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Digi-iGuide Patent Infringement
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Possibly relevant patents Magellan’s patent application number 20080027644 for a “Portable Vehicle Navigation System” TomTom’s patent application number 20040243307 for a “Personal GPS navigation device” and Garmin’s patent number 6434485 for a “GPS device with compass and altimeter and method for displaying navigation information”
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Functionality Function: a portable device that displays some type of map information to the user including a current position –Magellan specifies keyboard –TomTom specifies GPS signal strength –Garmin specifies compass and altimeter
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Implementation - “the same way” Each device: –Uses a central processor –Determines location with GPS –Includes a display that takes user input Magellan downloads map information from network TomTom uses a database Garmin…
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Patent Infringement Possibility that our product performs “substantially the same function in substantially the same way” as Garmin’s device Doctrine of equivalents
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Course of Action Change Design Declaratory Judgement Action License? (right…)
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