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`PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL COMPLAINT
`Preservation Technologies LIJC (“Preservation Technologies”) by and
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`through its attorneys, for its Original Complaint against Defendant DISH Network
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`Corporation (“DISH”) hereby alleges as follows:
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`I. NATURE OF THE ACTION
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`1.
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`This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws
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`of the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, et seq., to enjoin and obtain damages
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`resulting from DISH’s unauthorized use, sale, and offer to sell in the United States
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`of products, methods, processes, services and/or systems that infringe one or more
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`claims of United States Patent No. 6,581,071, issued June 17, 2003, for “Surveying
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`System and Method” naming Samuel Gustman and Barbara DeLury as inventors
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`(the “’071 Patent”), a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
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`1; United States Patent No. 5,813,014, issued on September 22, 1998, for “Method
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`and Apparatus for Management of Multimedia Assets” naming Samuel Gustman
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`as inventor (the “’014 Patent”), a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto
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`as Exhibit 2; United States Patent No. 6,092,080, issued July 18, 2000, for “Digital
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`Library System” naming Samuel Gustman as inventor (the “’080 Patent”), a true
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`and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3; United States Patent No.
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`5,832,495, issued Nov. 3, 1998, for “Method and Apparatus for Cataloguing
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`Multimedia Data” naming Samuel Gustman as inventor (the “’495 Patent”), a true
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`and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4; United States Patent No.
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`5,832,499, issued November 3, 1998, for “Digital Library System” naming Samuel
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`Gustman as inventor (the “’499 Patent”), a true and correct copy of which is
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`attached hereto as Exhibit 5; United States Patent No. 6,212,527, issued April 3,
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`2001, for “Method and Apparatus for Cataloguing Multimedia Data” naming
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`Samuel Gustman as inventor (the ‘"527 Patent”), a true and correct copy of which
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`is attached hereto as Exhibit 6; United States Patent No. 6,574,638, issued June 3,
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`COMPLAINT
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`2003, for “Method and Apparatus for Cataloguing Multimedia Data Using
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`Surveying Data” naming Samuel Gustman and Barbara DeLury as inventors (the
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`“’638 Patent”), a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 7;
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`United States Patent No. 6,549,911, issued April 15, 2003, for “Method and
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`Apparatus for Cataloguing Multimedia Data” naming Samuel Gustman as inventor
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`(the “’9ll Patent”), a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
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`8; and United States Patent No. 6,353,831, issued March 5, 2002, for “Digital
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`Library System” naming Samuel Gustman as inventor (the “’83l Patent”), a true
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`and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 9. Collectively, the ’O7l
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`Patent, the ’0l4 Patent, the ’O80 Patent, the ’495 Patent, the ’499 Patent, the ’527
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`Preservation Technologies is the exclusive licensee and holder of all A
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`substantial rights and interest in and to the Patents—in—Suit.
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`3.
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`DISH manufactures, provides, sells, offers for sale, imports and/or
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`distributes infringing products and services; and/or induces others to use its
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`products and services in an infringing manner; and/or contributes to the use of
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`infiinging products and services by others.
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`Plaintiff Preservation Technologies seeks injunctive relief to prevent
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`Preservation Technologies further seeks monetary damages and prejudgment
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`interest for DISH’s past infringement of the Patents-in-Suit.
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`5.
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`This is an exceptional case, and Preservation Technologies is entitled
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`to damages, enhanced damages, attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses.
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`II. THE PARTIES
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`6.
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`Plaintiff Preservation Technologies LLC is a Delaware limited
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`liability company, having its principal place of business at 874 Walker Road, Suite
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`C, Dover DE 19904.
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`On information and belief, DISH is a corporation organized and
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`existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a place of business located at
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`9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood, CO 80112. DISH can be served with process
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`by serving its registered agent for service of process in the State of Colorado, R.
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`Stanton Dodge, 9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood, CO 80112.
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`III. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`8.
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`This is an action for patent infringement which arises under the Patent
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`Laws of the United States, in particular, 35 U.S.C. §§27l, 281, 283, 284 and 285.
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`This Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action under 28
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`U.S.C. §§1331 and l338(a).
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`9.
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`On information and belief, Venue is proper in this district pursuant to
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`28 U.S.C. §§ l39l(b), l39l(c), and 1400(b) because Defendant has transacted
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`business in this district, and has committed and/or induced acts of patent
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`infiingement in this district.
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`10.
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`On information and belief, Defendant DISH is subject to this Court’s
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`specific and general personal jurisdiction pursuant to due process and/or the
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`California Long Arm Statute, due at least to its substantial business in this forum,
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`including: (i) at least a portion of the infringements alleged herein; and (ii)
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`regularly doing or soliciting business, engaging in other persistent courses of
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`conduct, and/or deriving substantial revenue from goods and services provided to
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`individuals in California and in this Judicial District.
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`IV. BACKGROUND
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`The USC Shoah Foundation developed the patented technology. Its
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`impetus was to gather, catalog and make available for access thousands of video
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`testimonies. In January 2006, the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History
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`Foundation became part of the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts
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`and Sciences at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where the
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`testimonies in the Visual History Archive are preserved.
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`12.
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`Patents—in—Suit, including all rights to recover for all past and future infringements
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`V. DEFENDANT’S ACTS
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`13. DISH manufactures, provides, sells, offers for sale and/or distributes
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`infringing systems. The infringing DISH systems and methods include, but are not
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`limited to systems and methods relating to the cataloguing, organizing searching,
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`rating, and provisioning digital multimedia data including but not limited to the
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`foregoing services found on Blockbuster On—Demand
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`(vvwvv.b1ocl<buster.com/download), and related products. DISH provides related
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`services, specifications and instructions for the installation and operation of such
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`systems to its customers.
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`VI. COUNT ONE
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,581,071
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`14.
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Paragraphs 1-13 as if fully restated in this paragraph.
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`15.
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`’07l Patent, including all rights to recover for all past and fL1t11I‘6 infringements
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`thereof.
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`16.
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`The ’07l Patent is valid and enforceable.
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`17. On information and belief, Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`Preservation Technologies, has been and is presently infringing the ’07l Patent, as
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`infringement is defined by 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), including through making, using,
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`selling, offering for sale and importing methods and articles infringing one or more
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`claims of the ’07l Patent. Defendant is thus liable for direct infringement of the
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`’07l Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
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`18. On information and belief, at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`Defendant DISH, Without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`is presently indirectly infringing the ’07l Patent, including actively inducing
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`infringement of the ’071 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ’()71 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`knowingly inducing consumers to use infiinging articles and methods that DISH
`i knew or should have known infringe one or more claims ofthe ’07l Patent.
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`19. On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ’07l
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`Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`an infringing manner, and their customers do so.
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`20. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’07l Patent,
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`Preservation Technologies has suffered monetary damages that are adequate to
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`than a reasonable royalty.
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`VII. COUNT TWO
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`21.
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Paragraphs 1-13 as if fully restated in this paragraph.
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`22.
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`‘O14 Patent, including all rights to recover for all past and future infringements
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`thereof.
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`23.
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`The ‘014 Patent is valid and enforceable.
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`On information and belief Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`Preservation Technologies, has been and is presently infringing the ‘O14 Patent, as
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`infringement is defined by 35 U.S.C. § 27l(a), including through making, using,
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`selling, offering for sale and importing methods and articles infringing one or more
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`claims of the ‘O14 Patent. Defendant is thus liable for direct infringement of the
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`‘014 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
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`25.
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`On information and belief, at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`Defendant DISH, without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`is presently indirectly infringing the ‘014 Patent, including actively inducing
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`infringement of the ‘O14 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ‘O14 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`knowingly inducing consumers to use infringing articles and methods that DISH
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`knew or should have known infringe one or more claims of the ‘O14 Patent.
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`On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ‘O14
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`Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`an infringing manner, and their customers do so.
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘O14 Patent,
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`VIII. COUNT THREE
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`The ‘080 Patent is Valid and enforceable.
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`31. On information and belief Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`infringement is defined by 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), including through making, using,
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`claims of the ‘080 Patent. Defendant is thus liable for direct infringement of the
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`‘080 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
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`On information and belief, at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`Defendant DISH, without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`is presently indirectly infringing the ‘080 Patent, including actively inducing
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`infringement of the ‘O80 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ‘O80 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`33. On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ‘Q80
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`Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`an infringing manner, and their customers do so.
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`34. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘O80 Patent,
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`Preservation Technologies has suffered monetary damages that are adequate to
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`than a reasonable royalty.
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`IX. COUNT FOUR
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`The ‘495 Patent is valid and enforceable.
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`is presently indirectly infringing the ‘495 Patent, including actively inducing
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`knew or should have known infringe one or more claims of the ‘495 Patent.
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`40. On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ‘495
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`Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`an infringing manner, and their customers do so.
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`4 1. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘495 Patent,
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`Preservation Technologies has suffered monetary damages that are adequate to
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`than a reasonable royalty.
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`X. COUNT FIVE
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 5,832,499
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`42.
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantialrights and interest to the
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`‘499 Patent, including all rights to recover for all past and future infringements
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`The ‘499 Patent is valid and enforceable.
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`45. On information and belief, Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`Preservation Technologies, has been and is presently infringing the ‘499 Patent, as
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`infringement is defined by 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), including through making, using,
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`selling, offering for sale and importing methods and articles infringing one or more
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`claims of the ‘499 Patent. Defendant is thus liable for direct infringement of the
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`‘499 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 27l(a).
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`46. On information and belief, at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`Defendant DISH, without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`is presently indirectly infiinging the ‘499 Patent, including actively inducing
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`infiingement of the ‘499 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ‘499 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`knowingly inducing consumers to use infiinging articles and methods that DISH
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`knew or should have known infringe one or more claims of the ‘499 Patent.
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`47. On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ‘499
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`8 Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`Preservation Technologies has suffered monetary damages that are adequate to
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`than a reasonable royalty.
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`XI. COUNT SIX
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,212,527
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`49.
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`’527 Patent, including all rights to recover for all past and future infiingements
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`thereof.
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`51.
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`The ’527 Patent is valid and enforceable.
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`52. On information and belief, Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`25 Preservation Technologies, has been and is presently infringing the ’527 Patent, as
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`claims of the ’527 Patent. Defendant is thus liable for direct infiingement of the
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`’527 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 27l(a).
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`53. On information and belief, at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`Defendant DISH, without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`is presently indirectly infringing the ’527 Patent, including actively inducing
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`infringement of the ’527 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ’527 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 27l(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`knowingly inducing consumers to use infiinging articles and methods that DISH
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`knew or should have known infringe one or more claims of the ’527 Patent.
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`54. On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ’527
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`Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`an infringing manner, and their customers do so.
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`55. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’527 Patent,
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`Preservation Technologies has suffered monetary damages that are adequate to
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`than a reasonable royalty.
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`XII. COUNT SEVEN
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,574,633
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`56.
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Paragraphs l-l3 as if fully restated in this paragraph.
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`57.
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`‘638 Patent, including all rights to recover for all past and future infringements
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`The ‘638 Patent is valid and enforceable.
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`59. On information and belief, Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`Preservation Technologies, has been and is presently infringing the ‘638 Patent, as
`infiingement is defined by 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), including through making, using,
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`selling, offering for sale and importing methods and articles infringing one or more
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`claims of the ‘638 Patent. Defendant is thus liable for direct infringement of the
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`‘638 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
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`60. On information and belief at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`Defendant DISH, without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`is presently indirectly infringing the ‘638 Patent, including actively inducing
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`infringement of the ‘638 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ‘638 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`knowingly inducing consumers to use infringing articles and methods that DISH
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`knew or should have known infringe one or more claims of the ‘638 Patent.
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`61. On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ‘638
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`Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`an infringing manner, and their customers do so.
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`62. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘638 Patent,
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`Preservation Technologies has suffered monetary damages that are adequate to
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`than a reasonable royalty.
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`XIII. COUNT EIGHT
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,549,911
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`63.
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Paragraphs 1-13 as if fully restated in this paragraph.
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`‘911 Patent, including all rights to recover for all past and future infringements
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`thereof.
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`The ‘9l1 Patent is Valid and enforceable.
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`66. On information and belief, Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`selling, offering for sale and importing methods and articles infringing one or more
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`claims of the ‘9l1 Patent. Defendant is thus liable for direct infringement of the
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`‘91l Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 27l(a).
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`67. On information and belief, at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`l2 Defendant DISH, without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`infringement of the ‘9ll Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ‘9l1 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`l7 knowingly inducing consumers to use infringing articles and methods that DISH
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`68.
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`On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ‘91l
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`20 Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`21 an infringing manner, and their customers do so.
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`69. As a result of Defendant’s infiingement of the ‘91l Patent,
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`23 Preservation Technologies has suffered monetary damages that are adequate to
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`XIV. COUNT NINE
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`DIRECT AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,353,831
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`70.
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`Preservation Technologies incorporates by reference its allegations in
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`Preservation Technologies has all substantial rights and interest to the
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`‘831 Patent, including all rights to recover for all past and future infringements
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`thereof.
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`72.
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`The ‘831 Patent is Valid and enforceable.
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`73.
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`On information and belief Defendant DISH, without permission of
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`Preservation Technologies, has been and is presently infiinging the ‘831 Patent, as
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`infringement is defined by 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), including through making, using,
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`selling, offering for sale and importing methods and articles infringing one or more
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`claims of the ‘831 Patent. ‘Defendant is thus liable for direct infringement of the
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`‘831 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
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`74.
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`On information and belief, at least since the filing of this Complaint,
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`17 Defendant DISH, without permission of Preservation Technologies, has been and
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`is presently indirectly infiinging the ‘831 Patent, including actively inducing
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`infringement of the ‘831 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) and contributing to
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`infringement of the ‘831 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(c). Such inducements
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`include without limitation, with specific intent to encourage the infringement,
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`knowingly inducing consumers to use infiinging articles and methods that DISH
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`knew or should have known infringe one or more claims of the ‘831 Patent.
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`On information and belief, Defendant, with knowledge of the ‘831
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`25 Patent, provides instructions to its customers to use the accused instrumentalities in
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘831 Patent,
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`compensate them for the infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284, but in no event less
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`XV. JURY DEMAND
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`. Plaintiff Preservation Technologies hereby demands a jury on all
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`XVI. REQ QUEST FOR RELIEF
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`WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Preservation Technologies respectfully requests
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`Award Plaintiff Preservation Technologies past and future damages
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`infiingement by Defendant of the Patents—in-Suit in accordance with 35 U.S.C.
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`§284, and increase such award by up to three times the amount found or assessed
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`Declare this case exceptional pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §285; and
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`Award Plaintiff Preser