Ryan McLean John-Michael Mulesa Joe Perrin Zach Schoenberger

Literal & Equivalent Infringement Concerns Patent Liability Analysis Actions to Correct [Overview]

Literal Infringement – No obvious literal infringement Doctrine of Equivalents Infringement – Handful of patents with potential infringement – Related to GPS device patents – Related to aircraft HUD patents [Infringement Concerns]

USP GPS navigation device Garmin Ltd. – Navigating a vehicle to a point using: GPS Signals Processor connected to GPS receiver Data created by processor Display page [Patents Involved]

USP – Secondary Map System Google Inc. – Secondary map overlay: Main map with data Secondary map that can be toggled – Zoom – Satellite Single or multiple frames Movable map [Patents Involved]

USP – Aircraft Head-up Display Hughes Aircraft – Head-up instrument display: Light emitting image source Combiner with beam-splitter coating for reflection Produces a virtual image viewable by operator without distraction Unit is self contained and combiner is rotatable into stowed position [Patents Involved]

GPS Device Patent – Workaround: No data is created by our processor, which is one of the premises of this patent – Action: None Necessary (make sure no data is processed on unit) Secondary Maps Patent – Workaround: Using Google Maps API according to Terms of Service – Action: No alterations to Google Maps display [Liability Analysis]

Aircraft Heads-up Display Patent – Workarounds: Unit is one static piece Unit won’t display primary aircraft avionic instruments – Actions: None necessary (make sure no controls are considered “primary aircraft avionic instruments”) [Liability Analysis]

Literal & Equivalent Infringement Concerns Patent Liability Analysis Actions to Correct [Summary]

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