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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
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`STRATASYS INC.
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` Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
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`d/b/a AFINIA
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` Defendant.
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`COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`Plaintiff Stratasys Inc., for its Complaint against Defendant Microboards
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`Technology, LLC d/b/a Afinia, alleges as follows:
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`PARTIES
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`1.
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`Plaintiff Stratasys Inc. (“Stratasys”) is a Delaware corporation with a
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`principal place of business at 7665 Commerce Way, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344.
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`2.
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`On information and belief, Defendant Microboards Technology, LLC is a
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`Minnesota limited liability company with a principal place of business at 8150 Mallory
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`Court, Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 and conducts business relevant to this action through
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`its unincorporated division known as Afinia. The defendant is hereinafter referred to as
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`Afinia.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`3.
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`This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the
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`United States, 35 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
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`4.
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`This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C.
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`§§ 1331 and 1338(a).
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`5.
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`The Court has both general and specific personal jurisdiction over Afinia.
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`On information and belief, Afinia transacts business and has continuous and systematic
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`contacts in this District, maintains an ongoing presence within the District, and has
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`committed acts of patent infringement in this District.
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`6.
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`Venue is proper in this judicial district under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and (c)
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`and 1400(b).
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`FACTS
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`7.
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`Stratasys was founded in 1989 by Steven Scott Crump, an engineer and
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`inventor, and Lisa H. Crump to capitalize on Mr. Crump’s invention of Fused Deposition
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`Modeling, which is an additive manufacturing process that prints three dimensional (“3D”)
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`objects from computer models by building up layers of one or more extruded materials
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`onto a platform using a device that has come to be generally known as a 3D printer.
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`Stratasys has commercialized this technology in its FDM® 3D printers and production
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`systems.
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`8.
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`Stratasys has grown from a small start-up to be the worldwide leader in sales
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`of 3D printers. The Stratasys FDM® printers and systems are used for prototyping, design,
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`and manufacturing purposes, and are used extensively in engineering, aerospace,
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`automotive, medical, education, and many other industries and applications.
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`9.
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`Stratasys has invested millions of dollars in improving its FDM® technology
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`over the past two and a half decades since its inception, and has numerous patents covering
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`advancements in Fused Deposition Modeling devices and methods.
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`10.
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`In 2012, Stratasys Inc. merged with Objet Ltd. of Rehovot, Israel to form the
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`corporate entity Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS). Today, Stratasys Ltd. and its subsidiaries,
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`including Stratasys Inc. and MakerBot Industries, have more than 1500 employees, hold
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`more than 500 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally, and have
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`received numerous awards for technology and leadership.
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`11.
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`In recent years, other companies have begun to make and sell 3D printers that
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`incorporate features and capabilities involving the extrusion of materials in additive layers
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`to form 3D objects. For example, by 2011, a Chinese company began making and selling
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`the UP! printer. On information and belief, the UP! printer is sold in the United States
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`through direct sales over the Internet, through resellers, and through original equipment
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`manufacturers who rebrand and repackage imported UP! printers under their own name
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`and may add features or enhancements to the printer.
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`12. On information and belief, Afinia began selling a rebranded and repackaged
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`UP! printer as the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer at least by 2012. Afinia sells the Afinia
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`H-Series 3D Printer at least through its website (www.afinia.com) and online retailers.
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`Afinia also makes available and distributes marketing, instructional, and support materials
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`to customers through its website. Afinia also maintains a technical support staff that
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`provides support to customers, including through Afinia’s website and by email and
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`telephone.
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`PATENTS IN SUIT
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`13. On August 5, 1997, U.S. Patent No 5,653,925 (“the ’925 patent”) entitled
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`“METHOD FOR CONTROLLED POROSITY THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING,”
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`was duly and lawfully issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Stratasys
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`was assigned and continues to hold all right, title, and interest in the ’925 patent. A true
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`and correct copy of the ’925 patent is attached as Exhibit A to this Complaint.
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`14. On February 2, 1999, U.S. Patent No. 5,866,058 (“the ’058 patent”), entitled
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`“METHOD FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING OF SOLID MODELS,” was duly and lawfully
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`issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Stratasys was assigned and
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`continues to hold all right, title, and interest in the ’058 patent. A true and correct copy of
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`the ’058 patent is attached as Exhibit B to this Complaint.
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`15. On December 21, 1999, U.S. Patent No. 6,004,124 (“the ’124 patent”),
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`entitled “THIN-WALL TUBE LIQUIFIER,” was duly and lawfully issued by the United
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`States Patent and Trademark Office. Stratasys was assigned and continues to hold all right,
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`title, and interest in the ’124 patent. A true and correct copy of the ’124 patent is attached
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`as Exhibit C to this Complaint.
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`16. On January 8, 2013, U.S. Patent No. 8,349,239 (“the ’239 patent”), entitled
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`“SEAM CONCEALMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS,” was duly and
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`lawfully issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Stratasys was assigned
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`and continues to hold all right, title, and interest in the ’239 patent. A true and correct copy
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`of the ’239 patent is attached as Exhibit D to this Complaint.
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`INFRINGING PRODUCT
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`17. On information and belief, Afinia makes, uses, offers to sell, and/or sells
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`within the United States and/or imports into the United States an Afinia H-Series 3D
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`Printer, an example of which is shown below.
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`(See Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual, cover.)
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`18.
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`The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer creates 3D objects, which, for example, can
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`be used for prototyping and design purposes. Generally speaking, the 3D model is created
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`by delivering plastic filament from a spool through an extruder and nozzle, which heats the
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`filament to printing temperature and deposits it onto a platform. The filament is deposited
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`layer-by-layer in a pattern to create a 3D model. (See, e.g., Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D
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`Printer User’s Manual at 6; see also, e.g., Afinia Product Videos, available at
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`http://www.afinia.com/support/product-videos (last visited Nov. 22, 2013); Afinia Video,
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`available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoXLsHJwmnE (last visited Nov. 22,
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`2013).)
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`19. Afinia markets and sells the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer to the general public,
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`including to hobbyists and educators and to persons interested in using the printer for
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`prototyping and design purposes. (See, e.g., Afinia Product Videos, available at
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`http://www.afinia.com/support/product-videos (last visited Nov. 22, 2013); Afinia Video,
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`available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoXLsHJwmnE (last visited Nov. 22,
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`2013).)
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`20. Afinia sells the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer at least through its website
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`(https://store.afinia.com/) and online retailers. Afinia also distributes marketing,
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`instructional, and support materials for the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer to customers
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`through its website. (See Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual; Exhibit F,
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`Afinia H-Series Product Brochure; Afinia Product Videos, available at
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`http://www.afinia.com/support/product-videos (last visited Nov. 22, 2013); Afinia
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`Technical Videos, available at http://www.afinia.com/support/technical-videos (last
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`visited Nov. 22, 2013).)
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`21. On information and belief, before and/or during development of the Afinia
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`H-Series 3D Printer, Afinia investigated and analyzed the market and business opportunities
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`for 3D printer technology. On information and belief, Afinia is believed to have obtained
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`knowledge of patents of competitors, likely including patents of Stratasys, before and/or
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`during the research and development of the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer. (See Exhibit G,
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`Executive Interview: Mitch Ackmann, 3D Printing Industry (Aug. 28, 2013) (President of
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`Afinia).) Afinia is also believed to have obtained and analyzed 3D printers of its competitors,
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`which likely would include Stratasys Inc. and MakerBot printers. (Id.)
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`COUNT 1
`INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’925 PATENT
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`Stratasys reaffirms and realleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1-21
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`22.
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`above.
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`23.
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`The ’925 patent generally relates to methods for controlling the porosity of
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`objects through, among other things, adjusting the rate of deposition of material to create
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`gaps as the object is built up layer by layer. (See Exhibit A.)
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`24. At least as of the date of filing of this Complaint, Afinia has knowledge of
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`the ’925 patent.
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`25. On information and belief, the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer has been and/or is
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`being used in a manner that infringes at least one claim of the ’925 patent.
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`26.
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`The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer includes porosity controls. For example, the
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`User’s Manual for the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer describes “Fill Settings” that allow the
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`user to select from “four ways to fill the interior of the parts.” (Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series
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`3D Printer User’s Manual at 24.) These Fill Settings provide a pre-determined porosity for
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`a 3D object by adjusting the rate of the dispensing material. Afinia includes the following
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`graphic in its User’s Manual, showing how the porosity controls will vary the porosity of
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`an object made with the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer:
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`(Id.)
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`27. On information and belief, Afinia has directly infringed and is directly
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`infringing the ’925 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by its use of the Afinia H-Series 3D
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`Printer in the United States to perform at least one claim of the ’925 patent.
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`28.
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`In addition, on information and belief, at least as of the filing date of this
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`Complaint, Afinia has actively induced and is actively inducing others, such as Afinia’s
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`customers, to directly infringe at least one claim of the ’925 patent in the United States, in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C § 271(b). For example, on information and belief, Afinia has sold or
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`otherwise provided its Afinia H-Series 3D Printer to third parties, such as Afinia’s
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`customers, the use of which by Afinia’s customers has directly infringed and is directly
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`infringing at least one claim of the ’925 patent. The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer, for
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`example, includes the “Fill Settings” described above for controlling porosity in the 3D
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`object. Afinia, moreover, specifically intends and encourages its customers to use its
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`Afinia H-Series 3D Printer in violation of the ’925 patent. This is shown from Afinia’s
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`User’s Manual for the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer, which describes the use of the “Fill
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`Settings,” which in turn control the porosity of the 3D object created using the Afinia
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`H-Series 3D Printer. Afinia, therefore, intends and encourages its customers to select a
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`porosity when printing a 3D model with the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer and to therefore use
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`the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer in violation of one or more claims of the ’925 patent.
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`29.
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`In addition, on information and belief, at least as of the filing date of this
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`Complaint, Afinia has contributed to and is contributing to the direct infringement of at
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`least one claim of the ’925 patent by third parties, such as Afinia’s customers, in the United
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`States, in violation of 35 U.S.C § 271(c). For example, on information and belief, Afinia
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`has contributed to and is contributing to infringement of the ’925 patent by selling its
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`customers Afinia H-Series 3D Printers, the use of which by Afinia’s customers has directly
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`infringed and is directly infringing at least one claim of the ’925 patent. Indeed, on
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`information and belief, each “Fill Setting” for the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer creates gaps
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`between the material, and there does not appear to be a fill setting option other than those
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`identified in the User’s Manual. Accordingly, there are no substantial and non-infringing
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`uses of the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer. The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer is also a material
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`part of the invention of the ’925 patent, as use of the device infringes one or more claims of
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`the ’925 patent.
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`30. On information and belief, Afinia will continue to directly infringe, actively
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`induce others to infringe, and/or contribute to the infringement of the ’925 patent unless
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`and until Afinia is enjoined by this Court.
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`31. As a result, Stratasys will be damaged and will be irreparably injured unless
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`and until Afinia’s infringing activities are enjoined by this Court.
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`32. On information and belief, and as explained above, Afinia had knowledge of
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`competitor patents before and/or during development of the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer.
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`Afinia is also believed to have obtained and analyzed 3D printers of its competitors. If
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`Stratasys learns of facts during discovery that show willful infringement of the ’925 patent,
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`Stratasys reserves the right to and intends to assert willful infringement of the ’925 patent.
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`COUNT II
`INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’058 PATENT
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`Stratasys reaffirms and realleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1-32
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`33.
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`above.
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`34.
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`The ’058 patent generally relates to methods for controlling the solidification
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`of extruded materials in layers by, among other things, maintaining a build environment in
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`the vicinity where material is deposited at a temperature above a solidification temperature.
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`The claimed methods tend to reduce the impact of curl deformation due to internal stresses
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`created in the object during solidification. (See Exhibit B.)
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`35. At least as of the date of filing of this Complaint, Afinia has knowledge of
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`the ’058 patent.
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`36. On information and belief, the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer has been and/or is
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`being used in a manner that infringes at least one claim of the ’058 patent.
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`37.
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`The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer maintains a heated build environment above
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`the solidification temperature at least through the heating of the platform upon which the
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`extruder deposits the material.
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`38.
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`For example, the User’s Manual for the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer
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`emphasizes that “[o]ne of the keys to successful printing on the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer
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`is platform preparation and preheating” and that a “very well preheated” platform will
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`achieve the best results:
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`(Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual at 26.) In fact, the Afinia H-Series
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`3D Printer includes a “Table Heat 1hr” option which heats the platform to 105°C for a full
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`hour. (Id. at 17.)
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`39.
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`In addition, the User’s Manual explains that the extruder nozzle “heats the
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`filament to printing temperature and deposits it on the Platform,” and cautions the user that
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`“[t]he extruder and platform are hot.” (Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s
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`Manual at 6, 31.)
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`40.
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`The User’s Manual for the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer further states that
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`“Preheating the platform (see page 26) to at least 90 degrees C when printing with ABS is a
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`step you don’t want to miss.” (Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual at 34.)
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`The manual also teaches to “[p]osition the parts as close to the center of the platform as
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`possible,” which is “where the heating is most regulated.” (Id.)
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`41. On information and belief, Afinia has directly infringed and is directly
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`infringing the ’058 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by its use of the Afinia H-Series 3D
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`Printer in the United States to perform at least one claim of the ’058 patent.
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`42.
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`In addition, on information and belief, at least as of the date of filing of this
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`Complaint, Afinia has actively induced and is actively inducing others, such as Afinia’s
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`customers, to directly infringe at least one claim of the ’058 patent in the United States, in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C § 271(b). For example, on information and belief, Afinia has sold or
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`otherwise provided its Afinia H-Series 3D Printer to third parties, such as Afinia’s
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`customers, the use of which by Afinia’s customers has directly infringed and is directly
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`infringing at least one claim of the ’058 patent. The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer, on
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`information and belief, includes a platform heating feature that will maintain a build
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`environment in the vicinity where material is deposited at a temperature above a
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`solidification temperature. Afinia, moreover, specifically intends and encourages its
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`customers to use its Afinia H-Series 3D Printer and to, among other things, maintain a
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`temperature above a solidification temperature in violation of the ’058 patent. This is
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`shown from the User’s Manual for the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer, which, for example,
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`instructs users to preheat the platform before depositing the material. As explained above,
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`the User’s Manual emphasizes that the platform should be “very well preheated.” (Exhibit
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`E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual at 26.) The User’s Manual also states that
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`“[t]he extruder and platform are hot,” (id. at 31), and that preheating the platform “is a step
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`you don’t want to miss,” (id. at 34).
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`43.
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`In addition, on information and belief, at least as of the date of filing of this
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`Complaint, Afinia has contributed to and is contributing to direct infringement of at least
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`one claim of the ’058 patent by third parties, such as Afinia’s customers, in the United
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`States, in violation of 35 U.S.C § 271(c). For example, on information and belief, Afinia
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`has contributed to and is contributing to infringement of the ’058 patent by selling its
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`customers Afinia H-Series 3D Printers, the use of which by Afinia’s customers has directly
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`infringed and is directly infringing the ’058 patent. Indeed, on information and belief, the
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`Afinia H-Series 3D Printer does not have any substantial and non-infringing uses. The
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`User’s Manual, for example, emphasizes that to avoid undesirable lift at the corners of an
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`object, the platform should be preheated. (Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s
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`Manual at 34.) The User’s Manual also states that the platform should be “very well
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`preheated,” (id.at 26), that “[t]he extruder and platform are hot,” (id. at 31), and that
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`preheating the platform “is a step you don’t want to miss,” (id. at 34). The Afinia H-Series
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`3D Printer is also a material part of the invention of the ’058 patent, as use of the device
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`infringes one or more claims of the ’058 patent.
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`44. On information and belief, Afinia will continue to directly infringe, actively
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`induce others to infringe, and/or contribute to the infringement of the ’058 patent unless
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`and until Afinia is enjoined by this Court.
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`45. As a result, Stratasys will be damaged and will be irreparably injured unless
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`and until Afinia’s infringing activities are enjoined by this Court.
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`46. On information and belief, and as explained above, Afinia had knowledge of
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`competitor patents before and/or during development of the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer.
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`Afinia is also believed to have obtained and analyzed 3D printers of its competitors. If
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`Stratasys learns of facts during discovery that show willful infringement of the ’058 patent,
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`Stratasys reserves the right to and intends to assert willful infringement of the ’058 patent.
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`COUNT III
`INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’124 PATENT
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`Stratasys reaffirms and realleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1-46
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`47.
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`above.
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`48.
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`The ’124 patent generally relates to an apparatus for controlling the
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`temperature of extrudable material in the liquifier of the extruder through the use of a novel
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`thin-wall tube construction in the liquifier. (See Exhibit C.)
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`49.
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`Stratasys makes and sells 3D printers that are embodied by one or more
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`claims of the ’124 patent.
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`50.
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`Stratasys has complied with 35 U.S.C. § 287(a) by marking its products with
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`the ’124 patent.
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`51. On information and belief, Afinia has directly infringed and is directly
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`infringing at least one claim of the ’124 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by making, using,
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`offering to sell, and/or selling within the United States and/or importing into the United
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`States its Afinia H-Series 3D Printer and extruder replacement parts.
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`52. On information and belief, the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer includes a liquifier
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`having a thin-wall tube with a section of the tube encased in a heating block. Depicted
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`below is a photograph from the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual, which generally
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`shows a portion of the extruder assembly, which includes a thin-wall tube liquifier:
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`(Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual at 14.)
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`53.
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` On information and belief, Afinia will continue to directly infringe the ’124
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`patent unless and until Afinia is enjoined by this Court.
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`54. As a result, Stratasys will be damaged and will be irreparably injured unless
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`and until Afinia’s infringing activities are enjoined by this Court.
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`55. On information and belief, and as explained above, Afinia had knowledge of
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`competitor patents before and/or during development of the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer.
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`Afinia is also believed to have obtained and analyzed 3D printers of its competitors. If
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`Stratasys learns of facts during discovery that show willful infringement of the ’124 patent,
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`Stratasys reserves the right to and intends to assert willful infringement of the ’124 patent.
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`COUNT IV
`INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’239 PATENT
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`Stratasys reaffirms and realleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1-55
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`56.
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`above.
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`57.
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`The ’239 patent generally relates to methods for concealing layer seams by
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`generating a contour tool path for a layer of extruded material, where the contour tool path
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`comprises a start point, a stop point, and a path between the start point and the stop point
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`that seals a perimeter of a layer. For example, the start and/or stop points may be located
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`within the interior of a perimeter of the contour tool path as, for example, illustrated in
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`Figure 10 of the ’239 patent:
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`(See Exhibit D.)
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`58. At least as of the date of filing of this Complaint, Afinia has knowledge of
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`the ’239 patent.
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`59. On information and belief, the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer has been and/or is
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`being used in a manner that infringes at least one claim of the ’239 patent.
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`60. On information and belief, the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer creates a contour
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`tool path that generates seams that seal a perimeter of a layer. For example, the start and/or
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`stop points of the contour tool path are at a location within the interior region of a perimeter
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`of a layer.
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`61. On information and belief, Afinia has directly infringed and is directly
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`infringing the ’239 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by its use of the Afinia H-Series 3D
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`Printer in the United States to perform at least one claim of the ’239 patent.
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`62.
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`In addition, on information and belief, at least as of the filing date of this
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`Complaint, Afinia has actively induced and is actively inducing others, such as Afinia’s
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`customers, to directly infringe at least one claim of the ’239 patent in the United States, in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C § 271(b). For example, on information and belief, Afinia has sold or
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`otherwise provided its Afinia H-Series 3D Printer to third parties, such as Afinia’s
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`customers, the use of which by Afinia’s customers has directly infringed and is directly
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`infringing at least one claim of the ’239 patent. Afinia, moreover, specifically intends and
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`encourages its customers to use the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer along with custom designed
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`software in violation of the ’239 patent. Afinia, for example, includes “custom designed”
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`Afinia software with the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer. (Exhibit E, Afinia H-Series 3D
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`Printer User’s Manual at 6; Afinia Product Videos, available at http://www.afinia.com/
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`support/product-videos (last visited Nov. 22, 2013).) In addition, Afinia instructs users of
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`the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer how to load and run the Afinia software. (See Exhibit E,
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`Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual at 9 (“Driver and Software Installation”); Afinia
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`Technical Videos, available at http://www.afinia.com/support/technical-videos (last
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`visited Nov. 22, 2013).) Furthermore, Afinia states: “Our printer provides superior fit and
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`finish so you know your prints will be strong and look great.” (Afinia Product Videos,
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`available at http://www.afinia.com/support/product-videos (last visited Nov. 22, 2013).)
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`On information and belief, in order to provide “superior fit and finish,” the Afinia H-Series
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`3D Printer, in conjunction with the software, creates a contour tool path that generates
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`seams in violation of at least one claim of the ’239 patent. Afinia therefore encourages and
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`intends for its customers to use the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer in a manner that violates one
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`or more claims of the ’239 patent.
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`63.
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`In addition, on information and belief, at least as of the filing date of this
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`Complaint, Afinia has contributed to and is contributing to direct infringement of at least
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`one claim of the ’239 patent by third parties, such as Afinia’s customers, in the United
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`States, in violation of 35 U.S.C § 271(c). For example, on information and belief, Afinia
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`has contributed to and is contributing to infringement of the ’239 patent by selling its
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`customers Afinia H-Series 3D Printers, the use of which by Afinia’s customers has directly
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`infringed and is directly infringing the ’239 patent. Indeed, on information and belief, the
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`Afinia H-Series 3D Printer software is specifically designed to create a concealed seam by
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`generating a contour tool path in violation of at least one claim of the ’239 patent. On
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`information and belief, there are no substantial and non-infringing uses relating to the
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`Afinia H-Series 3D Printer. For example, on information and belief, in order to provide
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`“superior fit and finish,” the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer, in conjunction with the software,
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`creates a contour tool path that generates seams in violation of at least one claim of the ’239
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`patent. The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer is also a material part of the invention of the ’239
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`patent, as use of the device infringes one or more claims of the ’239 patent.
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`64. On information and belief, Afinia will continue to directly infringe, actively
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`induce others to infringe, and/or contribute to the infringement of the ’239 patent unless
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`and until Afinia is enjoined by this Court.
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`65. As a result, Stratasys will be damaged and will be irreparably injured unless
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`and until Afinia’s infringing activities are enjoined by this Court.
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`66. On information and belief, and as explained above, Afinia had knowledge of
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`competitor patents before and/or during development of the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer.
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`Afinia is also believed to have obtained and analyzed 3D printers of its competitors. If
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`Stratasys learns of facts during discovery that show willful infringement of the ’239 patent,
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`Stratasys reserves the right to and intends to assert willful infringement of the ’239 patent.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`Wherefore, Stratasys requests entry of a judgment against Afinia granting the
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`following relief:
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`A.
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`B.
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`Finding Afinia liable for infringement of the patents-in-suit;
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`Awarding Stratasys damages adequate to compensate for the infringement,
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`including its lost profits and no less than a reasonable royalty;
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`C.
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`Declaring this an exceptional case within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285 and
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`awarding Stratasys its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements;
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`D.
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`E.
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`Awarding Stratasys interest on all damages awarded;
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`Preliminarily and permanently enjoining Afinia, together with any officers,
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`agents, servants, employees, and attorneys and such other persons in active
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`concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of the order,
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`from further infringement of the patents-in-suit; and
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`Awarding such other relief as is just and proper.
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`DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`Plaintiff Stratasys demands a trial by jury of all issues triable by a jury.
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`Dated: November 25, 2013
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`s/ Kenneth A. Liebman
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`Kenneth A. Liebman (MN 236731)
`Timothy E. Grimsrud (MN 034283X)
`Lauren M.W. Steinhaeuser (MN 0392477)
`FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
`2200 Wells Fargo Center
`90 South Seventh Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 766-7000
`Fax: (612) 766-1600
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Stratasys Inc.
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`EXHIBIT A
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`111•1111111111111
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`United States Patent [19]
`Batchelder
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`US005653925A
`[11] Patent Number:
`[45] Date of Patent:
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`5,653,925
`Aug. 5, 1997
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`[54] METHOD FOR CONTROLLED POROSITY
`THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
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`[75]
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`Inventor: John S. Batchelder, Somers, N.Y.
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`[73] Assignee: Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn.
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`[21] Appl. No.: 533,793
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`Sep. 26, 1995
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`[22] Filed:
`Int. Cl.6
`..................................................... B29C 41/02
`[51]
`[52] U.S. Cl. .......................... 264/113; 156/62.2; 264/308
`[58] Field of Search .............................. 264/41, 113, 308,
`264/401, 497; 156/62.2
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`[56]
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`References Cited
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`Primary Examiner-Leo B. Tentoni
`Auomey, Agent, or Firm-Moore & Hansen
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`[57]
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`ABSTRACT
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`A method of making a three dimensional object by depos