Patent from the previous assignee of record. Plaintiff possesses all
rights of recovery under the ‘409 Patent, including the exclusive right to recover for past
infringement.
15. To the extent required, Plaintiff has complied with all marking requirements
under 35 U.S.C. § 287 with respect to the ‘409 patent.
16. Claim 1 of the ‘409 Patent states:
“1. A communicative sports water bottle comprising:

a bottle body having a base and an upwardly extending sidewall therein
defining a fluid chamber and a first display coupled to the bottle body;
a sensor determining one or more of the following an amount of fluid in
the fluid chamber, an amount of fluid being dispensed from the fluid chamber,
and a physical movement of the bottle body;
fluid information logic electronically coupled with the sensor creating
digital data associated with fluid in the chamber;
data transmission and reception logic configured to send the digital data to
a remote device and receive digital data from the remote device, wherein the data
transmission and reception logic monitors wireless input sources for incoming
wireless packets and analyzes any received packets in order to detect a source of
the packet transmission and decide whether to sync the digital data associated
with fluid in the chamber with the source of the packet;
wherein the remote device is a wrist-worn health activity tracker including
a second display that displays information associated with one or more of the
following: the amount of fluid in the chamber, the amount of fluid dispensed from
the chamber, an amount of time since fluid was last dispensed from the chamber,
an amount of fluid dispensed over a given time period, a reminder notification if
fluid has not been dispensed over a given time period, a reminder to consume an
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adjusted amount of fluid based, at least in part, on activity information obtained

from the remote device;
network connectivity electronically connecting the data transmission and
reception logic and the remote device, wherein in the network connectivity is
selected from a group comprising of: Bluetooth connection, wireless internet
connection, wired internet connection, internet, and 3G/4G connection; and
a record of information for a previous period at a fixed time interval;
artificial intelligence configured to learn the record of information to
detect behavior signatures from the previous period, which is implemented to
predict a likelihood of a subject has certain activity levels at a present time.” Ex.
A, Col.14:24-67.
17. On May 26, 2020, the USPTO duly and legally issued the ‘571 Patent, entitled
“Communicative Water Bottle and System Thereof” after a full and fair examination. The ‘571
Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein as if fully rewritten.
18. Plaintiff is presently the owner of the ‘571 Patent, having received all right, title
and interest in and to the ‘571 Patent from the previous assignee of record. Plaintiff possesses all
rights of recovery under the ‘571 Patent, including the exclusive right to recover for past
infringement.
19. To the extent required, Plaintiff has complied with all marking requirements
under 35 U.S.C. § 287 with respect to the ‘571 Patent.
“1. A communicative sports water bottle system comprising:

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connection, wired internet connection, Internet, and 3G/4G connection;
a record of information for a previous period at a fixed time interval, and
the record of information is displayed in one of the first display and the second
display;
a cap repeatably attachable and detachable from the bottle body, and
wherein the sensor is carried by the cap; and
cap sensor placement-specific algorithms executed by the fluid
information logic during the previous period to determine the one or more of the
following the amount of fluid in the fluid chamber, the amount of fluid dispensed
from the fluid chamber, the physical movement of the bottle body, the amount of
time since fluid was last dispensed from the chamber, the amount of fluid
dispensed over a given time period, and the reminder notification if fluid has not
been dispensed over a given time period; and
adaptive filtering logic executed during the previous period to cancel out
excessive movements of the cap.” Ex. B, Col.14:33-15:21.
“10. A communicative sports water bottle system comprising:

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connection, wired internet connection, internet, and 3G/4G connection;
a record of information for a previous period at a fixed time interval, and
the record of information is displayed in one of the first display and the second
display; and
bottle body sensor placement-specific algorithms executed by the fluid
information logic to determine the one or more of the following the amount of
fluid in the fluid chamber, the amount of fluid dispensed from the fluid chamber,
the physical movement of the bottle body, the amount of time since fluid was last
dispensed from the chamber, the amount of fluid dispensed over a given time
period, and the reminder notification if fluid has not been dispensed over a given
time period; and
adaptive filtering logic to cancel out excessive movements of the bottle.”
Ex. B, Col.16:5-58.
“12. A method for displaying fluid consumption by a human comprising:

generating digital data associated with fluid in a communicative bottle via
fluid information logic electronically coupled with a first sensor carried by the
communicative bottle;
sending digital data via data transmission and reception logic to the wrist-
worn remote device and receiving digital data from the remote device, wherein
the data transmission and reception logic monitors wireless input sources for
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incoming wireless packets and analyzes any received packets in order to detect a
source of the packet transmission and decide whether to sync the digital data
associated with fluid in the chamber with a source of the packet;
displaying digital data associated with a first amount of fluid within the
communicative bottle in a first display integrated in a wrist-worn remote
electronic device distinct from the communicative bottle;
wherein the wrist-worn remote device is a wrist-worn health activity
tracker that displays information, in the first display, associated with one or more
of the following: the amount of fluid in the chamber, the amount of fluid
dispensed from the chamber, an amount of time since fluid was last dispensed
from the chamber, an amount of fluid dispensed over a given time period, a
reminder notification if fluid has not been dispensed over a given time period, a
reminder to consume an adjusted amount of fluid based, at least in part, on
activity information obtained from the remote device;
connecting the data transmission and reception logic and the wrist-worn
remote device via electronic network connectivity, wherein in the network
connectivity is selected from a group comprising of: Bluetooth connection,
wireless internet connection, wired internet connection, internet, and 3G/4G
connection;
recording the data associated with the first amount of fluid;
predicting, via artificial intelligence configured to learn the recorded data
associated with the first amount of fluid to detect behavior signatures, which is
implemented in one or more processors, a likelihood of a subject has certain
activity levels at a present time;
recognizing an adjustment of the first amount of fluid in the
communicative bottle by one of the following (a) fluid dispensed from the
communicative bottle and (b) fluid added to the communicative bottle;
sensing the amount of adjusted fluid with the first sensor coupled to the
communicative bottle to create data associated with a second amount of fluid
within the communicative bottle;
sending data associated with the second amount of fluid to the first display
in the wrist-worn remote electronic device;
displaying data associated with the second amount of fluid within the
communicative bottle in the first display integrated in the wrist-worn remote
electronic device distinct from the communicative bottle;
displaying an amount of water to be consumed determined by a difference
of the data associated with the second amount of data from the predicted activity
levels at the present time.” Ex. B, Col.16:59-18:4.
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23. Defendant commercializes, inter alia, methods that perform all the steps recited in
at least one claim of the ‘409 Patent and/or the ‘571 Patent. More particularly, Defendant
commercializes, inter alia, systems that meets all elements of Claim 1 of the ‘409 Patent and
Claim 10 of the ‘571 Patent and methods that perform all the steps recited in Claim 12 of the
‘571 Patent. Specifically, Defendant makes, uses, sells, offers for sale, or imports a method that
encompasses that which is covered by Claim 1 of the ‘409 Patent, and Claims 10 and 12 of the
‘571 Patent.
DEFENDANT’S PRODUCT(S)
24. Defendant offers solutions, such as the smart water bottles: (1) Hidrate Spark
STEEL and/or (2) Hidrate Spark 3 (collectively the “Accused Instrumentality”) 1 that enables a
communicative sports water bottle system when paired with a wrist-worn activity tracker, such
as an Apple Watch, as shown below.
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The Hidrate Spark smart water bottles that effectuate the Accused Instrumentality is just one of the products
provided by Defendant, and Plaintiff’s investigation is on-going to additional products to be included as a Product
that meets the Accused Instrumentality that may be added at a later date.
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Source: https://www.apple.com/shop/accessories/all/only-at-apple?fh=4ab1%2B4bc9
25. A system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes a bottle body
having a base and an upwardly extending sidewall therein defining a fluid chamber and a first
display coupled to the bottle body, as shown below.
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Source: https://hidratespark.com/products/scuba-hidrate-spark-3
26. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes a sensor
determining one or more of the following an amount of fluid in the fluid chamber, an amount of
fluid being dispensed from the fluid chamber, and a physical movement of the bottle body, as
shown below.
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Source: https://hidratespark.com/products/scuba-hidrate-spark-3
27. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes fluid information
logic electronically coupled with the sensor creating digital data associated with fluid in the
chamber, as shown below.
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Source: https://hidratespark.com/products/hidratespark-steel
28. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes data transmission
and reception logic configured to send the digital data to a remote device and receive digital data
from the remote device, wherein the data transmission and reception logic monitors wireless
input sources for incoming wireless packets and analyzes any received packets in order to detect
a source of the packet transmission and decide whether to sync the digital data associated with
fluid in the chamber with the source of the packet, as shown below.
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29. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes wherein the
remote device is a wrist-worn health activity tracker including a second display that displays
information associated with one or more of the following: the amount of fluid in the chamber,
the amount of fluid dispensed from the chamber, an amount of time since fluid was last
dispensed from the chamber, an amount of fluid dispensed over a given time period, a reminder
notification if fluid has not been dispensed over a given time period, a reminder to consume an
adjusted amount of fluid based, at least in part, on activity information obtained from the remote
device, as shown below.
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30. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes fluid information
logic electronically coupled with the sensor creating digital data associated with fluid in the
chamber, as shown below.
31. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes network
connectivity electronically connecting the data transmission and reception logic and the remote
device, wherein in the network connectivity is selected from a group comprising of: Bluetooth
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connection, wireless internet connection, wired internet connection, internet, and 3G/4G
connection, as shown below.
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32. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes a record of
information for a previous period at a fixed time interval, and the record of information is
displayed in one of the first display and the second display, as shown below.
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Source: https://hidratespark.com/pages/app
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33. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes bottle body
sensor placement-specific algorithms executed by the fluid information logic to determine the
one or more of the following the amount of fluid in the fluid chamber, the amount of fluid
dispensed from the fluid chamber, the physical movement of the bottle body, the amount of time
since fluid was last dispensed from the chamber, the amount of fluid dispensed over a given time
period, and the reminder notification if fluid has not been dispensed over a given time period, as
shown below.
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34. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes adaptive filtering
logic to cancel out excessive movements of the bottle, inasmuch as movements of the bottle are
not recorded as “drinking events” or otherwise do not effect the amount of fluid sensed to have
been consumed.
35. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes artificial
intelligence configured to learn the record of information to detect behavior signatures from the
previous period, which is implemented to predict a likelihood of a subject has certain activity
levels at a present time. For example, as shown below, the Accused Instrumentality uses the
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“Hydration Equation” to learn the record of information. One scenario pertains to activity levels
to be learned, especially for pregnant women, as stated in the Patents-in-Suit.
36. Hidrate’s Website indicates:
“Your Daily Goal Calculated By The Hidrate App

Your unique information like height, weight, activity level and more, are all used
in the calculation daily to create your daily water intake goal.
Women who are nursing or pregnant require more water during these times—our
hydration equation takes these into account to give you an accurate goal each
day.”
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COUNT 1: INFRINGEMENT OF THE U.S. PATENT NO. 9,792,409
37. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference all of the allegations set forth in
the preceding paragraphs
38. In violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271, Defendant is now, and has been directly
infringing, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, the ‘409 Patent.
39. Defendant has had knowledge of infringement of the ‘409 Patent at least as of the
service of the present Complaint. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff further alleges that
Defendant had knowledge of infringement as early as July 14, 2015 through its relationship with
its suppler of the accused products.
40. Direct Infringement. Defendant has directly infringed and continues to directly
infringe at least one claim, particularly Claim 1, of the ‘409 Patent by making, using, at least
through internal testing or otherwise, offering to sell, selling and/or importing, without
limitation, the Accused Instrumentality without authority in the United States, and will continue
to do so unless enjoined by this Court. As a direct and proximate result of Defendant’s direct
infringement of the ‘409 Patent, Plaintiff has been and continues to be damaged.
41. Induced Infringement. Defendant has induced others to infringe at least Claim 1
of the ‘409 Patent by encouraging infringement, knowing that the acts Defendant induced
constituted patent infringement, and its encouraging acts actually resulted in direct patent
infringement either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.
42. Contributory Infringement. Defendant actively, knowingly, and intentionally
has been and continues materially contribute to their own customers’ infringement of the ‘409
Patent, literally or by the doctrine of equivalents, by selling the Accused Instrumentality to their
customers for use in end-user products in a manner that infringes one or more claims,
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particularly Claim 1, of the ‘490 Patent. Moreover, the Accused Instrumentality is not a staple
article of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing use.
43. By engaging in the conduct described herein, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and
is thus liable for infringement of the ‘409 Patent, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
44. Defendant has committed these acts of infringement without license or
authorization.
45. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘409 Patent, Plaintiff has suffered
monetary damages and is entitled to a monetary judgment in an amount adequate to compensate
for Defendant’s past infringement, together with interests and costs.
46. Plaintiff will continue to suffer damages in the future unless Defendant’s
infringing activities are enjoined by this Court. As such, Plaintiff is entitled to compensation for
any continuing and/or future infringement up until the date that Defendant is finally and
permanently enjoined from further infringement.
COUNT 2: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 10,664,571
47. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference all of the allegations set forth in
the preceding paragraphs
48. In violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271, Defendant is now, and has been directly
infringing, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, the ‘571 Patent.
49. Defendant has had knowledge of infringement of the ‘571 Patent at least as of the
service of the present Complaint. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff further alleges that
Defendant had knowledge of infringement as early as July 14, 2015 through its relationship with
its suppler of the accused products.
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50. Direct Infringement. Defendant has directly infringed and continues to directly
infringe at least one claim, particularly Claims 1 (via the Hidrate Spark 3), 10 (via the Hidrate
Spark STEEL) and 12 (via both the Hidrate Spark 3 and the Hidrate Spark STEEL), of the ‘571
Patent by making, using, at least through internal testing or otherwise, offering to sell, selling
and/or importing, without limitation, the Accused Instrumentality without authority in the
United States, and will continue to do so unless enjoined by this Court. As a direct and
proximate result of Defendant’s direct infringement of the ‘571 Patent, Plaintiff has been and
continues to be damaged.
51. Induced Infringement. Defendant has induced others to infringe the ‘571 Patent
by encouraging infringement, knowing that the acts Defendant induced constituted patent
infringement of at least Claims 1 (via the Hidrate Spark 3), 10 (via the Hidrate Spark STEEL)
and 12 (via both the Hidrate Spark 3 and the Hidrate Spark STEEL), and its encouraging acts
actually resulted in direct patent infringement either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.
52. Contributory Infringement. Defendant actively, knowingly, and intentionally
has been and continues materially contribute to their own customers’ infringement of at least
Claims 1 (via the Hidrate Spark 3), 10 (via the Hidrate Spark STEEL) and 12 (via both the
Hidrate Spark 3 and the Hidrate Spark STEEL) of the ‘571 Patent, literally or by the doctrine of
equivalents, by selling the Accused Instrumentality to their customers for use in end-user
products in a manner that infringes one or more claims of the ‘571 Patent. Moreover, the
Accused Instrumentality is not a staple article of commerce suitable for substantial non-
infringing use.
53. By engaging in the conduct described herein, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and
is thus liable for infringement of the ‘571 Patent, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
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54. Defendant has committed these acts of infringement without license or
authorization.
55. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘571 Patent, Plaintiff has suffered
monetary damages and is entitled to a monetary judgment in an amount adequate to compensate
for Defendant’s past infringement, together with interests and costs.
Plaintiff will continue to suffer damages in the future unless Defendant’s infringing
activities are enjoined by this Court. As such, Plaintiff is entitled to compensation for any
continuing and/or future infringement up until the date that Defendant is finally and permanently
enjoined from further infringement.
56. Plaintiff reserves the right to modify its infringement theories as discovery
progresses in this case; it shall not be estopped for infringement contention or claim construction
purposes by the claim charts that it provides with this Complaint. The claim chart depicted in
Exhibit B is intended to satisfy the notice requirements of Rule 8(a)(2) of the Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure and does not represent Plaintiff’s preliminary or final infringement contentions
or preliminary or final claim construction positions.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
57. Plaintiff demands a trial by jury of any and all causes of action.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for the following relief:
a. That Defendant be adjudged to have directly infringed the ‘409 Patent and the ‘571
Patent either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents;
b. An accounting of all infringing sales and damages including, but not limited to, those
sales and damages not presented at trial;
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c. That Defendant, its officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, attorneys,
affiliates, divisions, branches, parents, and those persons in active concert or participation with
any of them, be permanently restrained and enjoined from directly infringing the ‘409 Patent and
the ‘571 Patent;
d. An award of damages pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §284 sufficient to compensate Plaintiff
for the Defendant’s past infringement and any continuing or future infringement up until the date
that Defendant is finally and permanently enjoined from further infringement, including
compensatory damages;
e. An assessment of pre-judgment and post-judgment interest and costs against
Defendant, together with an award of such interest and costs, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §284;
f. That Defendant be directed to pay enhanced damages, including Plaintiff’s attorneys’
fees incurred in connection with this lawsuit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §285; and
g. That Plaintiff be granted such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and
proper.
Dated: July 21, 2021 Respectfully submitted,
SAND, SEBOLT & WERNOW CO., LPA
/s/ Andrew S. Curfman

Andrew S. Curfman
Aegis Tower – Suite 1100
4940 Munson Street NW
Canton, Ohio 44718
Telephone: (330) 244-1174
Facsimile: (330) 244-1173
[email protected]
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Case: 5:21-cv-01405 Doc #: 1 Filed: 07/21/21 1 of 28.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

v. TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT

Now comes, Plaintiff, Xennial IP LLC (“Plaintiff” or “Xennial”), by and through

undersigned counsel, and respectfully alleges, states, and prays as follows:

NATURE OF THE ACTION

incorporated herein by reference, collectively the “Patents-in-Suit”, and pursuant to 35 U.S.C.

§271, and to recover damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.

2. Plaintiff is an Ohio limited liability company.

3. Defendant is a California corporation with a principal place of business at One

Defendant locations includes providing support for fitness accessories.

of commerce via an established distribution channel knowing or understanding that such

the Apple Website.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

United States, 35 U.S.C. §§1 et seq.

§§1331 and 1338(a).

incorporation in this District.

established place of business in this District.

and through its relationship with the supplier.

incorporated herein as if fully rewritten.

under 35 U.S.C. § 287 with respect to the ‘409 patent.

16. Claim 1 of the ‘409 Patent states:

“1. A communicative sports water bottle comprising:

adjusted amount of fluid based, at least in part, on activity information obtained

Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein as if fully rewritten.

under 35 U.S.C. § 287 with respect to the ‘571 Patent.

20. Claim 1 of the ‘571 Patent states:

“1. A communicative sports water bottle system comprising:

21. Claim 10 of the ‘571 Patent states:

“10. A communicative sports water bottle system comprising:

22. Claim 12 of the ‘571 Patent states:

“12. A method for displaying fluid consumption by a human comprising:

as an Apple Watch, as shown below.

25. A system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes a bottle body

display coupled to the bottle body, as shown below.

26. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes a sensor

chamber, as shown below.

device, as shown below.

chamber, as shown below.

31. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes network

connection, as shown below.

32. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes a record of

35. The system effectuated by the Accused Instrumentality includes artificial

to be learned, especially for pregnant women, as stated in the Patents-in-Suit.

36. Hidrate’s Website indicates:

“Your Daily Goal Calculated By The Hidrate App

COUNT 1: INFRINGEMENT OF THE U.S. PATENT NO. 9,792,409

the preceding paragraphs

its suppler of the accused products.

infringement either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.

42. Contributory Infringement. Defendant actively, knowingly, and intentionally

article of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing use.

44. Defendant has committed these acts of infringement without license or