SAN FRANCISCO – A New York business is being sued by a San Francisco company over allegations it sells a similar blood alcohol monitoring device.
KHN Solutions Inc. filed a complaint on Feb. 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Vertisense Inc., citing alleged patent infringement.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that it suffered damages as a result of its patent being infringed by the defendant. The plaintiff holds Vertisense Inc. responsible because the defendant allegedly sold, manufactured and distributed products similar to a smartphone blood alcohol monitoring app offered by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff seeks the following: compensation for all damages, permanently enjoining defendant from allegedly further infringing plaintiff's patents, legal fees and any other relief as the court deems just and proper. It is represented by Pamela K. Fulmer of Fulmer Ware LLP in San Francisco, Alper T. Ertas of Venable LLP in San Francisco and Adam R. Hess of Venable LLP in Washington, D.C.
U.S. District for the Court Northern District of California Case number 3:16-cv-00962-MEJ