Complaint is found to provide sufficient notice of accused products
St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Apple Inc., et al., C. A. No. 10-00982-LPS, September 30, 2011.
Stark, J. Defendant Research in Motion’s motion to dismiss or for a more definite statement is denied.
The complaint alleges willful infringement of six patents. Co-defendants answered the complaint. RIM asserted that the complaint fails to identify products that specifically infringe. The court finds that plaintiff has met the threshold of identifying a general category of products. Identifying specific models of the category of products accused of infringing, smartphones and tablets, is sufficient. While RIM points out that the complaint identifies nearly every one of its products, the court finds that narrowing of infringement issues is best left for discovery. In addition, plaintiff is not required to address how the infringing products use the patented technology. The court finds that the complaint provides sufficient notice of infringement allegations and denies the motion for a more definite statement.
