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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT

SO UTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

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JURY TRIAL DEM ANDED

CO M PLAINT FOR M ISAPPRO PW ATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND

COPYW GHT INFW NGEM ENTS

1, Plaintiff THOMAS S. ROSS (Ross), in the above styled cause, PRO SE, sues Apple, lnc.

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21 NOW COMES PLAINTIFF, Thomas S. Ross (Ross), PRO SE, states, on infonuation and belief,

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NATURE O F THE ACTION

The object of this litigation is the intellectual property identitied as the Eledronic Reading

Device (ERD). This property has three separate and distinct characteristics: 1) it is a chattel,

protectable under the Law of Restitution, 2) it is an invention, protectable under Patent Laws

and international treaties, and 3) it is an original work, protectable under Copyright Laws and

international treaties.

As a Chattel, Ross's ERD is tangible personal property that confers property rights under

the U.S. Constitution. The identity of the ERD is manifested through the drawings and

description of its functionality, and utility. In 1992, the ERD was created, at a time when

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nothing like it existed before.Funetioning as a ûlbirth certificate'', the genesis of the EIl.D

was evidenced by the identity of the author and the dates of their creation, aftixed on each

drawing and text, as Thom as S. Ross and M ay 23, 1992, June 28, 1992.

ln addition, the identity of the ERD was further memorialized by the tiling of an

application for a utility patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

and the agency issued patent application 07/974.428, dated 11/12/1992.

These documents constitute Prima Facie evidence that the tangible property identiGed as the

ERD is authentic, it belongs to Ross and was created at specific dates in 1992.

As an invention, that the idea of the ERD was first invented and first filed by Ross, w as

evidenced by his application for a utility patent, number 07/974,428, dated 11/12/1992. The

application for patent was declared abandoned on or about 4/10/1995, by the USPTO, for

failtlre to pay the required fees. That said, the application evidenced that Ross w as the first to

file a device so designed and aggregated as to have created a novel combination of media and

communication tools that Ross called ERD, and whose identity was, since then, hijacked and

exploited by Apple's iphones@, ipods@, ipads@ and, others.

As an original work, the ERD was expressed through original drawings and text, al1 of

which have been copyright protected since their creation in 1992 and registered with the

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United States Copyright Oftke, on M ay 4, 2014:

. VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent

Application #07/974,428

* VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device PatentApplication //07/974,428

* VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Device Patent

Application # 07/974,428

* VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.4 Chart l The Electronic Reading DevicePatent Application # 07/974,428

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* TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application#07/974,428

Since 2007 to the time of this writing, Apple has 1) misappropriated Ross's ERD as

chattel, protectable tmder state law, eommon law and the law of restitution, and unjustly

enriched itself, and 2) has infringed on Ross's eopyrights, protectable under copyright laws

and intem ational treaties, and, in so doing, misappropriated Ross's copyright rights and,

tmjustly enriched itself.

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Plaintiff Thom as S. Ross.

Thomas S. Ross is an individual, a eitizen of the United States of Ameriea, having his

principal dom icile in M iram ar, Florida.

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72 8. Ross is informed and believes that Apple is a California corporation having its principal

73 place of business at 1 lnfinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014.

74 Ross is informed and believes that Apple conducts business in the State of Florida,

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throughout the United States of Am erica and m any Countries that are signatories to Berne

and Paris treaties and conventions govem ing Patents and Copyrights.

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78 JURISDICTION AND VENUE

79 10. This Court has subject matterjurisdiction over the claims relating to the Copyright Act (17

80 U.S.C. jj 101,501) and the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. jj1125 et. seq.) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. j

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83 1 1. This Court has personal jlzrisdiction because Apple is, and continuously has been, doing

84 business in the state of Florida and has wrongfully infringed on Ross's copyright-protected

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1331 (federal subject matterjurisdiction) and 28 U.S.C. j1338(a) tany act of Congress

relating to copyrights, patents and trademarks).

86 12. Apple is subject to both specific and general personal jtzrisdictions. Apple, markets, sells, and

87 supports the infringing produds throughout the United States by means of brick and mortar

88 stores, internet web sites and other interstate distribution channels. Further, Ross is informed

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and believes, and based thereon alleges that Apple regularly solicits and conducts business in

and/or derives substantial revenue from , goods and services provided to residents of Florida,

induding the adual sale, of millions of misappropriated and infringing ERD look-alike units,

themselves also infringing on constituent original elements of Ross' original copyrighted

works. Accordingly, bothjurisdiction and venue are proper in this court. See 28 U.S.C. jj

1391 and 1400.

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95 VENUE AND INTM DISTRICT ASSIGNM ENT

96 13. Venue is proper within this District under 28 U .S.C. jj 1391(b) and (c), because Apple

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the Ross copyrights. ln addition, venue is proper because Ross's principal domicile is in this

district, and Ross suffered hat'm in this district.

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103 On information and belief, Plaintiff Ross states as follows:

BACKGROUND

104 The Intellectual Property

105 14. ln 1992, Ross conceived a reading and writing device, with a back-lit screen that contained

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109 15. W hat Ross contemplated, was a device that could allow one to read stories, novels, news

110 articles, as well as look at pictlzres, watch video presentations, or even movies, on a flat

111 touch-screen that was back-lit. He further imagined that it could include communication

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functions, such as a phone and a modem, input/output capability, so as to allow the user to

write notes, and be capable of storing reading and writing m aterial utilizing internal and

extem al storage media. He also imagined that the device would have batteries and even be

a11 m anner of reading m aterial, as well as other m edia, stored in the device or obtained from

an external storage device or other rem ote sources, such as a rem ote server, a11 of which

could be used in spite of the absence of ambient light.

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117 16. The ERD Ross envisioned, had various contigurations ranging in size, features and fundions,

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to accommodate various settings and uses.

One configuration consisted of one rectangular panel, with rounded

corners, with a flat screen that dom inated the smooth surface of the

viewing side, and small enough to be hand-held.

Another configuration would have two screens, side by side, that could be

utilized to expand the viewing area for reading or view other media, or

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equipped with solr panels.Ross called this device, the ELECTRONIC READm G DEVICE

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124 could be used for reading on one panel and writing on the other, or use it

for writing on both panels.

iii. Other configurations would have a variety of sizes and features to satisfy

various activities such as playing games, watching videos or m otion

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pictures, with al1 having the snme distinctive ornamental feature consisting

of the rectangle with rounded corners, smooth stlrfaces, inlaid flat screen,

seamlessly framed by the sm ooth sleek surface, with functional

attachm ents that could be placed, or not. anywhere along the edges or

fram e.

ln shorq the unifying utility among all possible ERD permutations, was the portability of a

multi-media device, while the design scheme common to all of the EIkD devices, was a pair

of redangular panels, sandwiched one on top of the other, with rounded corners, separated by

a relatively shallow layer of internal circuitry, where one panel consisted of a tlat, back-lit

touch screen, with a frnmed border, and the other a panel of similar shape and made of

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138 material similar to the front frame, so as to give it its unifed look and feel.

139 17. Between M ay 23, 1992 and September 10, 1992, Ross designed three technical drawings,

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one tlow chart and one narrative of his invention. Three drawings consisted of hand drawn

images of the hand-held ERD, depicting the unifying aesthetic design, comprising of a

rectangular panel with rounded comers, where one side wms dominated by an inlaid, centrally

located, smooth flat screen, fram ed by the flat, sm ooth surface, while the other side,

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eomm ised of a sm ooth tlat panel over the intem al circuits, batteries or internal storage.

Simple but distindive. The ingenious simplicity of this design, afforded the ability to utilize

the periphery, for appending, or not, a variety of functional controls, such as turning the

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device on or off, keyboard, pagination, sound volume, etc., and attach peripherals such as

m icrophone, speakers, cam eras, solar panels, storage devices and interfaces for other external

devices. Altemately, the frame could remain free of fundional keys, where peripheral

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functions could be performed by software, and peripherals could be placed embedded at the

edges or the side or rear panel. ln short, stripping away al1 functional gadgets and buttons,

would reveal the purely ornamental design. The ERD embodied a fusion of design and

ftmdion, in a w ay that never existed m ior to 1992.153

154 18. Another drawing was a data flow diagram that expressed the method of transmitting data to

155 and from a remote computer to identify subscribers and send requested media to the user's

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157 19. The m iting described the purpose, options, uses, and the look and feel of the ERD .

158 20. Upon creation, a1l drawings and text, including ideas and expressions of those ideas, became

159 Ross's tangible intellectual Property.

160 21. All drawings and text were copyright protected by Ross, as of their respective date of

161 creation, in 1992. See EXHIBIT A.

162 The Patent Application

163 22. On or about September 10, 1992, Ross Gled an Application for Patent, and on November 12,

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1992, the USPTO assigned the Patent Application # 07/974,428 and on December 30, 1992,

Patent Application # 07/999,5241 consisting of forms provided by the USPTO, and, attached

therewith, were the four (4) original drawings and original writings depicting and describing

Ross's EItD and other documents styled according to descriptions contained in the statutes.

l Patent Application # 07/999,524 dated 12/30/1992 was issued in error, as it was a duplicate,

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168 23. The patent application was declared abandoned in 1995, by the USPTO, due to failure to pay

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173 25. On July 11, 2007, Ross fled a claim in the United States District Court for the Southern

the application fee.

24. Ross attempted revival and/or substitution of his original invention, on or about l 999, but it

was also declared abandoned in 2000, by the USPTO, this time, for reasons other than failure

to pay fees.

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177 Patent And Trade O4/*lcc, 07-CV61723, 7/1 1/2007.

178 26. ln his answer to the USA M otion to Dismiss, Ross argued, inter alia, that the 1995

Distrid of Florida, alleginp inter alia, unconstitutional depravation of patent rights in the

1992 patent application, and detrimental reliance on USPTO procedures and instrudions, for

the 1999 failed effort to revive his original patent application. See Ross v United States

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187 27. On M ay 14, 2015, Ross secured a Copyright Registration with the United States Copyright

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Oftk e, for each of the four drawings and the writing, to wit:

@ VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application

#07/974,428. See EXHIBIT C.1.

abandonment of the patent application for failure to pay the application fee, w as

mw onstitutional. W hile the District Court found Ross's argum ent Gteloquenf', on M at'ch 30,

2009, The District Court dism issed the Ross's action against the USPTO, as tim e-barred.

Ross Appealed and the Court of Appeals for the 1 1th Circuit, upheld the lower Court's

tindings. See Ross v United States Patent And Trade Of/zcc, 07-CV61723, 7/1 1/2007, Order

Granting Defendant's Motion To Dismiss, pg. 6, referencing pg.18 of Defendant's Motion

To Dismiss.

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212 On inform ation and belief, Plaintiff Ross states as follow s:

213 28. ln 1996, Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple bragged publicly, that Apple had a culture of

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217 29. Apple engaged in systematic searching for other people's ideas by nzmmaging through all

218 sorts of resources, private and governmental, for ûlabandoned'' and ûçdiscarded'' prior art, and

ûçshameless stealing'' of others ideas, and, as Phil Schiller, Sr. VP of W orldwide M arketing

was once quoted as saying, éûmaking them their 0w11.5' ûl-l-his was part of Apple's DNA'' as5

Bud Tribble, Vice President of Apple was quoted as saying.

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ideas, and, when it found something m omising, it ltmade it its own.''

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deelared tçabandoned'' by the USPTO, and was thus relegated, to the heap of ûiabandoned''

and ttdiscarded'' ideas,just the sort of place that Apple would have been delighted to

rummage through and discover diamonds in the rough to be exploited and ltpatent the hell out

of them '' quote unquote. Apple's cop orate cultm e was to çlsham elessly steal'' ideas, tçm ake5

them their own'' and ûGpatent the hell out of them '' and would then, serve them up to the' 5

public, as their own technological marvels.

the very essence of Ross's ERD. Instead of creating its own ideas, Apple chose to adopt a

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230 32. Ross, however, still remains the owner of the ERD, with a1l rights and claim s protected tmder

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232 33. By this action, Ross seeks io put a stop to Apple's illegal conduct and obtain

233 compensation for the misappropriation and violations that have occurred thus far.

234 34. Ross alleges that in 2007, Apple began selling, advertising, depicting in m anuals, packaging,

235 print and digital m edia, and broadcasting images of three-dimensional reproductions of

the Law of Restitution as chattel, and Copyright Laws, as a work of original authorship.

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devices that were and are, substantially the same as his technical drawings of the ERD, and

that Apple's three-dimensional derivative devices (iphone@, ipod@, ipad@), embody the

non-functional aesthetic look and feel, of the technical drawings originally created by Ross in

1992 and which were misappropriated intellectual property owned by Ross and protectable

under color of Copyright Laws.

35. Ross alleges that since 2007, Apple launched a number of devices, each of which were

m isappropriated intellectual property owned by Ross, and generated infringing two-

dimensional copies of Ross's technical drawing registered as VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork:

Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428, in

packaging, advertising, broadcast media, print m edia and where aesthetic and ornamental

design from the technical drawing, are em bodied in three-dim ensional devices copied

therefrom . The chart below is Apple's development timeline that include, but is not lim ited

to, devices that are the subject of repeated misappropriation and copyright infringements, that

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Year Launthed Model Family Discontinued

2007 21-Mar iphone (1st generation) (4 GB) iphone 09/05/07

29-Jun iphone (1st generation) (8 GB) iphone 07/11/08

ipod

ipod Nano (3rd gen) Nano 09/06/08

5-Sep ipod

ipod Touch (1st gen) (8 & 16 GB) Touch 09/09/08

2008 15-Jan iphone (1st generation) (16 GB) iphone 07/11/08

2008 15-Jan ipod

ipod Touch (1st gen) (32 GB) Touch 09/09/08

19-Feb iphone 3G (8 GB) iphone 06/07/10

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ipod Touch (2nd gen) (8 GB) Touch 09/01/10

11-JuI ipod

ipod Touch (2nd gen) (16 & 32 GB) Touch 09/09/09

11-JuI iphone 3GS (16 & 32 GB) iphone 06/24/10

7-Apr ipad (Wi-Fi) ipad 03/02/11

2009 20-Oct ipad (Wi-Fi + 3G) ipad 03/02/11

20-Oct iphone 3GS (8 GB) iphone 09/12/12

31-Mar iphone 4 (GSM) (16 & 32 GB) iphone 10/04/11

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ipod

ipod Touch (4th gen) (8 & 64 GB) Touch 09/12/12

ipod

ipod Touch (4th gen) (32 GB) Touch 05/30/13

3-Apr ipod

ipod Nano (6th gen) Nano 09/12/12

13-Apr

ipad (Wi-Fi) ipad 3/2/2011

3-Apr ipad (Wi-Fi + 3G) ipad 3/2/2011

2010 30-Apr iphone 3GS (8 GB) iphone 9/12/2012

24-Jun iphone 4 (GSM) (16 & 32 GB) iphone 10/4/2011

ipod

ipod Touch (4th gen) (8 & 64 GB) Touch 9/12/2012

l-sep ipod

ipod Touch (4th gen) (32 GB) Touch 5/30/2013

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253 36. Ross alleges that in the last three years, prior to the date of the first Cease and Desist Demand

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letter dated 2/10/2015, Apple launched the following devices, each of which were

misappropriated intellectual property owned by Ross, and generated infringing two-

dim ensional copies of Ross's technical drawing registered as VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork:

Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Dcvice Patent Application #07/974,428, in

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packaging, advertising, broadcast m edia, print m edia and where aesthetic and ornam ental

design from the teclmical drawing, are em bodied in three-dim ensional devices copied

therefrom. The list that follows indudes but is not limited to, such devices:

Year kaunched M odel Family Distontinued

2011 10-Feb iphone 4 (CDMA) (16 & 32 GB) iphone 10/4/2011

ll-Mar ipad 2 (16 GB) ipad 3/18/2014

ipad 2 (32 & 64 GB) ipad 3/7/2012

14-Oct iphone 4 (8 GB) iphone 9/10/2013

iphone 45 (16 GB) iphone 9/10/2013

iphone 4S (32 & 64 GB) iphone 9/12/2012

16-Mar ipad (3rd Ren) ipad 10/23/2012

ipod

ipod Touch (4th gen) (16 GB) 5/30/2013Touch

21-Sep iphone 5 iphone 9/10/2013

ll-oct ipod

ipod Touch (5th gen) (32 & 64 GB) current

Touch

ipod

ipod Nano (7th gen) currentNano

2-Nov ipad Mini (W i-Fi) (16 GB) ipad current

ipad Mini (W i-Fi) (32 & 64 GB) ipad 10/22/2013

ipad (4th Ren) (W i-Fi) (16 GB) ipad 10/16/2014

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ipad (4th gen) (Wi-Fi) (32 & 64 GB) ipad 10/22/2013

16-Nov ipad Mini (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (16 GB) ipad current

ipad Mini (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (32 & 64 GB) ipad 10/22/2013

ipad (4th gen) (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (16 GB) ipad 10/16/2014

ipad (4th gen) (Wi-Fi + Celludar) (32 &

ipad 10/22/201364 GB)

30-May ipod

ipod Touch (5th Ren) (16 GB) 6/26/2014Touch

20-Sep iphone 45 (8 GB) iphone 9/9/2014

iphone 5C (16 & 32 GB) iphone 9/9/2014

iphone 55 (16 & 32 GB) iphone current

iphone 55 (64 GB) iphone 9/9/2014

l-Nov ipad Air (16 & 32 GB) ipad current

ipad Air (64 & 128 GB) ipad 10/16/2014

12-Nov ipad Mini (2nd generation) (16 & 32ipad current

G B)

ipad Mini (2nd generation) (64 & 128

ipad 10/16/2014G- B )

2014 18-Mar iphone 5C (8 GB) iphone current

19-Sep iphone 6 iphone current

iphone 6 Pl.g-> iphone current

22-Oct ipad Air 2 (16, 64 & 128 GB) ipad current

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269 37. On information and belief, Ross alleges that in 2015, Apple obtained a Patent for a two-

ipad Mini ; (16, 64 & ),:@ ç$) ipgd current

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screen device (Patent # U5863854982). This is exactly the same utility and ornamental

design as Ross's technical drawing registered as VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing

10.2 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428 and VAu 1-186-860

Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application

#07/974,428 and which misappropriation unjustly enriched Apple.

38. On information and belief, Ross alleges that in 2006, Apple obtained at least two (2) Patents

for, nmong other things, providing rem ote m edia content to users of i'runes@ and iBook

Storel (Patent# U57774708 82 and U5908408982) and utilized constituent original

elements of the copyrighted technical drawing registered as VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork:

Drawing IOA Chart l The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application # 07/974,428

where the tlow chart illustrates the data tlow that starts with a user request for a specific

product, such as song, book, broadcast, m ovie, etc., is then screened for authorization, and

tenninates with fultilment or rejection of the request, and which misappropriation unjustly

enriched Apple.

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284 39. On information and belief, Ross alleges that in 2006, Apple obtained at least two (2) Patents

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for, am ong other things, providing remote m edia eontent to users of i'runes* and iBook

storel (Patent# U57774708 82 and U5908408982) wherein Apple utilized deseriptions

that are verbatim copies of text taken from Ross's copyrighted Text registered with the U .S.

Copyright Office as TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent

Application #07/974,428.

40. On infonnation and belief, Ross alleges that the following U .S. design patents awarded to

291 Apple:

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299 41. On information and belief, Ross alleges that the following trade dress registrations awarded

300 to Apple for the design and configuration of the iphone@ :

13627,790 (the :û'D790 patenf') Graphical User lnterface For a Display Screen or

Portion thereof:

17602,016 (the çt'D016 patenf') Eledronic Device; D618,677 (the ::514677 patenf') Electronic

Device; D690,300; D681,632; 17750,065; 17750,062; 17748,622; D755,784; D752,577;

17752,037; 17724,078; D712,405; and utility patent 7,479,949 includes intellectual property

misappropriated from Ross and wrongly awarded to Apple and with which Apple was

unjustly emiched.

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U.S. Registration No. 3,470,983 is for the overall design of the product, including

the redangular shape, the rounded cornerss the silver edges, the black face, and

the display of sixteen colorful icons.

ii) U.S. Registration No. 3,457,218 is for the configuration of a rectangular handheld

m obile digital electronic device with rounded corners

U.S. Registration No. 3,475,327 is for a rectangular handheld mobile digital

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electronic device with a gray rectangular portion in the center, a black band above

and below the gray rectangle and on the curved corners, and a silver outer border

and side.

includes intellectual property misappropriated from Ross and wrongly awarded to Apple and

with which Apple was unjustly emiched.

42. On or about M arch 10, 2015, Ross sent a Cease and Desist letter to Apple, at its address, 1

Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA . See EXHIBIT D .1 and D.2.313

314 43. On or about June 10, 2015, Apple sent a letter declining to com ply. See EXHIBIT E.

315 44. By this action, Ross seeks to put a stop to Apple's illegal conduct, determine the worldwide

316 tinancial gain attributable to Ross's intellectual property, and obtain equitable compensation

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324 Ross refers to and incorporates paragraphs 1 to 44 above as though fully set forth herein.

325 45. The ERD aggregated, in one small, lightweight and handheld device, mobile phone

for the identity theft and copyright infringements that have occurred thus far, going back as

far as the 1aw perm its and the court deem s appropriate.

COUNT I

M ISAPPROPW ATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY A S CHATEL

On infonnation and belief, Ross alleges that:

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functions, media storage and playback, a touch user interface screen, mobile computing

power to rtm diverse pre-installed and downloadable applications, and functionality to gain

full access to a wide variety of m ultimedia. These features were eom bined in an elegant case

with a distinctive design that gave the ERD its tmique identity that has now becom e widely

identified with Apple's progeny of iphones*, ipadsl and ipod Touchl . Fact that the ERD

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338 On inform ation and belief, Ross ftzrther alleges that:

has been sucked into Apple's product line that began in 2007 and, continues to the date of

this writing, nm otmts to identity theft.

COUNT 11

UNJUST ENRICHM ENT RESULTING FROM M ISAPROPRIATION OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS CHATTEL

339 Ross refers to and ineorporates paragraphs 1 to 45 above as though fully set

340 forth herein.

341 46. As a result of the conduct alleged herein, Apple has been unjustly enriched with property that

342 was, and is, the property of Plaintiff Ross.

343 47. Ross seeks a worldwide accounting and disgorgem ent of a11 ill-gotten gains and profits

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352 On information and belief, Ross further alleges that:

353 Ross incorporates herein by this reference each and every allegation contained in each paragraph

resulting from Apple's identity theft.

COUNT lII

DIRECT INFRING EM ENT OF CO PYRIGH TVAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Draw ing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent


l17 U.S.C. jjlol, sEQ.I

354 above. Ross refers to and incorporates paragraphs 1 to 47 above as though fully set

355 forth herein.

356 48. Ross is, and at a11 relevant times has been, the copyright owner of exclusive rights under the

357 United States Copyright Laws, with respect to certain copyrighted works, including but not

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361 Figure 1 - ERD 1992

limited to, the copyrighted work identified as Registration Number VAu 1- 186-491 Title of

W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428:

Figurez - APPLE@ 2007

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364 49. Apple. said, and 1 quote: .L*The iphone is radically d#erenth'om the devices thatpreceded it.

365 It has a distinctive shape and appearance-ajlat rectangular shape with rounded corners

366 (See Apple's Complaint in Apple v Samsunz. as filed in the United States District

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372 50. ln colmection to the design of its iphone@, Apple also stated that 1ç*** none ofthese

Court for the Northern District of California, on April 1 1, 201 1). Contrary to Apple

assertion, the iphone@ was anything but that. A casual observer with ordinary perception

will conclude that the iphone@ has the snme overall concept and feel as Ross's ERD design

of 1992. lt was Ross's ERD design of 1992 that was, GGradically dterentfrom the devices

that preceded it''.

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383 51. Among the exclusive rights granted to Ross under the Copyright Act, are the exclusive rights

384 to reproduce the original works and to distribute original works, to the public, or not. Apple,

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without permission or consent of Ross, has used, and continues to use, copies and derivatives

of the Copyrighted original works, to distribute constituent original elem ents of the

Copyrighted original works to the public, and/or to make the Copyrighted original works

available for distribution to others. In doing so, Apple has violated Ross's exdusive rights of

reproduction and distribution. Apple's actions constitute infringement of Ross's copyrights

under Copyright Laws.

391 52. Ross is informed and believes that virtually a11 of the knock-offs manufactured by Apple,

392 have been distributed without pennission of the copyright holder.

393 53. The foregoing acts of infringement have been willful and intentional, in disregard of, and

United States District Court for the N orthern District of Califom ia, on April 1 1, 201 1. Stated

another way, when Apple declared that a11 of the relevant design elements of the iphone@

that it enum erated therein, are not functional, it admits, by logical extension, that identical

elements presented in Ross Drawing //1 are also non-functional, or, ornamental. This, in

turn, means that such omamental elements, when found in the Apple iphonel device, or

similar other devices, each constituting an instance of copyright infringement. By virtue of

asserting this, in its own Wpp/e lz Samsunz Complaint, Apple is estopped from claim ing that

its ipod touch@ and ipad@ devices are not subject to the same claim of infringement, given

that Apple asserted that both of these devices were identical in their design, to the iphone@.

394 with indifference to the rights of Plaintiff Ross.

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395 54. As a result of Apple's infringem ent of Ross's exclusive rights, Ross is entitled to statutory

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399 55. The conduct of Apple is causing and, unless enjoined and restrained by this Court, will

400 continue to cause Ross great and irreparable injury that cannot fully be compensated or

dnmages ptlrsuant to 17 U.S.C. j 504(c) for Apple's infringement of each of the Copyrighted

original works. Ross further is entitled to attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to 17 U.S.C. j

505.

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measured in money. Ross has no adequate remedy at law. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. jj 502 and

503, Ross is entitled to injtmctive relief prohibiting Apple from further infringing Ross's

copyrights, and ordering Apple to destroy all copies and knock-offs m ade in violation of

Ross's exclusive rights.

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COUNT IVDIRECT INFRINGEM ENT OF COPYRIGH TS

VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device Patent


I17 U.S.C. jjlol, sEQ.1


413 above. Ross refers to and incorporates paragraphs 1 to 55 above as though fully set forth herein.

414 56. Ross is, and at all relevant times has been, the copyright owner of exclusive rights tmder the


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417 57. Apple did tile application for one or more design patent, the subject of which was copied

418

lim ited to, the copyrighted work identified as the registration number captioned above.

from Ross's 1992 design, the copyright registration of which is captioned above.

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419 58. The foregoing acts of infringem ent have been willful and intentional, in disregard of, and

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421 59. As a result of Apple's infringement of Ross's exclusive rights, Ross is entitled to statutory

422 dnmages plzrsuant to 17 U.S.C. j 504(c) for Apple's infringement of each of the Copyrighted

423 original works. Ross further is entitled to attorneys' fees and costs ptlrsuant to 17 U.S.C. j

424 505.

with indifference to, the rights of Ross.


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continue to cause Ross great and irreparable injury that cannot fully be compensated or


503, Ross is entitled to injunctive relief prohibiting Apple from further infringing Ross's

copyrights, and ordering Apple to destroy a11 copies and knock-offs m ade in violation of


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438 Ross incom orates herein by this reference each and every allegation contained in each paragraph


COUNT V

DIRECT INFRINGEM ENT OF CO PYRIGH TS

VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Device PatentApplication #07/974,428


On information and belief, Ross further alleges that:

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441 61. Ross is, and at all relevant times has been, the copyright owner of exclusive rights under the

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444 62. Apple did file application for one or more design patent, the subject of which was copied

445 from Ross's 1992 design, the copyright registration of which is captioned above.

United States Copyright Laws, with respect to certain copyrighted works, including but not

limited to, the copyrighted work identified as the registration number captioned above.


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452 65. The conduct of Apple is causing and, unless enjoinedand restrained by this Court, will

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continue to cause Ross great and irreparable injury that cannot fully be compensated or

measttred in money. Ross has no adequate remedy at law. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. jj 502 and


coppights, and ordering Apple to destroy al1 copies and knock-offs made in violation of


with indifference to, the rights of Ross.

64. As a result of Apple's infringem ent of Ross's exclusive rights, Ross is entitled to statutory

dnmages pursuant to 17 U.S.C. j 504(c) for Apple's infringement of each of the Copyrighted

original works. Ross further is entitled to attomeys' fees and costs pursuant to 17 U.S.C. j

505.

458 COUNT VI459 DIRECT INFRINGEM ENT OF CO PYRIGH TS

460 VAu 1-186-862 Title of Work: DrawinjloA Chart I The Electronic Reading Device Patent461 Apphcation # 07/974,428

462 I17 U.S.C. jj101, sEQ.l463


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467 66. Ross is, and at all relevant tim es has been, the copyright owner of exclusive rights under the


469 limited to, the copyrighted work identified as the registration number captioned above.

470 67. Defendant Apple filed applications, and obtained, one or more patents, the content of which

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473 68. Apple utilized this chart as the basis for the process used by i'runesl and iBook Storel to

included charts, some of which were strikingly similar and others were derivative of Ross's

chart, as identified in the copyright registration captioned above.

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deliver the content, such as music, books, videos, lectures, etc., to its i'rtmesl application, to

identify subscribers, and to authorize financial transactions, exactly as illustrated in the

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aforementioned flow-chart, identified as captioned above.

69. The foregoing acts of infringement have been willful and intentional, in disregard otl and

with indifference to the rights of Ross.

479 70. As a result of Apple's infringement of Ross's exclusive rights, Ross is entitled to statutory

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484 continue to cause Ross great and irreparable injury that cannot fully be compensated or

damages pmsuant to 17 U.S.C. j 504(c) for Apple's infringement of each of the Copyrighted

original works. Ross further is entitled to attomeys' fees and costs pursuant to 17 U.S.C. j

505.

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copyrights, and ordering Apple to destroy a11 copies and knock-offs m ade in violation of


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CO UNT VII

DIRECT INFRINGEM ENT OF COPYRIGHTSTXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application

#07/974,428




498 72. Ross is, and at a11 relevant times, has been, the copyright owner of exclusive rights under the

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508 with indifference to, the rights of Ross.

United States Copyright Laws, with respect to certain copyrighted works, including but not

lim ited to, the copyrighted work identitied as the registration number captioned above.

73. Apple filed applications, and obtained, one or more utility patents, the content of which

included phrases, expressions and narrative patterns that are identical to certain phrases,

expressions and narrative patterns, found in Ross's text, identified as captioned above. Ross

alleges that, these similarities do not survive close scnztiny, as mere coincidence or the

consequence of linguistic sparseness causing uniformity in phrases, expressions or

descriptions of such devices and their utility.

509 75. As a result of Apple's infringem ent of Ross's exclusive rights, Ross is entitled to statutory

510 dnmages pursuant to 17 U.S.C. j 504(c) for Apple's infringement of each of the Copyrighted

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544 79. Ross is informed and believes, and based thereon alleges that by refusing to comply with

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547 80. Apple continues to infringe the copyrights by continuing to publish and sell the infringing

Ross's Cease and Desist letter of M arch 10, 2015 within the time periods provided, Apple

has established willful infringem ent.

548 materials in violation of the copyrights, and further has engaged in unfair trade practices and

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557 On infonnation and belief, Ross further alleges that:

unfair competition in connection with its publication and sale of the infringing m aterial, thus

causing irreparable damage.

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560 8 1. Ross is informed and believes, and based thereon alleges that by refusing to comply with

561 Ross's Cease and Desist letter of M arch 10, 2015 within the time periods provided, Apple

562 has esGblished willful infringement.

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563 82. The Apple continues to infringe the copyrights by continuing to publish and sell the

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570 VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Draw ing lOA Chart l The Electronic Reading Device Patent

571 Application # 07/974,428

572 I17 U.S.C. jjlol, sEQ.1573

infringing materials in violation of the copyrights, and further has engaged in unfair trade

practices and unfair competition in connection with its publication and sale of the infringing

m aterial, thus causing irreparable dam age.




577 83. Ross is inform ed and believes, and based thereon alleges that by refusing to com ply with


has established willful infringement.


581 materials in violation of the copyrights, and further has engaged in unfair trade practices and

582 tmfair competition in connection with its publication and sale of the infringing m aterial, thus

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causing irreparable damage.

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TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application

#07/974,428

I17 U.S.C. jj101, sEQ.l

On infonnation and belief, Ross further alleges that:

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593 85. Ross is informed and believes, and based thereon alleges that by refusing to comply with


595 has established willful infringement.


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materials in violation of the copyrights, and further has engaged in unfair trade practices and

unfair competition in connection with its publication and sale of the infringing material, thus

causing irreparable dnmage.

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VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Draw ing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent



609 87. As a result of the conduct alleged herein, Apple has been tmjustly emiched to

610 Ross's detriment. Ross seeks a worldwide accounting and disgorgement of a1l ill-gotten gains

611 and profits resulting from Apple's inequitable activities.

612 COUNT XlV613 UNJUST ENRICHM ENT RESULTING FROM INFRINGEM ENT OF COPYRIGHTS

614 VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device Patent

615 Application #07/974,428

616 I17 U.S.C. jj101, sEQ.1617


619 Ross refers to and incorporates paragraphs 1 to 80 above as though fully set

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621 88. As a result of the conduct alleged herein, Apple has been unjustly enriched to

622 Ross's detriment. Ross seeks a worldwide accounting and disgorgement of a11 ill-gotten gains


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625 UNJUST ENRICHM ENT RESULTING FRO M INFRINGEM ENT OF CO PYRIGH TS

626 VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Device Patent627 Application #07/974,428

628 I17 U.S.C. jj101, sEQ.1629

630 On inform ation and belief, Ross further alleges that:


632 forth herein.


634 Ross's detrim ent. Ross seeks a worldwide accounting and disgorgem ent of a11 ill-gotten gains


636 COUNT XVl

637 UNJUST ENRICHM ENT RESULTING FROM INFRINGEM ENT OF COPYRIGHTS

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663 WHEREFORE, Ross prays for judgment against Apple as follows:

664 A. COPYRIGHT INFRINGM ENTS

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

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1. Generally, for an injunction providing that:

''Apple shall be and hereby is enjoined from directly or indirectly

infringing Ross's rights under federal or state law in the

Copyrighted works and any works, whether now in existence or

later created, that is owned or controlled by Ross (or any parent,

subsidiary, affiliate entity, or Licensee of Ross) (ttRoss's works''),

including, without lim itation, by using the lntem et or any online

m edia distribution system , to reproduce any of Ross's original

works, to distribute any of Ross's original works, or to make any

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of Ross's original works available for distribution to the public,

except pursuant to a lawful license or with the express authority of

Ross. Apple also shall destroy al1 copies of Ross's original works

that Apple has warehoused anywhere in the world, including

owned, rented, leased facilities, or delivered to any Bailee, without

Ross's authorization and shall destroy all copies of those original

works transferred onto any physical medium or device, in Apple's

possession, custody, or control.''

For statutory damages for each infringement of each Copyrighted work

pursuant to 17 U.S.C. j 504:

A. VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading DevicePatent Application #07/974,428

1) For any and al1 damages sustained by Ross in a sum no less than $3

Billion US);

For all of Apple's profits wrongfully derived from the infringement of

Ross's intellectual property rights in an nmount no less than $8 Billion

US);

For futttre use of Ross's copyright property, a reasonable royalty of no less

than 1.5% of worldwide gross sales, or such other arrangement as this

Court may deem appropriate.

B. VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device

Patent Application #07/974,428

For any and al1 damages sustained by Ross in a sum no less than

$150 M illion US);

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For all of Apples' profts wrongfully derived from the

infringement of Ross's intellectual property rights in an nm ount no less

than $350 Million US);

3) For future use of Ross's copyright property, a reasonable royalty of

no less than 0.5% of worldwide gross sales, or such other arrangement

as this Court may deem appropriate.

C. VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing l 0.3 The Electronic Reading Device

Patent Application # 07/974,428

1) For any and a1l damages sustained by Ross in a sum no less than

$150 Million US);

For al1 of Apple's profits wrongfully derived from the

infringem ent of Ross's intellectual property rights in an nmount no less

than $350 Million US);

For future use of Ross's copyright property, a reasonable royalty of

no less than 0.5% of worldwide gross sales, or such other arrangement

as this Court m ay deem appropriate.

D. VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.4 Chart l The Electronic Reading

Device Patent Application # 07/974,428

For any and all damages sustained by Ross in a sum no less than $250

Million US);

2) For all of Apples' profits wrongfully derived from the infringement of

Ross's intellectual property rights in an amount no less than $750

Million US);

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3) For future use of Ross's copyright property, a reasonable royalty of no

less than 0.5% of worldwide gross sales, or such other arrangem ent as

this Court may deem appropriate.

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1) For any and all dnmages sustained by Ross in a sum no less than $900

Thousand US);

2) For all of Apple's benetks wrongfully derived from the infringement

of Ross's intellectual property rights in an amount no less than $3.5

Million US);

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3. For Ross's costs in this action.

For Ross's reasonable attorneys' fees incurred herein.

For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

6. Ajudgment that Apple has infringed one of more claims of each of Ross's

asserted copyrights;

An order and judgment preliminarily and permanently enjoining Apple and its

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officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, affiliates, attorneys, and al1 others

acting in privity or in concert with them, and their parents, subsidiaries, divisions,

successors and assigns, from further acts of infringement of Ross's asserted

copyrights',

8. A judgment awarding Ross all damages adequate to compensate for Apple's

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royalty for Apple's acts of infringement, including all pre-judgment and post-

judgment interest at the maximum rate permitted by law;

9. A judgment awarding Ross al1 damages, including treble damages, based on any

infringement found to be willful, plzrsuant to 35 U.S.C. j 284, together with

prejudgment interest;

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directors, agents, servants, employees, affiliates, attorneys, and a1l others acting in

privity or in concert with them , and their parents, subsidiaries, divisions, successors

and assigns, from directly or indirectly infringing Ross's copyrights',

or such other relief as the Court m ay deem appropriate.

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B. RESTITUTION

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An order granting Ross's demand for restitution for all of Apple's property

wrongfully derived from the misappropriation, conversion and transfer of Ross's

chattel, in an amount no less than $10 Billion US);

2. An order granting Ross's demand of forfeiture of a11 of Apple's utility Patents,

derived, directly or indirectly, as a result of misappropriation, conversion or

transfer of Ross's chattel;

3. An order granting Ross's dem and of forfeiture of a1l of Apple's design Patents

whose subject chattel was misappropriated from Ross;

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766 Plzrsuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedlzre 38(b), Ross demands trial by jury of

all issues triable by right of jury.

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J .Respectfull ,

tTHOM AS S. ROSS

Pro Se Attorney

P.O. Box 279381

M irnm ar, Florida 33027Telephone: 954-312-7532

Facsim ile: 954-312-7604

Email: [email protected]

Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served by US Mail on

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Attorney Pro Se

P.O. Box 279381M iramar, Florida 33027

Telephone: 954-312-7532

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798 Jeffrey V . Lasker, IP Transactions

799 Attorney E-mail Address (if applicable)800 APPLE, IN C.801 1 lnfinite Loop M S 169-31P1.

802 Cupertino, California 95014

803 Teleghone: (xxxlxxx-xxxx804 Facslmile: (xxxlxxx-xxxx805 Attorney for Apple. lnc.

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Email: [email protected] LIST

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SO UTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

THOM AS S. ROSS,

PlaintiffVS.


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EXHIBITSIN SUPPORT OF COM PLAINT FO R M ISAPPRO PRIATION OF INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEM ENTS

A. Ross's Grant of Filing Date for Patent Application 07/974,428, dated 11/12/1992B. Ross's 1992 Original Drawings and Text and corresponding Certificates of Copyright

Registrations:

1. VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device


2. VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device

Patent Application #07/974,4283. VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Deviee


4. VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.4 Chart 1 The Electronic ReadingDevice Patent Application # 07/974,428

5. TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application

#07/974,428

C. Cease and Desist Demand

1. Ross's Cease and Desist Demand Letter

2. Ross's Supplemental documents requested by Apple

3. Ross's Follow up letter to phone conversation dated 4/20/20154. Apple's final response

D. Snmples of Apple's infringing products

1. Apple's Restated Articles of lncorporation

2. Apple's devices

3. Apple's l'Funes Store Com munication Chart

4. Apple's print packaging5. Apple's print advertising

6. Apple's Steve Jobs Quotes7. Apple's Financial Charts and Reports

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EXH IBITSIN SUPPORT OF COM PLAINT FOR M ISAPPROPRIATIO N O F INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY AND COPYRIGH T INFRINGEM ENTS

A. Ross's Grant of Filing Date for Patent Application 07/974,428, dated 11/12/1992B. Ross's 1992 Original Drawings and Text and corresponding Certificates of Copyright

Registrations:1. VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device

Patent Application #07/974,4282. VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device


3. VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading DevicePatent Application # 07/974,428

4. VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.4 Chart l The Eledronic ReadingDevice Patent Application # 07/974,428

5. TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application#07/974,428

C. Cease and Desist Demand

1. Ross's Cease and Desist Demand Letter2. Ross's Supplem ental docum ents requested by Apple

3. Ross's Follow up letter to phone conversation dated 4/20/20154. Apple's final response

D. Samples of Apple's infringing products

1. Apple's Restated Articles of Incoporation2. Apple's devices

3. Apple's I'runes Store Com munication Chart4. Apple's print packaging

5. Apple's print advertising

6. Apple's Steve Jobs Quotes7. Apple's Financial Charts and Reports

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSO UTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

THOM AS S. ROSS,

Plaintiff


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Completion/publication -Year of Completion: 1992

Author - --* Author: Thomas S. Ross

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M iramar, FL, 33027, United States

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APPLICATIOK F0B PATENT

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THOHAS S. BOSS

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î L E C T R 0 ! ' I C R E .'$ , 0 I r l G D E V I C E , a p p 1 i c a t i o n f o r 83 o a t e n t;

f o r w h i c zn i s 1) a r Ja W i t ln m a d e r i s :3 d e v i c e iq 13 i c f7 , b y a g CJ r e g 3- t î n r,

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p u r s u a n t t o T i t 1 e 3 t5 l 1 S C A , 1 f. ) 1 , 1 0 2 o ; 3 d 1 0 3 .

The application for a patenb for THE ELECTR3'NIC READIIIG

JIE'CICE is mnde tl7is tenth day of September, 1992. providinf.) the

Specifications, pursuant tc Tltle 35 USCA, 112, a Drawing of thc dnvicc,

pursuant to Title 35 USCA, 113 and a oath pursuant to 25 USCPN,

provided for in Title 35 IJSCA, 111 of Chapter 11 Application for

Patent.


1.0 Sgecifications

1.1 Dqscrintion of invention

1.7. Claims

1.1 Description of invention

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paporback and a herd-bound, :scandard textbcok. reoding

an input-oubput machine cap able Of F3cccoti.ln;

information froa an storin:

internally in suc'n a fnshion cs rt?main at thO uscr'r disposal

until dispusad of subjact only to the capacity lifpitations of

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desired information on an outnut ccmponent such as a built-in

display screen, wlqich mab/ ba limited to ''text'' material or may,

ootionally, be capeble of disolaying ''graphic'' material in monochrolna

color. deoending on the dasired model, T.'ne readina davica

furhtnr, be capabla of eccepting and nrccessins information Drovidqd

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Registration Number

TX u 1-919-460Effective date ofregistration:

M ay 4, 2014

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Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device

PatentApplication #07/974,428

Com pletion/publicationYear of Completion: 1992

AuthorK Author: Thomas S Ross

Author Created: text


Year Born: 1944

Copyright claim ant -Copyright Clalmant: n omas S Ross

Miramar, FL, 33027, United States

Rights and Perm issions -Name: Thomas S. Ross


Address:

M iramar, FL 33027 United Stateg

Ced ification -

Name: Thomas S. Ross

Date: M ay 4, 2014

Correspondence: Yes

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Courtney B. W eisholtz, P.A.

Attorney at LawP.O. Box 277794

Miramar, Florida 33027Phone: 954-298-8061


March 10, 2015

Timothy Donald Cook

CEO

APPLE, INC.

1 lnfinite Loop

Cupertino, California 95014

Re: CEASE AND DESIST DEM AND

DearTim othy Cook,

This firm and the undersigned, represent Thomas S. Ross in the enforcement of his intellectual property rights. Thomas

S. Ross is the author and owner of the following copyright protected works that Apple, Inc. has been, and continues to,

infringe:* VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428* VAu l-l 86-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428

* VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application # 07/974,428

. VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.4 Chart l The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application # 07/974,428

. TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428

Via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested

Apple, Inc. has infringed, and continues to infringe, on his works, by unauthorized copying of same on multiple media,

including, but not Iimited to, product designs, content on www apple.com, advertisements, product boxes and

packaging, user manuals, technical manuals, patent drawings and claims.

We hereby demand, on behalf of our client, that you 1) immediately cease and desist distribution of any infringingworks and publications, and that you further provide verification in writing within twenty (20) business days of the dateof this Ietter, that such activity has ceased, 2) compensate Thomas S. Ross, and, to that end, within thirty (30) businessdays, provide aII necessary information needed to make an equitable determination, including, but not Iimited to,

inventory, location of profit centers, income generating websites, accounting of aII sales and revenues, and any and aIl

other media upon which Thomas S. Ross' works have been copied or affixed to.

We ask that you acknowledge receipt of this letter promptly and that you ask your counsel to contact us within ten (10)business days of the date of this Ietter so that we may be apprised of your intentions.

Sincerely,

Courtney B. Weisholtz

Attorney at Law

CBW /tr

cc: Peter M . M oldave, Esq.

Jolm Fore, Esq.

s Plaintiff's# Exhihit!1j *'

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Courtney B. W eisholtz, P.A.

Attorney at LawP.O. Box 277794



Date: May 4, 2015

Jeffrey V. LaskerIP TransactionsAPPLE, INC.

1 lnfinite Loop M S 169-31P1,

Cupertino, Califom ia 95014

Re: Request for information

Dear M r. Lasker,

Thnnk you for your response to my client's Cease and Desist Demand sent to you on or about M arch 10, 2015.

Please find enclosed the following documents:

copies of the following Certificates of Copyright Registration, together with copies of the Copyrighted

original works:

* VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application#07/974,428

@ VAu 1-1:6-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Eledronic Reading Device Patent Application#07/974,428

* VAu 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428

* VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.4 Chart l The Electronic Reading Device PatentApplication # 07/974,428

* TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent Application #07/974,428

Via FedEx Return Receipt Requeste#

2. The objects that are targets for copyright infringement, are:* Iphone@ product designs

. lpads@ product dcsigns;

ltunes* comm unication diagrams;

* Designs and text contained in several of Apple's Patents

* Two-screen device products

A comparison of our client's copyrighted works, to Apple's products, designs, advertisements, broadcastedi

mages, etc., will make the infringement issues self evident.

Page 1 of 2Plaintiff's' Exhihit

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Courtney Weishottz, P.A., Attorney At Law, P-0. Box 277794 Miramar, Ftorida 33027

We ask that you acknowledge receipt of this material promptly, and that you contact us within ten (10) businessdays of the date of this letter, so that we may be apprised of your intentions. We remind you that time is of the

essence, per original Cease and Desist Letter, demands of which are herein incorporated.

Sinc ely,.'S..

y.w .z' ..

Court y B. W e' holtzAttom ey at Law

CBW /tr


Courtney B. W eisholtz, P.A.Attorney at LawP.O. Box 277794


Email: cbwlegal@aol,com

Date: June 1, 2015

Jeffrey V. LaskerIP Transactions

APPLE, INC.1 lntinite Loop M S 169-31P1,

Cupertino, California 95014

Re: Phone call of 5/20/2015

Dear M r. Lasker,

It was a plemsure to talk to you on W ednesday, M ay 20, 2015. During the conversation. you indicatedthat you were itconfused'' about my client's claims and demands

, so l explain.

Via EMAIL and Certified U.S. Mail

The Cease and Desist Letter of M arch 10, 2015, plainly states that Apple is infringing on five (5)

registered original works. The identifying descriptions of the registrations were plainly included. The lettex

goes on to sllmmarize the way Apple has, and is, infringing and that my client demands just compensation.

ln a letter dated M ay 4, 2015, you requested additional information, to which l responded by sending

you a copy of each Certifieate, along with a copy of each original work. I also enumerated some of Apple's

infringing w orlts.

tb h d confusion asAs indicated above, we then had a phone conversation on M ay 20 , w ere you expresse

to copyrightability, sim ilarity and access to my client's original works.

W ithout litigating those issues in this correspondence, let me offer but the briefest of rebuttals, to

provide additional clarity.

As to copyrightability, the Copyright Act of 1986 explicitly included t<technical drawings, charts, and

writings, as works that are protected. 17 USC j101 'Gpictorial, graphic, and sculptural wtvka '' include fw/-

dimensional and three dimensional w/rkç offne, graphic, and applied art, photographs, prints andart reproductions, maps, globes, charts

, diagrams, models, and technical drawings, including architecturallans * * * ''#

As to the rest of the issues, l will quote from a recent U.S. Supreme Court Case:

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Courtnek Weishott'z, P.A., Attorcey At Lï$w

, P.Q. Bc: 277794 Miramar, Ftorida $3017

&%Key evidence in the Iidgationb then, 11//// be the tvez/Wclze. the orlglnal 1-/1

, and the f#leg:#& infrlnglngeTzr#. And the Jtftztficsr/oa w'fl/ (tften lurn on lhe ./-cclptfer % direct c/pwfzr/,vtlrl of the original and thezzl

-////zgîap works, /.e., on the .#ztpt/3aydr '.ç 'kood eyex qnd <ommon sense '' in ctl/az-wrizlg the lwo worka ' '*//,/<oncept > # overall Jeel. '' J'e/re/ll v Metro-Goldwvn-Maver, lhc. 572 t.z u% (2014) quoting Peter F

.Gaito Arehitecture. L L f,' v. Simone Develonment (

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0+., 602 >-: J# J7, /.76 (CA2 Jt/// (imernal #l?o/t#/t?>; ?z?J?.#z'omitted).

Applea Inc., and its worldwide supply chain, affiliatcs, agents and companies

, continue the willfulinfringements, unabated. M y client is amenable to entertain discusslons towards a renAonable out of courtsettlement. To this end. please respond in writing

s within Gve (5) calendar days of the date of this Ietter, to letme know whether you are interested in explori

nj a compromise, or not. 1 remind you that time is of theessence, and that demands of tbe Cease and Deslst letter

, have yet to be met, and are herein incomorated.

Sin el

J'

Co ey B. isholtzAttorney at 1,CBW /I

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Jtlne 9, 2015 Via Overnight Mail & Email

Courtney B-WeisholtzCourtney B. Weishottz, P.A,PO Box 277794Miramar, Florida 33027

Email: qhw-l-qggl-ee zçp.t!.!

Re: Thomas S. Ross

Dear Courtney.

1 write in response to your letlers dated May 4, 2015 and June 1, 2015, and to follow up on ourphone conversation on May 20, 2015.

Based on o4r understanding of the matter, Mr. Ross is claiming copyright in certain patentapplicalions. During our conversation on May 20, you wefe unable to provide any details as tohow you contend Apple accessed Mr. Ross's patent applications, other than to say that Applecopied Mr. Ross's ''ideas.'l You also consrmed that Mr. Ross's patent applications were notdisseminated or published, other than possibly in connection wlth filings relating to Mr. Ross'slitigation against the U.S. government.

We have investigated Mr. Ross's claims and believe they have no merit. Copyrights do notprbtect *ideas.'' Feist Pubs., lnc. y. aural Tel. Serv. Cb., 499 US 340, 345 (1990). And they do notprotect against independent creation. Harold Lloyd Corp. v. F/tkver, 65 F.2d 1, 4 (9th Cir. 1933)('There can be no infringement unless there has been a copying either in whole or in part of thecopyrighted work.''). A claim for copyright infringement thus requires proof of access and actualcopying. Mson v. Fonda. 698 F.2d 966 (9th Cir. 1 982),

Based on the information you provided, Apple could not possibly have had access to, 1et alonecopied, Mr. Ross' applications. Additionally, based on our review of the materials you provided,

we do not believe there is any similarity betwyen Apple's products and Mr. Ross's agplications.Any pursuit of claims against Apple in light of these facts would be baseless and oblectivelyunreasonable. See Fogerty v. Fantasy, lnc. 94 F.3d 553 (9th Cir, 1 996). We, thetefore, do notbelieve there are any grounds for Apple to cease any activities or provide any compensation toMr. Ross.

lf you would Iike to discuss this matter further, please feel free to contact me. Absent furtherinformation from you, we will consider this matter closed.

Regards,

Jeffrey V. LaskerLegal Counsel, IP Transactions

PI8 -1 Btl-fl's ARFY ZC-1q . . Jeffrey Lasker2

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RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

APPLE INC.

Peter Oppenheimer and Daniel Cooperman certify that:

1. n ey are the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Ofticer and the Senior Vice President, General Counsel andSecretary, respectively, of Apple lnc., a California corporation.

2. The Restated Articles of Incorporation of this corporation, filed on Janualy 27, 1988, were amended by separateCertitk ates of Amendment, filed on February 1, 1990, April 22, 1999, M ay 4, 2000, and Februaly 25, 2005, and by aCertitk ate of Ownership, tiled on January 9, 2007.

3. A Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series A Non-voting Convertible Preferred Stock was filed onAugust 6, 1997.

4. Pursuant to Section l 1 10(d) of the California Corporations Code, the name of this corporation was changed fromûtApple Computer, Inc.'' to ûçApple lnc.'' on January 9, 2007.

The Restated Articles of Incorporation of this corporation are restated to read in full as follows:

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The name of the corporation is Apple lnc.

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n e purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organizedunder the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business or the practice

of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code.

III

This corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares designated respectively ttcommon Stock'' and RpreferredStock.'' n e number of shares of Common Stock which this corporation is authorized to issue is 1,800,000,000. The numberof shares of Preferred Stock which this coporation is authorized to issue is 5,000,000.

IV

The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized to tixthe number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock and to determine the designation of any such series. The Board ofDirectors is further authorized to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposedupon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution orresolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, to increase or decrease

('but not below the number of shares of each series outstanding) the number of shares of any such series subsequent to theissuance of shares of that series.

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Section l . Limitation ofDirectors ' L iability. 'I'he liability of the directors of this corporation for monetary damagesshall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law.

Section 2. Indemnfcation ofcorporate Agents. The corporation is authorized to provide indemnitkation of agents(as defmed in Section 3 17 of the California Corporations Code) through bylaw provisions, agreements with agents, vote ofshareholders or disinterested directors or othem ise, in excess of the indemnitication otherwise permitted by Section 31 7 of

the Califomia Corporations Code, subject only to the applicable limits set forth in Section 204 of the California CorporationsCode with respect to actions for breach of duty to the corporation and its shareholders.

Section 3. Repeal or Modscation. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article V by theshareholders of this corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of an agent of this comoration existing at thetime of such repeal or moditication.

VI

There shall be no right with respect to shares of stock of this corporation to cumulate votes in the election of directors.

VII

Through and until immediately prior to the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in fiscal year 2000, the directorsshall be divided into two classes, designated Class l and Class ll, each consisting of one-half of the directors or as close anapproximation as possible, and each director shall serve for a term running until the second anndal meeting of shareholderssucceeding his or her election and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified; provided, however,that the tenns of al1 directors shall expire at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in fiscal year 2000. Commencing atthe annual meeting of shareholders to be held in fiscal year 2000, each director shall be elected to serve until the annualmeeting of shareholders held in the following fiscal year or until his or her successor shall have been duly elected andqualified.

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The Certitkate of Determination of Preferences of Series A Non-voting Convertible Preferred Stock, filed on August 6,1997, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby incorporated by reference as Article VlII.''

6. Pursuant to Section 910 of the California Corporations Code the foregoing restatement of the Restated Articles of2Incomoration of this com oration was duly approved by the Board of Dlrectors alone on May 27, 2009.


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The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are true of theirown knowledge.

Executed at Cupertino, California on July 9, 2009.

/s/ Peter OppenheimerPeter Oppenheimer

Senior Vice President and

ChiefFinancial Of/3cer

/s/ Daniel Cooperman

Daniel CoopennanSenior Vice President, General Counsel

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(54) ELECTRONIC DEVICE(71) Applicant: Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)(72) lnventors: Bartley K.Andre, Palo Alto, CA IUSI;

Daniel J. Coster, San Francisco, CA(US); Daniele De Iulils, Sarl Francisco,CA (US); Richard P. Howarth, SanFrarzcisco, CA (tJSI; Jonatllan P. Ive,San Francisco, CA (US); Steven P. Jobs,Palo Alto, CA IUSI; Duncan RobertKerr, San Francisco, CA (US); ShinNishibori, Kailua, Hl (US); MatthewDean Rohrbach, San Francisco, CA

(US); Peter Russell-clarke, SanFrancisco, CA (US); Douglas B.Satzger, Merllo Park, CA (US);Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA(US); Eugene Antony W hang, SanFrancisco, CA (USI; RicoZörkendörfer, San Francisco, CA (US)

(73) Assignee: Apple Inm, Cupertino, CA (US)(**) Term: 14 Years(21) Appl. No.; 291467,655(22) Filed: Sep. 20, 2013

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(60) Continuation of application No. 29/432,242, 5led onSep. 14, 2012, now Pat. No. Des. 690,298, which is a

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Primary kàaminer - Barbam Fox

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Nzw? - Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein& Fox P.L.L.C.

References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

D25,638 S 6/1896 Casey et al.D30,079 S 1/1899 Sametz

(Continued)

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUM ENTS

315078 7/200772548 5/1993

(Continued)OTHER PUBLICATIONS

(57) CIZAIM'l'he ornamental design foran electronic device, as shownanddescribed.

DESCRIPTION

(51) LOC (10) C1.(52) U.S. Cl.

(58) Field of ClassiNcation SearchUSPC .............. D14/341-347, 137, 138 R, 138 .&A,

D14/138 C, 138 (% 496, 203.1, 203.3, 203.4,D14/203.7, 129, 130, 147, 218, 248, 389,

1314/388, 426, 420; D10/65, 104.1)D18/6-7; D21/324, 329, 330;

455/556.1, 556.2, 566, 575.1, 90.34379/433.04, 433.01, 433.06, 916;

345/173, 901, 905; 361/679.26, 679.3,361/679.55, 679.56

See application file for complde search llistory.

FIG. 1 is a fmnt perspective view of all electronic deviceshowing our new design;FlG. 2 is a rear perspœtive view thereotFl(J. 3 is a front view thereof;FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;FIG'. 5 is a side view thereof;Flf.i. 6 is another side view thereof',FlG. 7 is a top view thereof;FICi. 8 is a bottom view thereof; and,F1Ci. 9 is an enlarged front view of the top portion of the fmntface of the device as shown in F1G. 3.'I'he broken lines in the Figures show portions of the elec-tronic device tlmt form no part of the claimed design.

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Garelli et aI. (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 28, 2014

(54) ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY MODULE

(75) Inventors: Adam T. Garelli, Santa Clara, CA (USI;Dinesh C. Matllew, Fremont, CA (US);Thomas W . W ilsom Jr., Samtoga, CA

(US); Keith J. Hendren, Capitola, CA(US); Peteris KoAugenbergs, SanFrancisco, CA IUSI; Brett W. Degner,Menlo Park, CA IUSI; Bradley .1.Hamel, Sllnnyvale, CA (US); MichaelA. Damlanakis, San Francisco, CA

(US); Patrkk Kessler, Motmtain Vew,CA IUSI

(73) Assignee: Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)

Notice: Subject to any disclaimern the term of thispatent is extended or adjusted under 35U.S.C. 1541) by 143 days.

Mathew et a1., U.S. Appl. No. 12/483,205, filed Jun. 1 1, 2009.

(Continued)

4,766,746 A #/1 988 Hcnderson et al.5,237,486 A 8/1993 I-apointe et al .5,531,950 A 7/1996 Kimura et a1.5,606,438 A 2/1997 Margalit et a1.5,6 1 1,5 17 A 3/1997 Saadi et al.5,795,430 A 8/1998 Beeteson et a1.5,828,341 A 10/1998 Delamater5 ,88 1, 103 A 3/1999 Wong et a1,

(Continued)

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUM ENTS

0683026 3/200109l 1717 3/2003

(Continued)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

(21) Appl. No.: 12462,748

(22) Filed: Aug. 24, 2010

(65) Prior Publication DataUS 2012/0050975 A1 Mar. 1, 2012

(51) Int. Cl.H*5K 5/00 (2*6.01 )H05K 7/00 (2*6.01 )G06F 1/16 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI.USPC ............. 361/679.27; 361/679.26; 361/679.55

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361/679.26-679.3, 679.56See application file for complete search history.

(56) References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCIJM ENTS

2,964,887 A 12/1960 Orozco3,517,466 A 6/1970 Bouvier

Primar.v Examiner Anthony Haughton

(74) Attorney, Agent, tlrf'iz'zzy - Treyz Law Group; G.victorTreyz; Jennifer Luh

ABSTRACT

Electronic devices may have housings. A housing may con-tain a display on its front face and a rear plate such as a plateformed from glass on its rear face. A peripheml housingmember may surround the display and rear plate. .An antennamay be formed in the peripheral housing member. 'f'he rearplate may be formed from laminated layers including a lightguide layer. Device hinges may include hinge structures tlmtare integral to the peripheral housing membenA logo may beformed by coating the rmr plate with a pattemed maskinglayer. Display structtzres forthe display and the rear plate maybemountedto opposing sides of a shelf portion of the periph-eral housing member. The rear plate may be formed fmmelectrochromic glass and may cover photovoltaic cells andtouch sensors. Driver boards may be mounted within a clutchbarrel perpendicular to the display.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 07- CV61723 - (Judge James Cohn)

THOM AS S. ROSS,

Plaintiff,

VS.

APPLE, lNC.,

Defendant.

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF BROW ARD

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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF

CO M PLAINT FOR M ISAPPROPRIATIO N OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND

COPYRIG HT INFRINGEM ENT

Now com es THOM AS S. ROSS, Affiant, and, in support of Com plaint For M isappropriation of

lntellectual Property and Copyright Infringement, states as follows:

I am Thom as S. Ross;

l nm the Plaintiff in this instant case;

l am proceeding as Attorney Pro & ;

Plaintiff is the Aftu nt;

Z.'Y2016, Ross filed complaint against Apple, Inc.On ,

On Information and belief, Affiant states as follows:

l am the original inventor of the Electronic Reading Device IERDI;

1 nm the legal owner of the Intellectual Property referred to, herein and in the


Complaint, as the Electronic Reading Device or ERD ;

l created the lntellectual Property that is the object of this Complaint, when:

a. on or about May 23, 1992, Unnamed drawing identifiable by the design of a

two-leafed ERD device, was affixed to paper;

b. on or about June 28, 1992,

çr rawing 1'' was aftixed to paper;

ii. ttDrawing 1155 was affixed to paper',

iii. a drawing of a tlow chart titled ûtskyguild System for use with ERD'',

was affixed to paper',

c. On or about September 10, 1992, l authored a written narrative titled Sl-l-he

Electronic Reading Device Patent Application''

On or about May 4, 2014, l filed for the following Applications for Registration

of Copyright'.

a. VAu 1-186-491 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.1 The Electronic Reading Device

Patent Application //07/974,428

b.VAu 1-186-859 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.2 The Electronic Reading Device


c. VAU 1-186-860 Title of W ork: Drawing 10.3 The Electronic Reading Device


d. VAu 1-186-862 Title of W ork: Drawing 1OA Chart l The Electronic Reading

Device Patent Application # 07/974,428

e. TXu 1-919-460 Title of W ork: The Electronic Reading Device Patent


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5. On or about M arch 10, 2015, I sent a Cease and Desist N otice to Apple, Inc.

On or about June 9, 2015, Apple, lnc., declined to honor the Cease and Desist

Demand.

1, THOMAS S. ROSS, Affiant, states, under penalty of perjtzry, that, with respect to the

above captioned Complaint, and this Affidavit in support thereof, as to statem ents of fact,

they are true and eorrect, to the best of my knowledge, and as to statem ents of

information and belief, 1 believe them to be true.

THOM AS S. ROSS

Dated: 'FA , 2016M iram ar, lorida

Respectful sub '

Thomas S. Ross, ffiant

P.O. Box 279381

M iramar, Florida, 33027

Telephone: 954-312-7532

Facsim ile: 954-312-7604


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