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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE EXECWARE, LLC, Plaintiff, v. ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.

, a Delaware cor oration, an! ORBITZ, LLC, a Delaware li"ite! lia#ilit$ co" an$, Defen!ant%. C.A. No. &&&&&&&&&

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff E'ecware, LLC file% it% Co" laint for Patent Infrin(e"ent a(ain%t Defen!ant% Or#it) Worl!wi!e, Inc. *+Or#it) Worl!wi!e,- an! Or#it), LLC *collectivel$, +Or#it),-, alle(in(, #a%e! on Or#it).% /nowle!(e of it% action% an! t0e action% of ot0er%, an! #a%e! on E'ecware.% infor"ation an! #elief a% to all ot0er "atter%. PARTIES 1. E'ecware, LLC i% a li"ite! lia#ilit$ co" an$ or(ani)e! 1n!er t0e law% of t0e

Co""onwealt0 of 2ir(inia, 0avin( it% rinci al office% at 3445 6o1t0 7effer%on 6treet 8119:, ;all% C01rc0, 2ir(inia 99541. 9. < on infor"ation an! #elief, Defen!ant Or#it) Worl!wi!e, Inc. i% a Delaware

cor oration wit0 it% rinci al lace of #1%ine%% at :55 W. =a!i%on 6treet, 61ite 1555, C0ica(o, Illinoi% >5>>1. Or#it) Worl!wi!e, Inc. can #e %erve! via it% re(i%tere! a(ent, Cor oration 6ervice Co" an$, 9?11 Centerville Roa!, 61ite 455, Wil"in(ton, Delaware 1@A5A. 3. < on infor"ation an! #elief, Defen!ant Or#it), LLC i% a %1#%i!iar$ of Or#it)

Worl!wi!e, Inc. an! i% a Delaware li"ite! lia#ilit$ co" an$ wit0 it% rinci al lace of #1%ine%% 1

at :55 W. =a!i%on 6treet, 61ite 1555, C0ica(o, Illinoi% >5>>1. Or#it), LLC can #e %erve! via it% re(i%tere! a(ent, Cor oration 6ervice Co" an$, 9?11 Centerville Roa!, 61ite 455, Wil"in(ton, Delaware 1@A5A. < on infor"ation an! #elief, Or#it), LLC i% t0e owner an! o erator of t0e we#%ite www.or#it).co". JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. T0i% i% an action for infrin(e"ent of a <nite! 6tate% atent ari%in( 1n!er 3:

<.6.C. BB 9?1, 9A1, 9A4, 9A:, a"on( ot0er%. T0i% Co1rt 0a% %1#Cect "atter C1ri%!iction of t0e action 1n!er 9A <.6.C. B 1331 an! B 133A*a-. :. 2en1e i% ro er in t0i% !i%trict 1n!er 9A <.6.C. BB 13@1 an! 1455*#-. < on

infor"ation an! #elief, Or#it) i% Delaware cor oration%, Or#it) receive %ervice of roce%% in t0i% !i%trict, Or#it) 0ave tran%acte! #1%ine%% in t0i% !i%trict, an! Or#it) 0ave !irectl$ an! in!irectl$ co""itte! act% of atent infrin(e"ent in t0i% !i%trict. >. Or#it) i% %1#Cect to t0i% Co1rt.% % ecific an! (eneral er%onal C1ri%!iction 1n!er

!1e roce%% an! t0e Delaware Lon( Ar" 6tat1te !1e at lea%t to Or#it).% receivin( %ervice of roce%% in t0i% !i%trict an! Or#it).% %1#%tantial #1%ine%% in t0i% for1", incl1!in(D *i- at lea%t a ortion of t0e infrin(e"ent% alle(e! 0ereinE an! *ii- re(1larl$ !oin( or %olicitin( #1%ine%%, en(a(in( in ot0er er%i%tent co1r%e% of con!1ct, an! !erivin( %1#%tantial reven1e fro" (oo!% an! %ervice% rovi!e! to in!ivi!1al% in Delaware. COUNT I INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,216,139 ?. On A ril 15, 9551, t0e <nite! 6tate% Patent an! Tra!e"ar/ Office *+PTO,- !1l$

an! le(all$ i%%1e! <nite! 6tate% Patent No. >,91>,13@ *+t0e 13@ atent,-, title! +Inte(rate! Dialo( Bo' for Ra i!l$ Alterin( Pre%entation of Para"etric Te't Data O#Cect% on a Co" 1ter Di% la$,, invente! #$ Ro#ert Li%to1. 9

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E'ecware i% t0e owner of t0e 13@ atent wit0 all %1#%tantive ri(0t% in an! to t0at

atent, incl1!in( t0e %ole an! e'cl1%ive ri(0t to ro%ec1te t0i% action an! enforce t0e 13@ atent a(ain%t infrin(er%, an! to collect !a"a(e% for all relevant ti"e%. @. Or#it) 0ave notice of it% infrin(e"ent of t0e 13@ atent at lea%t fro" t0e filin( an!

%ervice !ate% of t0i% Co" laint. 15. Or#it), alone, or wit0 one or "ore of it% c1%to"er%, %1 lier%, an! !i%tri#1tor%

!irectl$ *literall$ an! 1n!er t0e !octrine of eF1ivalent%- an! in!irectl$ infrin(e! *1n!er in!1ce! an! contri#1tor$ infrin(e"ent- one or "ore clai"% of t0e 13@ atent in t0i% !i%trict an! in t0e <nite! 6tate% #$, a"on( ot0er wa$%, "a/in(, 0avin( "a!e, %ellin(, offerin( for %ale, 1%in(, or i" ortin( ro!1ct% t0at for"at an! refor"at ta#1lar !i% la$% of recor!%, ara"eter%, an! te't !ata o#Cect% 1n!er it% 0tt DGGwww.or#it).co"G we#%ite *0ereinafter, +Acc1%e! Pro!1ct,-.1 11. Or#it) % ecificall$ inten!e! to in!1ce infrin(e"ent of t0e 13@ atent #$ ta/in(

active %te %, !irectl$ or t0ro1(0 contract1al relation%0i % wit0 ot0er%, to ca1%e it% c1%to"er%, %1 lier%, an! !i%tri#1tor% to "a/e, 1%e, %ell, offer for %ale, i" ort, or ot0erwi%e rovi!e t0e

Acc1%e! Pro!1ct in a "anner t0at !irectl$ infrin(e! one or "ore clai"% of t0e 13@ atent. Or#it).% % ecific intent i% %0own #$, for e'a" le, it% a!verti%in(, a!vi%in(, con%1ltin(, in%tr1ctin(, (1i!in(, or !irectin( it% c1%to"er%, %1 lier%, an! !i%tri#1tor% 0ow to "a/e, 1%e, %ell,

offer to %ell, or i" ort t0e Acc1%e! Pro!1ct in a !irectl$ infrin(in( "anner. Or#it) a% lea!er% in internet airline, 0otel, an! a1to"o#ile re%ervation% 0a! %1fficientl$ !etaile! /nowle!(e of t0e activitie% of it% c1%to"er%, %1 lier%, an! !i%tri#1tor% %ince at lea%t t0e filin( of t0i% Co" laint.

E'ecware acc1%e% Or#it) of a%t, re%ent, an! f1t1re infrin(e"ent of t0e 13@ atent. All alle(ation% of infrin(e"ent or act% lea!in( to infrin(e"ent are "a!e in t0e a%t ten%e, rat0er t0an al%o in t0e re%ent an! f1t1re ten%e, %trictl$ for %i" licit$.% %a/e. 3

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Or#it) % ecificall$ inten!e! to contri#1te to t0e infrin(e"ent of one or "ore

clai"% of t0e 13@ atent #$ !e%i(nin( or "a/in( %oftware co" onent% of t0e Acc1%e! Pro!1ct t0at are e% eciall$ !e%i(ne! or "a!e for 1%e wit0 co" 1ter %$%te"% an! ot0er "o#ile or %tatic !evice% or %$%te"% in an infrin(in( "anner. To t0e e'tent Or#it) !i! not rovi!e t0e%e co" 1ter %$%te"% an! !evice%, it too/ active %te %, !irectl$ or t0ro1(0 contract1al relation%0i %, to ca1%e !irect infrin(e"ent #$ it% c1%to"er%, %1 lier%, an! !i%tri#1tor% fro" it% a!verti%in(, a!vi%in(, lier%, an! !i%tri#1tor% 0ow to

con%1ltin(, in%tr1ctin(, (1i!in(, or !irectin( it% c1%to"er%, %1

inte(rate %1c0 co" 1ter %$%te"% an! !evice% wit0 t0e Acc1%e! Pro!1ct. Or#it) 0a! /nowle!(e of it% contri#1tor$ infrin(e"ent %ince at lea%t t0e filin( of t0i% Co" laint. 13. T0e Acc1%e! Pro!1ct 0a% 0ar!ware or %oftware co" onent% t0at are e% eciall$

!e%i(ne! an! a!a te! for 1%e wit0 %1c0 ot0er co" 1ter %$%te"% an! !evice% in carr$in( o1t t0e for"attin( an! refor"attin( ta#1lar !i% la$% of recor!%, ara"eter%, an! te't !ata o#Cect%, a% %een #$ 0ow ro"inentl$ t0e%e f1nction% are ro"ote! #$ Or#it) on it% we#%ite an! in it% "ar/etin( literat1re. T0e%e co" onent% in t0e Acc1%e! Pro!1ct con%tit1te a "aterial art of t0e invention of one or "ore a%%erte! clai"% of t0e 13@ atent an! are not %ta le article% of co""erce %1ita#le for %1#%tantial nonHinfrin(in( 1%e%. T0e%e !i%tinct an! %e arate co" onent% are 1%e! onl$ to erfor" t0e for"attin( an! refor"attin( f1nctionalit$ an! not an$ ot0er f1nctionalit$. 14. E'ecware 0a% #een, i% #ein(, an! will contin1e to #e !a"a(e! #$ Or#it).%

infrin(in( con!1ct. Or#it) i% lia#le to E'ecware for !a"a(e% in an a"o1nt t0at a!eF1atel$ co" en%ate% E'ecware for Or#it).% infrin(e"ent. rea%ona#le ro$alt$ for Or#it).% an! it% c1%to"er%., %1 B$ law, t0i% a"o1nt i% no le%% t0an a lier%., an! !i%tri#1tor%. 1%e of it% Acc1%e!

Pro!1ct, to(et0er wit0 intere%t an! co%t% a% fi'e! #$ t0i% Co1rt 1n!er 3: <.6.C. B 9A4.

JURY DEMAND E'ecware reF1e%t% a C1r$ trial for t0e clai"% a%%erte! in t0i% Co" laint. PRAYER FOR RELIEF E'ecware reF1e%t% t0i% Co1rt to fin! in it% favor, a(ain%t Or#it), an! t0at t0i% Co1rt (rant E'ecware t0e followin( relief.

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71!("ent t0at Or#it) !irectl$ infrin(e! of one or "ore clai"% of t0e 13@ atent,

eit0er literall$ or 1n!er t0e !octrine of eF1ivalent%, or t0at Or#it), alone or in co"#ination wit0 ot0er%, in!irectl$ infrin(e! one or "ore clai"% of t0e 13@ atent, eit0er contri#1toril$ or #$ in!1ce! infrin(e"entE #. A er"anent inC1nction enCoinin( Or#it), it% officer%, !irector%, a(ent%, %ervant%,

affiliate%, e" lo$ee%, !ivi%ion%, #ranc0e%, %1#%i!iarie%, arent%, an! all ot0er% actin( to(et0er wit0 Or#it) fro" !irectl$ infrin(in(, contri#1toril$ infrin(in(, or in!1cin( infrin(e"ent of t0e 13@ atentE c. 71!("ent t0at Or#it) acco1nt for an! a$ to E'ecware all !a"a(e% an! co%t% t0at

E'ecware inc1rre! fro" Or#it).% !irect or in!irect infrin(in( activitie% an! con!1ct !e%cri#e! in t0i% Co" laintE !. 71!("ent t0at t0i% Co1rt (rant E'ecware it% reH an! o%tHC1!("ent intere%t on it%

!a"a(e% ca1%e! #$ Or#it).% !irect or in!irect infrin(in( activitie% an! con!1ct !e%cri#e! in t0i% Co" laintE e. 71!("ent t0at t0i% Co1rt !eclare t0i% an e'ce tional ca%e an! awar! E'ecware it%

rea%ona#le attorne$%. fee% an! co%t% 1n!er 3: <.6.C. B 9A:E an!

f. ro er.

71!("ent t0at t0i% Co1rt (rant all a!!itional relief t0at t0i% Co1rt !ee"% C1%t an!

Date!D ;e#r1ar$ 91, 9514 O; CO<N6ELD Zac0aria0 6. Iarrin(ton =att0ew 7. Antonelli Larr$ D. T0o" %on, 7r. Peter 7. Corcoran, III ANTONELLI, IARRINJTON K TIO=P6ON LLP 4955 =ontro%e Blv!., 6te. 435 Io1%ton, TX ??55> *?13- :A1H3555 )acLa0tlawfir".co" "attLa0tlawfir".co" larr$La0tlawfir".co" eteLa0tlawfir".co"

BAMARD, P.A. /s/ Richard D. Kirk Ric0ar! D. Nir/ *r/5@996te 0en B. Bra1er"an *%#4@:92ane%%a R. Tira!ente% *vt:3@A6ara E. B1%%iere *%#:?9:999 Delaware Aven1e, 61ite @55 Wil"in(ton, DE 1@A51 *359- >::H:555 r/ir/L#a$ar!law.co" %#ra1er"anL#a$ar!law.co" vtira!ente%L#a$ar!law.co" %#1%%iereL#a$ar!law.co" Attorne$% for Plaintiff E'ecware, LLC

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