UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

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IATRIC SYSTEMS, INC., )
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Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-13121
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v. )
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FAIRWARNING, INC., ) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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Defendant. )
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COMPLAINT

Iatric Systems, Inc. (Iatric) alleges as follows for its complaint against Defendant
FairWarning, Inc. (FairWarning).
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. In this action, brought under 28 U.S.C. 2201 et seq., Iatric seeks a declaratory
judgment that a patent allegedly owned by Defendant FairWarning is invalid under the patent
laws of the United States, Title 35 of the United States Code.
2. Iatric also seeks a judgment that Defendant FairWarning violated the Lanham Act
43(a), 15 U.S.C. 1125(a)(1), by making a false claim in bad faith to the marketplace that it
invented patient privacy monitoring for electronic health records, that its product is protected by
a valid patent, and by implying a false claim in bad faith that Iatric infringes that patent.
PARTIES
3. Plaintiff Iatric is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware and having its principal place of business at 27 Great Pond Drive, Boxford,
Massachusetts, within this judicial district.
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4. Defendant FairWarning is, upon information and belief, a corporation organized
under the laws of Florida having its principal place of business at 13535 Feather Sound Drive,
Suite 600, Clearwater, Florida.
5. FairWarning has done and does business in this judicial district, including
business related to the claims asserted in this Complaint. FairWarnings website states that its
customers are hospitals and clinics across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. FairWarnings website
features a customer map that shows about a dozen of its customers are in Massachusetts.
FairWarnings website also indicates that one of its customer success stories is Boston Medical
Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Further, FairWarnings website indicates that Exultium is a
reseller of FairWarnings products and that Exultium is located in the Boston, Massachusetts
area.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
6. This action arises under the Federal Declaratory Judgments Act, 28 U.S.C.
2201 and 2202; the Patent Laws of the United States, Title 35 of the United States Code; and the
Lanham Act 43(a), 15 U.S.C. 1125(a)(1).
7. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the declaratory judgment patent
claims under 28 U.S.C. 1331, 1338(a), and 2201 with respect to an actual controversy arising
under Title 35 of the United States Code.
8. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the Lanham Act claims under
39(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1121(a), and 28 U.S.C. 1338.
9. This Court has both specific and general personal jurisdiction over Defendant
FairWarning. Pursuant to due process and the Massachusetts long-arm statute, Mass. Gen. Laws
ch. 223A, 3, Defendant FairWarning is subject to this Courts specific personal jurisdiction
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because it: (1) caused and is causing tortious injury by acts within Massachusetts, specifically by
asserting its claim of patent rights against products sold by Iatric to customers in Massachusetts;
(2) caused and is causing tortious injury by acts outside of Massachusetts, specifically by
asserting its claim of patent rights against products sold by Iatric to customers outside of
Massachusetts, which result in harm to Iatric in Massachusetts; (3) regularly does or solicits
business in Massachusetts; and (4) derives substantial revenue from goods used or consumed or
services rendered in Massachusetts. Defendant FairWarning is subject to this Courts general
personal jurisdiction because it has continuous and systematic general business contacts in
Massachusetts and the exercise of jurisdiction would be reasonable.
10. Venue in this district is proper under 28 U.S.C. 1391(b) and (c) and 1400(b),
as, inter alia, Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in this district.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND

11. Iatric helps healthcare providers by delivering comprehensive healthcare IT
integration. Iatrics products and services focus on data integration, systems integration, and
process integration.
12. One of Iatrics software products, Security Audit Manager
TM
(or SAM
TM
),
monitors, identifies, and alerts health care facilities such as hospitals to potential violations of
patient privacy (e.g., under HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus Rule, and Meaningful Use patient
privacy criteria).
13. Iatric was the pioneer of software that monitors, identifies, and alerts health care
facilities to potential violations of patient privacy. Iatric began selling Security Audit
Manager
TM
in 2003, years before other entrants to the marketplace.
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14. Currently, there are only two significant vendors in the U.S. market for software
like SAM
TM
that monitors, identifies, and alerts health care facilities to potential violations of
patient privacy: Iatric and FairWarning. KLAS is a company that seeks to improve healthcare
technology delivery by honestly, accurately, and impartially measuring vendor performance for
partners of healthcare providers. Recent KLAS rankings show SAM, FairWarning, and Cerner
as the competitors in the privacy breach software market. However, Cerners product is limited
to the Cerner Electronic Health Record (EHR) system whereas both SAM
TM
and
FairWarnings products are used industry-wide and can work with any EHR.
15. FairWarnings website claims that it is the inventor, patent holder and global
leader in patient privacy monitoring for electronic health records. However, on information and
belief, FairWarning was founded in 2005, years after Iatric began selling its SAM
TM
product.
16. On information and belief, FairWarning claims rights under U.S. Patent No.
8,578,500 (the 500 Patent) and has asserted those rights against products that are offered for
sale by Iatric to Iatrics actual and potential customers.
17. The 500 Patent is entitled System and Method of Fraud and Misuse Detection.
On its face, the 500 Patent states that it issued on November 5, 2013, that it was filed on March
19, 2007, and that it claims priority, at least in part, to an earlier patent application filed on May
26, 2006 and a provisional patent application filed on May 31, 2005. These priority dates are
years after Iatric began selling its SAM
TM
product in 2003.
18. A true and correct copy of the 500 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
500 Patent lists Kurt James Long as the sole inventor.
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19. There is no indication on the face of the 500 Patent that Kurt James Long or his
attorneys made the USPTO examiner aware of sales or offers to sell Iatrics SAM
TM
product
prior to 2005.
20. On December 10, 2013, FairWarning issued a press release. This press release
stated that FairWarning, the inventor and worlds leading supplier of privacy monitoring
solutions for Electronic Health Records (EHRs) announced today that the United States Patent
and Trademark Office has issued US patent 8,578,500 to FairWarning

Founder Kurt James

Long. The patent details the detection of common healthcare snooping patterns through the
examination of audit logs. The allowed patent claims are for the detection of improper access
of electronic patient health information through electronic health records and healthcare
applications Kurt James Long, Founder and CEO [says that] The FairWarning

culture is to
continually innovate through product research and development, and as part of our investments,
we protect our inventions with trademarks and patents which benefit everyone who counts on
FairWarning

, including our customers, resellers, partners, employees and shareholders.

FairWarning

was founded in 2005

21. On December 11, 2013, FairWarning also sent an email to customers and
potential customers. The email stated that FairWarning

has announced that the United States

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the company a crucial patent for detecting
snooping, identity theft and other misuses of electronic patient information through the
analysis of audit logs. This is an important intellectual property foundation for FairWarning

s
customers as they face more legal and compliance scrutiny than ever before and need certainty
from their privacy vendors of choice. As you evaluate privacy and security solutions, it is a best
practice to ensure your vendor of choice has a firm legal foundation for their solution
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offering such as patents and trademarks. Investments in research & development, customer
service innovation and intellectual property protections are amongst the reasons that over 1,200
hospitals and 4,800 clinics around the world trust FairWarning

for their Patient Privacy

Monitoring solution. The claims in FairWarning

s patent, US 8,578,500 explicitly cover

misuses of electronic patient health information accessed through electronic health records and
healthcare applications (emphasis in original).
22. FairWarning exaggerated the scope and validity of its patent, thus creating the
false impression that FairWarning is the exclusive source of privacy breach monitoring software
in the healthcare industry.
23. FairWarnings December 2013 press release and email threaten Iatrics revenue
from both its existing customer base and its pool of potential new customers. Some of Iatrics
customers and potential customers questioned Iatric about FairWarnings press release and email
concerning the 500 Patent. For example, at the time of the press release Iatric was trying to win
business from a hospital system on the U.S. East Coast. An employee at this hospital system saw
FairWarnings December 10, 2013 press release and then contacted Iatric, noted FairWarnings
press release, and asked Any concerns from Iatrics standpoint? As another example, one of
Iatrics customers and an existing SAM
TM
licensee is a hospital in California. An employee at
this hospital received the December 11, 2013 email from FairWarning. That employee
forwarded FairWarnings email to Iatric with the comment What do you make of this email?
24. As a new entrant to the market in 2005, FairWarning must have known about
Iatrics presence in the market and Iatrics SAM
TM
product. FairWarning would have had to
compete for business with customers who knew about SAM
TM
or in some cases were already
using SAM
TM
.
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25. FairWarning has had information about Iatrics products, including as a result of
market competition between the two companies. Over the last decade, some FairWarning
customers have switched to Iatrics SAM
TM
product. Similarly, some Iatric customers have
switched to FairWarnings product. Some of these customers were using Iatrics SAM
TM

product as early as 2004. When customers switch from one companys product to the other
companys product, it is common for those customers to share information with their new vendor
about the prior product that they were using.
26. FairWarning and Iatric have both attended various trade shows together where
both companies presented information and demonstrations of their products. For example, in
2005, Imprivata, a strategic partner of FairWarning based in Lexington, Massachusetts, attended
a trade show where Iatric maintained a booth that provided messaging, literature, and product
presentation for Iatrics SAM
TM
product. Kurt James Long, founder and CEO of FairWarning,
was a member of Imprivatas Advisory Board from 2004 to 2010. In February 2006,
FairWarning announced a strategic partnership with Imprivata.
27. FairWarnings December 10, 2013 press release contains a threat of litigation to
Iatric, the only other significant player in the market, and Iatrics customers: as part of
[FairWarnings] investments, we protect our inventions with patents which benefits our
customers, resellers, partners, and shareholders.
28. FairWarnings emails and press releases have chilled and are likely to continue to
chill Iatrics bids for new business or attempts to retain existing business. FairWarnings
December 11, 2013 email indicates that the 500 Patent is critical in the relevant market and
advises customers that the 500 Patent is an important intellectual property foundation for
FairWarning

s customers as they face more legal and compliance scrutiny than ever before
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and it is best practice to ensure [customers] vendor of choice has a firm legal foundation for
their solution offering such as patents Existing Iatric customers have already expressed
concerns based on the emails and press release.
29. Accordingly, a real, immediate, and justifiable controversy exists between Iatric
and the Defendant, making a declaration of rights as between the parties necessary.
COUNT I
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY OF THE 500 PATENT

30. Iatric incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 29 above as though fully set
out herein.
31. Iatric contends that all of the claims of the 500 Patent are invalid for failing to
comply with the conditions and requirements for patentability set forth in the United States
Patent Laws, Title 35 U.S.C., including specifically 101, 102, 103, and/or 112, and the rules,
regulations, and laws pertaining thereto.
32. By way of example, and without limiting the allegations of this complaint, Iatric
contends that sales and offers for sale of Iatrics 2003 SAM
TM
software product anticipate at
least claim 1 of the 500 Patent.
33. Iatric is entitled to entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2201 and 2202
declaring one or more of the claims of the 500 Patent invalid.
COUNT II
LANHAM ACT CLAIM

34. Iatric incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 33 above as though fully set
out herein.
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35. FairWarning made a false claim that it was the inventor of patient privacy
monitoring for electronic health records when in fact Iatric pioneered patient privacy monitoring
for electronic health records years earlier with its SAM
TM
product.
36. FairWarning made a false claim that its privacy breach software is protected by
the 500 Patent because that patent is invalid based at least in part on Iatrics SAM
TM
product,
which was sold and offered for sales years before the application for the 500 Patent.
37. FairWarning has also implied a false claim that Iatric, the only other significant
player in the market, infringes the 500 Patent with Iatrics SAM
TM
product. However, Iatric
cannot infringe an invalid patent.
38. Through its December 10, 2013 press release and December 11, 2013 emails to
customers and potential customers, FairWarning has actively publicized its patent in the
marketplace. The press release and emails constitute commercial advertising or promotion about
FairWarnings goods or services. Fair Warning caused the statements to enter interstate
commerce.
39. FairWarning exaggerated the scope and validity of its patent, thus creating the
false impression that FairWarning is the exclusive source of the product. FairWarnings
statements have actually deceived or are likely to deceive a substantial segment of the intended
audience.
40. FairWarnings claims were objectively baseless and made in bad faith. Iatrics
SAM
TM
product, alone or in combination with other prior art known to FairWarning, renders all
the claims in the 500 Patent invalid. Iatrics SAM
TM
product was sold and offered for sale
roughly two years before the 500 Patents priority date. FairWarning knew about Iatrics
SAM
TM
product and that it predated FairWarnings patent application.
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41. FairWarnings statements about the 500 Patent result in actual or probable injury
to the Plaintiff. FairWarnings emails and press releases have chilled and are likely to continue
to chill Iatrics bids for new business or attempts to retain existing business. FairWarnings
December 11, 2013 email indicates that the 500 Patent is critical in the relevant market and
advises customers that the 500 Patent is an important intellectual property foundation for
FairWarning

s customers as they face more legal and compliance scrutiny than ever before
and it is best practice to ensure [customers] vendor of choice has a firm legal foundation for
their solution offering such as patents Existing Iatric customers have already expressed
concerns based on the emails and press release.
42. FairWarnings deceptive statements are material because they are likely to
influence purchasing decisions of customers.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Iatric respectfully requests this Court to grant the following relief, and
any other relief the Court may deem proper:
a) Enter a declaratory judgment in favor of Iatric declaring that the 500 Patent is
invalid;
b) Enter a judgment in favor of Iatric declaring that FairWarning violated the
Lanham Act by making false claims in bad faith to the marketplace that it invented patient
privacy monitoring for electronic health records, that its product is protected by a valid patent,
and by implying a false claim in bad faith that Iatric infringes that patent;
c) For temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief prohibiting
Defendant, its agents, or anyone working for, in concert with or on behalf of Defendant from
asserting Defendants patent against Iatric and Iatrics customers and making further false claims
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in the marketplace, including but not limited to false statements that Defendant invented patient
privacy monitoring for electronic health records, false claims that Defendants product is
protected by a valid patent, and false claims that Iatric infringes that patent;
d) For an order requiring Defendant to correct any erroneous impressions persons
may have derived concerning Defendants or Plaintiffs competing products;
e) Award Iatric damages in an amount to be determined at trial;
f) Find that this case is exceptional within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 285 and/or 15
U.S.C. 1117(a)(3), and award to Iatric its reasonable attorneys fees, expenses, and costs
incurred in this action; and
g) Award such other relief that this Court deems just and proper.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
Iatric hereby demands a trial by jury.
Date: July 25, 2014 Respectfully submitted,

IATRIC SYSTEMS, INC.

By its attorneys,

/s/ Brandon T. Scruggs
Lisa M. Tittemore (BBO # 567941)
Brandon T. Scruggs (BBO # 672541)
SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP
125 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110-1618
Tel: (617) 443-9292
Fax: (617) 443-0004
Email: [email protected]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Iatric Systems, Inc.



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