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

, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Defendant. C.A. No. _________

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Exe !a"e, LLC file# it# Co$%laint fo" Patent Inf"in&e$ent a&ain#t Defendant Ya'oo!, In ., alle&in&, (a#ed on Ya'oo!)# *no!led&e of it# a tion# and t'e a tion# of ot'e"#, and (a#ed on Exe !a"e)# info"$ation and (elief a# to all ot'e" $atte"#. PARTIES 1. Exe !a"e, LLC i# a li$ited lia(ilit+ o$%an+ o"&ani,ed -nde" t'e la!# of t'e

Co$$on!ealt' of .i"&inia, 'avin& it# %"in i%al offi e# at /001 2o-t' 3effe"#on 2t"eet 41156, 7all# C'-" ', .i"&inia 55101. 5. On info"$ation and (elief, Defendant Ya'oo!, In . i# a Dela!a"e o"%o"ation !it'

it# 'ead8-a"te"# at 911 7i"#t Aven-e, 2-nn+vale, Califo"nia :01;:. Ya'oo 'a# a%%ointed <'e Co"%o"ation <"-#t Co$%an+, Co"%o"ation <"-#t Cente", 151: O"an&e 2t"eet, Wil$in&ton, Dela!a"e 1:;11, a# it# a&ent fo" #e"vi e of %"o e##. JURISDICTION AND VENUE /. <'i# i# an a tion fo" inf"in&e$ent of a =nited 2tate# %atent a"i#in& -nde" /6

=.2.C. >> 591, 5;1, 5;0, 5;6, a$on& ot'e"#. <'i# Co-"t 'a# #-(?e t $atte" ?-"i#di tion of t'e a tion -nde" 5; =.2.C. > 1//1 and > 1//;@aA. 1

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.en-e i# %"o%e" in t'i# di#t"i t -nde" 5; =.2.C. >> 1/:1 and 1011@(A. =%on

info"$ation and (elief, Ya'oo! i# a Dela!a"e o"%o"ation, Ya'oo! "e eive# #e"vi e of %"o e## in t'i# di#t"i t, Ya'oo! 'a# t"an#a ted (-#ine## in t'i# di#t"i t, and Ya'oo! 'a# di"e tl+ and indi"e tl+ o$$itted a t# of %atent inf"in&e$ent in t'i# di#t"i t. 6. Ya'oo! i# #-(?e t to t'i# Co-"t)# #%e ifi and &ene"al %e"#onal ?-"i#di tion -nde"

d-e %"o e## and t'e Dela!a"e Lon& A"$ 2tat-te d-e at lea#t to Ya'oo!)# "e eivin& #e"vi e of %"o e## in t'i# di#t"i t and Ya'oo!)# #-(#tantial (-#ine## in t'i# fo"-$, in l-din&B @iA at lea#t a %o"tion of t'e inf"in&e$ent# alle&ed 'e"einC and @iiA "e&-la"l+ doin& o" #oli itin& (-#ine##, en&a&in& in ot'e" %e"#i#tent o-"#e# of ond- t, and de"ivin& #-(#tantial "even-e f"o$ &ood# and #e"vi e# %"ovided to individ-al# in Dela!a"e. COUNT I INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,216,139 D. On A%"il 11, 5111, t'e =nited 2tate# Patent and <"ade$a"* Offi e @EP<OFA d-l+

and le&all+ i##-ed =nited 2tate# Patent No. D,51D,1/: @Et'e 1/: %atentFA, titled EInte&"ated Dialo& Gox fo" Ra%idl+ Alte"in& P"e#entation of Pa"a$et"i <ext Data O(?e t# on a Co$%-te" Di#%la+,F invented (+ Ro(e"t Li#to-. 9. Exe !a"e i# t'e o!ne" of t'e 1/: %atent !it' all #-(#tantive "i&'t# in and to t'at

%atent, in l-din& t'e #ole and ex l-#ive "i&'t to %"o#e -te t'i# a tion and enfo" e t'e 1/: %atent a&ain#t inf"in&e"#, and to olle t da$a&e# fo" all "elevant ti$e#. ;. Ya'oo! 'a# noti e of it# inf"in&e$ent of t'e 1/: %atent at lea#t f"o$ t'e filin& and

#e"vi e date# of t'i# Co$%laint. :. Ya'oo!, alone, o" !it' one o" $o"e of it# -#to$e"#, #-%%lie"#, and di#t"i(-to"#

di"e tl+ @lite"all+ and -nde" t'e do t"ine of e8-ivalent#A and indi"e tl+ inf"in&ed @-nde" ind- ed and ont"i(-to"+ inf"in&e$entA one o" $o"e lai$# of t'e 1/: %atent in t'i# di#t"i t and in t'e 5

=nited 2tate# (+, a$on& ot'e" !a+#, $a*in&, 'avin& $ade, #ellin&, offe"in& fo" #ale, -#in&, o" i$%o"tin& %"od- t# t'at fo"$at and "efo"$at ta(-la" di#%la+# of "e o"d#, %a"a$ete"#, and text data o(?e t# -nde" it# 'tt%BHH#'o%%in&.+a'oo. o$H !e(#ite @'e"einafte", EA -#ed P"od- tFA.1 11. Ya'oo! #%e ifi all+ intended to ind- e inf"in&e$ent of t'e 1/: %atent (+ ta*in&

a tive #te%#, di"e tl+ o" t'"o-&' ont"a t-al "elation#'i%# !it' ot'e"#, to a-#e it# -#to$e"#, #-%%lie"#, and di#t"i(-to"# to $a*e, -#e, #ell, offe" fo" #ale, i$%o"t, o" ot'e"!i#e %"ovide t'e A -#ed P"od- t in a $anne" t'at di"e tl+ inf"in&ed one o" $o"e lai$# of t'e 1/: %atent. Ya'oo!)# #%e ifi intent i# #'o!n (+, fo" exa$%le, it# adve"ti#in&, advi#in&, on#-ltin&,

in#t"- tin&, &-idin&, o" di"e tin& it# -#to$e"#, #-%%lie"#, and di#t"i(-to"# 'o! to $a*e, -#e, #ell, offe" to #ell, o" i$%o"t t'e A -#ed P"od- t in a di"e tl+ inf"in&in& $anne". Ya'oo! a# a leade" in inte"net #ea" 'in& te 'nolo&+, 'ad #-ffi ientl+ detailed *no!led&e of t'e a tivitie# of it# -#to$e"#, #-%%lie"#, and di#t"i(-to"# #in e at lea#t t'e filin& of t'i# Co$%laint. 11. Ya'oo! #%e ifi all+ intended to ont"i(-te to t'e inf"in&e$ent of one o" $o"e

lai$# of t'e 1/: %atent (+ de#i&nin& o" $a*in& #oft!a"e o$%onent# of t'e A -#ed P"od- t t'at a"e e#%e iall+ de#i&ned o" $ade fo" -#e !it' o$%-te" #+#te$# and ot'e" $o(ile o" #tati devi e# o" #+#te$# in an inf"in&in& $anne". <o t'e extent Ya'oo! did not %"ovide t'e#e

o$%-te" #+#te$# and devi e#, it too* a tive #te%#, di"e tl+ o" t'"o-&' ont"a t-al "elation#'i%#, to a-#e di"e t inf"in&e$ent (+ it# -#to$e"#, #-%%lie"#, and di#t"i(-to"# f"o$ it# adve"ti#in&, advi#in&, on#-ltin&, in#t"- tin&, &-idin&, o" di"e tin& it# -#to$e"#, #-%%lie"#, and di#t"i(-to"# 'o! to inte&"ate #- ' o$%-te" #+#te$# and devi e# !it' t'e A -#ed P"od- t. Ya'oo! 'ad *no!led&e of it# ont"i(-to"+ inf"in&e$ent #in e at lea#t t'e filin& of t'i# Co$%laint.

Exe !a"e a -#e# Ya'oo! of %a#t, %"e#ent, and f-t-"e inf"in&e$ent of t'e 1/: %atent. All alle&ation# of inf"in&e$ent o" a t# leadin& to inf"in&e$ent a"e $ade in t'e %a#t ten#e, "at'e" t'an al#o in t'e %"e#ent and f-t-"e ten#e, #t"i tl+ fo" #i$%li it+)# #a*e. /

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<'e A -#ed P"od- t 'a# 'a"d!a"e o" #oft!a"e o$%onent# t'at a"e e#%e iall+

de#i&ned and ada%ted fo" -#e !it' #- ' ot'e" o$%-te" #+#te$# and devi e# in a""+in& o-t t'e fo"$attin& and "efo"$attin& ta(-la" di#%la+# of "e o"d#, %a"a$ete"#, and text data o(?e t#, a# #een (+ 'o! %"o$inentl+ t'e#e f-n tion# a"e %"o$oted (+ Ya'oo! on it# !e(#ite and in it# $a"*etin& lite"at-"e. <'e#e o$%onent# in t'e A -#ed P"od- t on#tit-te a $ate"ial %a"t of t'e invention of one o" $o"e a##e"ted lai$# of t'e 1/: %atent and a"e not #ta%le a"ti le# of o$$e" e #-ita(le fo" #-(#tantial nonIinf"in&in& -#e#. <'e#e di#tin t and #e%a"ate o$%onent# a"e -#ed onl+ to %e"fo"$ t'e fo"$attin& and "efo"$attin& f-n tionalit+ and not an+ ot'e" f-n tionalit+. 1/. Exe !a"e 'a# (een, i# (ein&, and !ill ontin-e to (e da$a&ed (+ Ya'oo!)#

inf"in&in& ond- t. Ya'oo! i# t'-# lia(le to Exe !a"e fo" da$a&e# in an a$o-nt t'at ade8-atel+ o$%en#ate# Exe !a"e fo" Ya'oo!)# inf"in&e$ent. G+ la!, t'i# a$o-nt i# no le## t'an a

"ea#ona(le "o+alt+ fo" Ya'oo!)# and it# -#to$e"#), #-%%lie"#), and di#t"i(-to"#) -#e of it# A -#ed P"od- t, to&et'e" !it' inte"e#t and o#t# a# fixed (+ t'i# Co-"t -nde" /6 =.2.C. > 5;0. JURY DEMAND Exe !a"e "e8-e#t# a ?-"+ t"ial fo" t'e lai$# a##e"ted in t'i# Co$%laint. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Exe !a"e "e8-e#t# t'i# Co-"t to find in it# favo", a&ain#t Ya'oo!, and t'at t'i# Co-"t &"ant Exe !a"e t'e follo!in& "elief. a. 3-d&$ent t'at Ya'oo! di"e tl+ inf"in&ed of one o" $o"e lai$# of t'e 1/: %atent,

eit'e" lite"all+ o" -nde" t'e do t"ine of e8-ivalent#, o" t'at Ya'oo!, alone o" in o$(ination !it' ot'e"#, indi"e tl+ inf"in&ed one o" $o"e lai$# of t'e 1/: %atent, eit'e" ont"i(-to"il+ o" (+ ind- ed inf"in&e$entC (. A %e"$anent in?-n tion en?oinin& Ya'oo!, it# offi e"#, di"e to"#, a&ent#, #e"vant#,

affiliate#, e$%lo+ee#, divi#ion#, ("an 'e#, #-(#idia"ie#, %a"ent#, and all ot'e"# a tin& to&et'e" !it' Ya'oo! f"o$ di"e tl+ inf"in&in&, ont"i(-to"il+ inf"in&in&, o" ind- in& inf"in&e$ent of t'e 1/: %atentC . 3-d&$ent t'at Ya'oo! a o-nt fo" and %a+ to Exe !a"e all da$a&e# and o#t# t'at

Exe !a"e in -""ed f"o$ Ya'oo!)# di"e t o" indi"e t inf"in&in& a tivitie# and ond- t de# "i(ed in t'i# Co$%laintC d. 3-d&$ent t'at t'i# Co-"t &"ant Exe !a"e it# %"eI and %o#tI?-d&$ent inte"e#t on it#

da$a&e# a-#ed (+ Ya'oo!)# di"e t o" indi"e t inf"in&in& a tivitie# and ond- t de# "i(ed in t'i# Co$%laintC e. 3-d&$ent t'at t'i# Co-"t de la"e t'i# an ex e%tional a#e and a!a"d Exe !a"e it#

"ea#ona(le atto"ne+#) fee# and o#t# -nde" /6 =.2.C. > 5;6C and f. %"o%e". 3-d&$ent t'at t'i# Co-"t &"ant all additional "elief t'at t'i# Co-"t dee$# ?-#t and

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GAYARD, P.A. /s/ Stephen B. Brauerman Ri 'a"d D. Oi"* @"*1:55A 2te%'en G. G"a-e"$an @#(0:65A .ane##a R. <i"adente# @vt6/:;A 2a"a E. G-##ie"e @#(6956A 555 Dela!a"e Aven-e, 2-ite :11 Wil$in&ton, DE 1:;11 @/15A D66I6111 "*i"*N(a+a"dla!. o$ #("a-e"$anN(a+a"dla!. o$ vti"adente#N(a+a"dla!. o$ #(-##ie"eN(a+a"dla!. o$ Atto"ne+# fo" Plaintiff Exe !a"e, LLC