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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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`OPTICAL LICENSING LLC,
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`Civil Action No.:
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`TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED
`ANALOG DEVICES, INC.,
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` Defendant.
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`Plaintiff,
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`COMPLAINT FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT
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`Now comes, Plaintiff, Optical Licensing LLC (“Plaintiff” or “Optical”), by
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`and through undersigned counsel, and respectfully alleges, states, and prays as
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`follows:
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`NATURE OF THE ACTION
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`1.
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`This is an action for patent infringement under the Patent Laws of the
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`United States, Title 35 United States Code (“U.S.C.”) to prevent and enjoin
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`Defendant Analog Devices, Inc. (hereinafter “Defendant”) from infringing and
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`profiting, in an illegal and unauthorized manner, and without authorization and/or
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`consent from Plaintiff from U.S. Patent No 6,791,898 (“the ‘898 Patent” or the
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`“Patent-in-Suit”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
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`reference, and pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §271, and to recover damages, attorney’s fees,
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`and costs.
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`THE PARTIES
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`2.
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`Plaintiff is Texas limited liability company with its principal place of
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`business at 6009 W. Parker Road, Plano, Texas.
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`3.
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`Upon information and belief, Defendant is a corporation organized
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`under the laws of Massachusetts, with a physical presence at 13008 Telecom Drive,
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`Temple Terrace, Florida 33637. According to Florida’s Secretary of State business
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`records and upon information and belief, Defendant may be served with process c/o
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`Corporation Service Company, 1201 Hays Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`4.
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`This is an action for patent infringement in violation of the Patent Act
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`of the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§1 et seq.
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`5.
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`The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to
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`28 U.S.C. §§1331 and 1338(a).
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`6.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant by virtue of its
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`systematic and continuous contacts with this jurisdiction and its residence in this
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`District, as well as because of the injury to Plaintiff, and the cause of action Plaintiff
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`has risen in this District, as alleged herein.
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`7.
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`Defendant is subject to this Court’s specific and general personal
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`jurisdiction pursuant to its substantial business in this forum, including: (i) at least a
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`portion of the infringements alleged herein; (ii) regularly doing or soliciting
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`business, engaging in other persistent courses of conduct, and/or deriving substantial
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`revenue from goods and services provided to individuals in this forum state and in
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`this judicial District; and (iii) being physically located in this District.
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`8.
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`Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1400(b)
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`because Defendant resides in this District under the Supreme Court’s opinion in TC
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`Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017) through its
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`physical presence, and regular and established place of business in this District.
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`FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
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`9.
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`On September 14, 2014, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`(“USPTO”) duly and legally issued the ‘898 Patent, entitled “MEMORY DEVICE
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`PROVIDING ASYNCHRONOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER”
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`after a full and fair examination. The ‘898 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A and
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`incorporated herein as if fully rewritten.
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`10. Plaintiff is presently the owner of the ‘898 Patent, having received all
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`right, title and interest in and to the ‘898 Patent from the previous assignee of record.
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`Plaintiff possesses all rights of recovery under the ‘898 Patent, including the
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`exclusive right to recover for past infringement.
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`11. To the extent required, Plaintiff has complied with all marking
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`requirements under 35 U.S.C. § 287.
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`12. As detailed by the ‘898 Patent, two types of prior art memory device
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`were shown in Fig.1 and Fig.2, respectively. The ‘898 Patent detailed the structure
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`and operation of an asynchronous memory device 100 shown in Fig.1. Ex. A at
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`Col.1:18-52. Additionally, the ‘898 Patent detailed the structure and operation of a
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`synchronous memory device 200 shown in Fig.2. Ex. A at Col.1:53-2:23.
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`13. However, as identified in the ‘898 Patent, the prior art memory device
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`had
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`technological faults. Namely,
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`these prior art memory devices were
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`disadvantageous in that they provided a single mode of data transfer. Ex. A at
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`Col.2:24-26. That is, prior art memory devices would either provide for only
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`asynchronous data transfer or only synchronous data transfer. Id. at Col.2:26-30.
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`14. The ‘898 Patent overcame these faults and provide a memory device
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`having multiple modes of data transfer. Particularly, the ‘898 Patent defines an
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`inventive memory device for asynchronous and synchronous data transfer.
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`15. Claim 7 of the ‘898 Patent states:
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`“7. A memory device comprising:
`an array of memory cells for storing data;
`an asynchronous/synchronous logic coupled to a plurality of
`control signals and said array of memory cells, wherein asynchronous
`transfer of data stored in said array of memory cells is provided based
`upon a first state of said control signals and wherein synchronous
`transfer of data stored in said array of memory cells is provided based
`upon a second state of said control signals; and
`said
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`a
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`register
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`asynchronous/synchronous logic, wherein said first state of said control
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`signals or said second state of said control signals is latched for access
`by said asynchronous/synchronous logic.” Ex. A at Col.10:32-47.
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`16. Claim 7 of the ‘898 Patent is directed to an article of manufacture (i.e., a
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`memory device).
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`17. Articles of Manufacture are patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. §101.
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`18. Defendant commercializes, inter alia, a product that includes all of the
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`claim elements in at least one claim of the ‘898 Patent. More particularly, Defendant
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`commercializes, inter alia, a product or article of manufacture that includes all of the
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`recited elements of Claim 7 of the ‘898 Patent. Specifically, Defendant makes, uses,
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`sells, offers for sale, or imports a method that encompasses that which is covered by
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`Claim 7 of the ‘898 Patent.
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`DEFENDANT’S PRODUCT(S)
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`19. Defendant offers for sale the Analog Devices “ADSP-BF525” (the
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`“Accused Product”)1 that is memory device. A non-limiting and exemplary claim
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`chart comparing the Accused Product of Claim 7 of the ‘898 Patent is attached hereto
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`as Exhibit B and is incorporated herein as if fully rewritten.
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`20. As recited in Claim 7, the Accused Product includes an array of
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`memory cells for storing data. See Ex. B.
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`1 The Accused Product is just one of the products provided by Defendant, and Plaintiff’s investigation is on-going to
`additional products to be included as an Accused Product that may be added at a later date.
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`21. As
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`recited
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`in Claim 7,
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`the Accused Product
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`includes an
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`asynchronous/synchronous logic coupled to a plurality of control signals and said
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`array of memory cells, wherein asynchronous transfer of data stored in said array of
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`memory cells is provided based upon a first state of said control signals and wherein
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`synchronous transfer of data stored in said array of memory cells is provided based
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`upon a second state of said control signals. See Ex. B.
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`22. As recited in Claim 7, the Accused Product includes a configuration
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`register coupled to said asynchronous/synchronous logic, wherein said first state of
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`said control signals or said second state of said control signals is latched for access
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`by said asynchronous/synchronous logic. See Ex. B.
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`23. The elements described in the preceding paragraphs are covered by at
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`least Claim 7 of the ‘898 Patent. Thus, Defendant’s sale of the Accused Product is
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`enabled by the ‘898 Patent.
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`INFRINGEMENT OF THE PATENT-IN-SUIT
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`24. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference all of the allegations
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`set forth in the preceding paragraphs
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`25.
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` In violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271, Defendant is now, and has been
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`directly infringing at least Claim 7, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, the
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`‘898 Patent.
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`26. Defendant has had knowledge of infringement of the ‘898 Patent at
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`least as of the service of the present Complaint.
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`27.
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` Defendant has directly infringed, literally or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, and continues to directly infringe at least one claim of the ‘898 Patent
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`by selling and/or using, at least through internal testing or otherwise, the Accused
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`Product without authority in the United States, and will continue to do so unless
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`enjoined by this Court. As a direct and proximate result of Defendant’s direct
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`infringement of the ‘898 Patent, Plaintiff has been and continues to be damaged.
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`28. Defendant has induced others to infringe the ‘898 Patent by
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`encouraging infringement through their use of the Accused Product, knowing that
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`the acts of Defendant induced constituted patent infringement, and its encouraging
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`acts actually resulted in direct patent infringement either literally or under the
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`doctrine of equivalents.
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`29. By engaging in the conduct described herein, Defendant has injured
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`Plaintiff and is thus liable for infringement of the ‘898 Patent, pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 271.
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`30. Defendant has committed these acts of infringement without license or
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`authorization.
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`31. As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘898 Patent, Plaintiff has
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`suffered monetary damages and is entitled to a monetary judgment in an amount
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`adequate to compensate for Defendant’s past infringement, together with interests
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`and costs.
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`32. Plaintiff will continue to suffer damages in the future unless
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`Defendant’s infringing activities are enjoined by this Court. As such, Plaintiff is
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`entitled to compensation for any continuing and/or future infringement up until the
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`date that Defendant is finally and permanently enjoined from further infringement.
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`33. Plaintiff reserves the right to modify its infringement theories as
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`discovery progresses in this case; it shall not be estopped for infringement contention
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`or claim construction purposes by the claim charts that it provides with this
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`Complaint. The claim chart depicted in Exhibit B is intended to satisfy the notice
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`requirements of Rule 8(a)(2) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure and does not
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`represent Plaintiff’s preliminary or final infringement contentions or preliminary or
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`final claim construction positions.
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`DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`34. Plaintiff demands a trial by jury of any and all causes of action.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for the following relief:
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`a. A judgement that the ‘898 Patent is valid and enforceable;
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`b. That Defendant be adjudged to have directly infringed the ‘898 Patent
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`either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents;
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`c. An accounting of all infringing sales and damages including, but not
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`limited to, those sales and damages not presented at trial;
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`d. That Defendant, its officers, directors, agents, servants, employees,
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`attorneys, affiliates, divisions, branches, parents, and those persons in active concert
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`or participation with any of them, be permanently restrained and enjoined from
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`directly infringing the ‘898 Patent;
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`e. An award of damages pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §284 sufficient to compensate
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`Plaintiff for the Defendant’s past infringement and any continuing or future
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`infringement up until the date that Defendant is finally and permanently enjoined
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`from further infringement, including compensatory damages;
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`f. An assessment of pre-judgment and post-judgment interest and costs
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`against Defendant, together with an award of such interest and costs, in accordance
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`with 35 U.S.C. §284;
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`g. That Defendant be directed to pay enhanced damages, including Plaintiff’s
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`attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with this lawsuit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §285;
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`and
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`h. That Plaintiff be granted such other and further relief as this Court may
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`deem just and proper.
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`Dated: September 29, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`SAND, SEBOLT & WERNOW CO., LPA
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`/s/ Howard L. Wernow
`Howard L. Wernow, B.C.S.
`Fla Bar No. 107560
`Aegis Tower – Suite 1100
`4940 Munson Street NW
`Canton, Ohio 44718
`Telephone: (330) 244-1174
`Facsimile: (330) 244-1173
`Email: howard.wernow@sswip.com
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`Board Certified in Intellectual Property
`Law by the Florida Bar
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`ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
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