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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE SAPPHIRE DOLPHIN LLC, Plaintiff, v. LOGITECH, INC.

, Defendant. COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Sapphi e Dolphin, LLC !"Sapphi e Dolphin#$, %& and th o'(h it) 'nde )i(ned *o'n)el, fo it) Co+plaint a(ain)t Lo(ite*h, In*. !"Lo(ite*h# and,o "Defendant#$, alle(e) a) follo-). NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. Thi) i) an a*tion fo patent inf in(e+ent a i)in( 'nde the Patent La-) of the C.A. No.________________ TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

/nited State) of A+e i*a, 01 /.S.C. 22 1 et seq., in*l'din( 01 /.S.C. 2 341. THE PARTIES 3. Plaintiff Sapphi e Dolphin i) a Dela-a e li+ited lia%ilit& *o+pan& -ith a pla*e

of %')ine)) at 333 Dela-a e Ave, 5il+in(ton, DE 16781. 0. On info +ation and %elief, Defendant i) a *o+pan& o (ani9ed 'nde the la-) of

the )tate of Califo nia -ith it) p in*ipal pla*e of %')ine)) at 4:88 Gate-a& ;lvd. Ne-a <, CA 6=1:8. Defendant *an %e )e ved via it) e(i)te ed a(ent, Cathe ine >alentine, 4:88 Gate-a& ;lvd., Ne-a <, Califo nia 6=1:8. =. Defendant i) in the %')ine)) of +a<in(, ')in(, )ellin(, offe in( fo )ale and,o

i+po tin( )pea<e devi*e) that e)ta%li)h *o++'ni*ation) ove a ;l'etooth net-o < via N?C.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. Thi) Co' t ha) )'%@e*t +atte @' i)di*tion ove thi) a*tion p' )'ant to 37 /.S.C.

22 1001 and 1007!a$ %e*a')e the a*tion a i)e) 'nde the patent la-) of the /nited State), 01 /.S.C. 22 1 et seq. :. Thi) Co' t ha) pe )onal @' i)di*tion ove Defendant %& vi t'e of it) )&)te+ati*

and *ontin'o') *onta*t) -ith thi) @' i)di*tion, a) -ell a) %e*a')e of the in@' & to Sapphi e Dolphin and the *a')e of a*tion Sapphi e Dolphin ha) ai)ed, a) alle(ed he ein. 4. Defendant i) )'%@e*t to thi) Co' tA) )pe*ifi* and (ene al pe )onal @' i)di*tion

p' )'ant to d'e p o*e)) and,o the Dela-a e Lon(BA + Stat'te, Del Code. Ann. Tit. 0, 2 018=, d'e to at lea)t it) )'%)tantial %')ine)) in thi) fo '+, in*l'din(. !i$ at lea)t a po tion of the inf in(e+ent alle(ed he einC and !ii$ e('la l& doin( o )oli*itin( %')ine)), en(a(in( in othe pe )i)tent *o' )e) of *ond'*t, and,o de ivin( )'%)tantial even'e f o+ (ood) and )e vi*e) p ovided to individ'al) in Dela-a e. 7. Defendant ha) *ond'*ted and doe) *ond'*t %')ine)) -ithin the )tate of Dela-a e,

di e*tl& o th o'(h inte +edia ie), e)elle ), a(ent), o offe ) fo )ale, )ell), and,o adve ti)e) p od'*t) in Dela-a e that inf in(e the A))e ted Patent) !a) defined %elo-$. 6. In addition to DefendantA) *ontin'o')l& and )&)te+ati*all& *ond'*tin( %')ine))

in Dela-a e, the *a')e) of a*tion a(ain)t Defendant i) *onne*ted !%'t not li+ited$ to DefendantA) p' po)ef'l a*t) *o++itted in the )tate of Dela-a e, in*l'din( DefendantA) +a<in(, ')in(, i+po tin(, offe in( fo )ale, o )ellin( p od'*t) -hi*h in*l'de feat' e) that fall -ithin the )*ope of at lea)t one *lai+ of the A))e ted Patent). 18. othe >en'e lie) in thi) Di)t i*t 'nde 37 /.S.C. 22 1061 and 1=88!%$ %e*a')e, a+on(

ea)on), Defendant i) )'%@e*t to pe )onal @' i)di*tion in thi) Di)t i*t, and ha) *o++itted

and *ontin'e) to *o++it a*t) of patent inf in(e+ent in thi) Di)t i*t. ?o eDa+ple, Defendant ha) ')ed, )old, offe ed fo )ale, and,o i+po ted inf in(in( p od'*t) in thi) Di)t i*t. THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT 11. The e a e t-o patent) at i))'e in thi) a*tion. /nited State) Patent No). :,86=,:4:

!the "A:4: Patent#$ and :,316,418 !the "A418 Patent#$ !*olle*tivel&, the "A))e ted Patent)#$. 13. On E'l& 31, 3888, the /nited State) Patent and T ade+a < Offi*e !"/SPTO#$

d'l& and le(all& i))'ed the A:4: Patent, entitled "Fethod and Appa at') fo Pee BToBPee Co++'ni*ation# afte a f'll and fai eDa+ination. Sapphi e Dolphin i) p e)entl& the o-ne of the patent and po))e))e) all i(ht, title and inte e)t in and to the A:4: Patent. Sapphi e Dolphin o-n) all i(ht) of e*ove & 'nde the A:4: Patent, in*l'din( the eD*l')ive i(ht to e*ove fo pa)t inf in(e+ent. The A:4: Patent i) valid and enfo *ea%le. A *op& of the A:4: Patent i) atta*hed he eto a) EDhi%it A. 10. On Ap il 14, 3881, the /SPTO d'l& and le(all& i))'ed the A418 Patent, entitled

"Fethod and Appa at') fo Pee BToBPee Co++'ni*ation# afte a f'll and fai eDa+ination. Sapphi e Dolphin i) p e)entl& the o-ne of the patent and po))e))e) all i(ht, title and inte e)t in and to the A418 Patent. Sapphi e Dolphin o-n) all i(ht) of e*ove & 'nde the A418 Patent, in*l'din( the eD*l')ive i(ht to e*ove fo pa)t inf in(e+ent. The A418 Patent i) valid and enfo *ea%le. A *op& of the A418 Patent i) atta*hed he eto a) EDhi%it ;. 1=. 11. *lai+). DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCUSED INSTRUMENTALITIES 1:. DefendantA) A**')ed P od'*t), )'*h a) Lo(ite*hA) Fo%ile Spea<e phone 0 The A:4: Patent *ontain) th ee independent *lai+) and )iDteen dependent *lai+). The A418 Patent *ontain) fo' independent *lai+) and t-ent&Bone dependent

"P418e#, e)ta%li)h a *o++'ni*ation %et-een t-o devi*e) ove a net-o < *hannel afte eD*han(in( +e))a(e) that p ovide info +ation that one o %oth of the *o++'ni*atin( devi*e) ')e to dete +ine the net-o < add e)) of the othe ove a +onito *hannel. 14. ?o eDa+ple, Lo(ite*hA) Fo%ile Spea<e phone "P418e# e)ta%li)he)

*o++'ni*ation -ith an A'dio So' *e devi*e !)'*h a) a )+a tphone$ ove a ;l'etooth net-o < -hen the A'dio So' *e devi*e i) pla*ed ve & nea o tapped a(ain)t the Lo(ite*hA) Fo%ile Spea<e phone "P418e# nea Bfield *o++'ni*ation !N?C$ )'%)&)te+. The appa at'), a**o din(l&, *o++'ni*ate) ')in( a nea Bfield *o++'ni*ation !N?C$ *hannel and a ;l'etooth *hannel. In addition, a ')e of )aid appa at') al)o pe fo +) at lea)t one +ethod of the A))e ted Patent). 17. A**o din(l&, a ')e , )'*h a) a *')to+e o an e+plo&ee, pe fo +) at lea)t one

+ethod and,o ')e) at lea)t one appa at') *lai+ed in the A))e ted Patent) %& pai in( an A'dio So' *e devi*e -ith the A**')ed P od'*t) ')in( nea Bfield *o++'ni*ation !N?C$. COUNT I: INFRINGEMENT OF THE 676 PATENT 16. Plaintiff eBalle(e) and in*o po ate) %& efe en*e the alle(ation) )et fo th in

pa a( aph) 1B17. 38. Defendant di e*tl& inf in(e) one o +o e *lai+) of the A:4: Patent %& ')in( an

appa at') and +ethod a) de)* i%ed a%ove. ?o eDa+ple, -itho't li+itation, Defendant di e*tl& inf in(e) the A:4: Patent %& ')in( the A**')ed P od'*t), in*l'din( ')e %& DefendantA) e+plo&ee) and a(ent), and ')e d' in( p od'*t develop+ent and te)tin( p o*e))e). 31. Defendant ha) had <no-led(e of inf in(e+ent of the A:4: Patent at lea)t a) of the

)e vi*e of the p e)ent *o+plaint. 33. Defendant ha) indi e*tl& inf in(ed and *ontin'e) to indi e*tl& inf in(e the A:4: =

Patent %& a*tivel& ind'*in( it) *')to+e ), ')e ), and,o li*en)ee) to di e*tl& inf in(e %& ')in( the A**')ed P od'*t) a) de)* i%ed a%ove. Defendant ha) en(a(ed o -ill have en(a(ed in )'*h ind'*e+ent havin( <no-led(e of the A:4: Patent. ?' the +o e, Defendant <ne- o )ho'ld have <no-n that it) a*tion) -o'ld ind'*e di e*t inf in(e+ent %& othe ) and intended that it) a*tion) -o'ld ind'*e di e*t inf in(e+ent %& othe ). ?o eDa+ple, Defendant )ell), offe ) fo )ale and adve ti)e) the A**')ed P od'*t) in Dela-a e )pe*ifi*all& intendin( that it) *')to+e ) %'& and ')e the+ in an inf in(in( +anne . A) a di e*t and p oDi+ate e)'lt of DefendantA) indi e*t inf in(e+ent %& ind'*e+ent of the A:4: Patent, Plaintiff ha) %een and *ontin'e) to %e da+a(ed. 30. Defendant ha) *ont i%'to il& inf in(ed and *ontin'e) to *ont i%'to il& inf in(e

the A:4: Patent %& )ellin( and,o offe in( to )ell the A**')ed P od'*t), -ho)e inf in(in( feat' e) a e not a )taple a ti*le of *o++e *e and -hen ')ed %& a thi dBpa t&, )'*h a) a *')to+e , *an onl& %e ')ed in a -a& that inf in(e) the A:4: Patent. Defendant ha) done thi) -ith <no-led(e of the A:4: Patent and <no-led(e that the A**')ed P od'*t) *on)tit'te a +ate ial pa t of the invention *lai+ed in the A:4: Patent. Defendant en(a(ed o -ill have en(a(ed in )'*h *ont i%'to & inf in(e+ent havin( <no-led(e of the A:4: Patent. A) a di e*t and p oDi+ate e)'lt of DefendantA) *ont i%'to & inf in(e+ent of the A:4: Patent, Plaintiff ha) %een and *ontin'e) to %e da+a(ed. 3=. ;& en(a(in( in the *ond'*t de)* i%ed he ein, Defendant ha) in@' ed Sapphi e

Dolphin and i) th') lia%le fo inf in(e+ent of the A:4: Patent, p' )'ant to 01 /.S.C. 2 341. 31. a'tho i9ation. 3:. To the eDtent that fa*t) lea ned in di)*ove & )ho- that DefendantA) inf in(e+ent Defendant ha) *o++itted the)e a*t) of inf in(e+ent -itho't li*en)e o

of the A:4: Patent i) o ha) %een -illf'l, Sapphi e Dolphin e)e ve) the i(ht to eG'e)t )'*h a

findin( at the ti+e of t ial. 34. A) a e)'lt of DefendantA) inf in(e+ent of the A:4: Patent, Sapphi e Dolphin ha)

)'ffe ed ha + and +oneta & da+a(e) and i) entitled to a +oneta & @'d(+ent in an a+o'nt adeG'ate to *o+pen)ate fo DefendantA) pa)t inf in(e+ent, to(ethe -ith inte e)t) and *o)t). 37. Sapphi e Dolphin -ill *ontin'e to )'ffe ha + and da+a(e) in the f't' e 'nle))

DefendantA) inf in(in( a*tivitie) a e en@oined %& thi) Co' t. A) )'*h, Sapphi e Dolphin i) entitled to *o+pen)ation fo an& *ontin'in( o f't' e inf in(e+ent 'p 'ntil the date that Defendant i) finall& and pe +anentl& en@oined f o+ f' the inf in(e+ent. COUNT II: INFRINGEMENT OF THE 710 PATENT 36. Plaintiff eBalle(e) and in*o po ate) %& efe en*e the alle(ation) )et fo th in

pa a( aph) 1B37. 08. Defendant di e*tl& inf in(e) one o +o e *lai+) of the A418 Patent %& ')in( an

appa at') and +ethod a) de)* i%ed a%ove. ?o eDa+ple, -itho't li+itation, Defendant di e*tl& inf in(e) the A418 Patent %& ')in( the A**')ed P od'*t), in*l'din( ')e %& DefendantA) e+plo&ee) and a(ent), and ')e d' in( p od'*t develop+ent and te)tin( p o*e))e). 01. Defendant ha) had <no-led(e of inf in(e+ent of the A418 Patent at lea)t a) of the

)e vi*e of the p e)ent *o+plaint. 03. Defendant ha) indi e*tl& inf in(ed and *ontin'e) to indi e*tl& inf in(e the A418

Patent %& a*tivel& ind'*in( it) *')to+e ), ')e ), and,o li*en)ee) to di e*tl& inf in(e %& ')in( the A**')ed P od'*t) a) de)* i%ed a%ove. Defendant ha) en(a(ed o -ill have en(a(ed in )'*h ind'*e+ent havin( <no-led(e of the A418 Patent. ?' the +o e, Defendant <ne- o )ho'ld have <no-n that it) a*tion) -o'ld ind'*e di e*t inf in(e+ent %& othe ) and intended that it) a*tion) -o'ld ind'*e di e*t inf in(e+ent %& othe ). ?o eDa+ple, Defendant )ell), offe ) fo )ale and

adve ti)e) the A**')ed P od'*t) in Dela-a e )pe*ifi*all& intendin( that it) *')to+e ) %'& and ')e the+ in an inf in(in( +anne . A) a di e*t and p oDi+ate e)'lt of DefendantA) indi e*t inf in(e+ent %& ind'*e+ent of the A418 Patent, Plaintiff ha) %een and *ontin'e) to %e da+a(ed. 00. Defendant ha) *ont i%'to il& inf in(ed and *ontin'e) to *ont i%'to il& inf in(e

the A418 Patent %& )ellin( and,o offe in( to )ell the A**')ed P od'*t), -ho)e inf in(in( feat' e) a e not a )taple a ti*le of *o++e *e and -hen ')ed %& a thi dBpa t&, )'*h a) a *')to+e , *an onl& %e ')ed in a -a& that inf in(e) the A418 Patent. Defendant ha) done thi) -ith <no-led(e of the A418 Patent and <no-led(e that the A**')ed P od'*t) *on)tit'te) a +ate ial pa t of the invention *lai+ed in the A418 Patent. Defendant en(a(ed o -ill have en(a(ed in )'*h *ont i%'to & inf in(e+ent havin( <no-led(e of the A418 Patent. A) a di e*t and p oDi+ate e)'lt of DefendantA) *ont i%'to & inf in(e+ent of the A418 Patent, Plaintiff ha) %een and *ontin'e) to %e da+a(ed 0=. ;& en(a(in( in the *ond'*t de)* i%ed he ein, Defendant ha) in@' ed Sapphi e

Dolphin and i) th') lia%le fo inf in(e+ent of the A418 Patent, p' )'ant to 01 /.S.C. 2341. 01. a'tho i9ation. 0:. To the eDtent that fa*t) lea ned in di)*ove & )ho- that DefendantA) inf in(e+ent Defendant ha) *o++itted the)e a*t) of inf in(e+ent -itho't li*en)e o

of the A418 Patent i) o ha) %een -illf'l, Sapphi e Dolphin e)e ve) the i(ht to eG'e)t )'*h a findin( at the ti+e of t ial. 04. A) a e)'lt of DefendantA) inf in(e+ent of the A418 Patent, Sapphi e Dolphin ha)

)'ffe ed ha + and +oneta & da+a(e) and i) entitled to a +oneta & @'d(+ent in an a+o'nt adeG'ate to *o+pen)ate fo DefendantA) pa)t inf in(e+ent, to(ethe -ith inte e)t) and *o)t). 07. Sapphi e Dolphin -ill *ontin'e to )'ffe ha + and da+a(e) in the f't' e 'nle))

DefendantA) inf in(in( a*tivitie) a e en@oined %& thi) Co' t. A) )'*h, Sapphi e Dolphin i) entitled to *o+pen)ation fo an& *ontin'in( o f't' e inf in(e+ent 'p 'ntil the date that Defendant i) finall& and pe +anentl& en@oined f o+ f' the inf in(e+ent. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 06. Sapphi e Dolphin de+and) a t ial %& @' & of an& and all *a')e) of a*tion. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Sapphi e Dolphin e)pe*tf'll& p a&) fo the follo-in( elief. A. ;. That Defendant %e ad@'d(ed to have inf in(ed the A))e ted Patent)C That Defendant, it) offi*e ), di e*to ), a(ent), )e vant), e+plo&ee), atto ne&),

affiliate), divi)ion), % an*he), pa ent), and tho)e pe )on) in a*tive *on*e t o pa ti*ipation -ith an& of the+, %e pe +anentl& e)t ained and en@oined f o+ di e*tl& and,o indi e*tl& inf in(in( the A))e ted Patent)C C. An a-a d of da+a(e) p' )'ant to 01 /.S.C. 2 37= )'ffi*ient to *o+pen)ate DefendantA) pa)t inf in(e+ent and an& *ontin'in( and,o f't' e

Sapphi e Dolphin fo

inf in(e+ent 'p 'ntil the date that Defendant i) finall& and pe +anentl& en@oined f o+ f' the inf in(e+ent, in*l'din( *o+pen)ato & da+a(e)C D. An a))e))+ent of p eB@'d(+ent and po)tB@'d(+ent inte e)t) and *o)t) a(ain)t

Defendant, to(ethe -ith an a-a d of )'*h inte e)t) and *o)t), in a**o dan*e -ith 01 /.S.C. 2 37=C E. That Defendant %e di e*ted to pa& enhan*ed da+a(e), in*l'din( Sapphi e

DolphinA) atto ne&)A fee) in*' ed in *onne*tion -ith thi) la-)'it p' )'ant to 01 /.S.C. 2 371C and

?.

That Sapphi e Dolphin %e (iven )'*h othe and f' the

elief a) thi) Co' t +a&

dee+ @')t and p ope .

Dated. ?e% 'a & 31, 381= O? CO/NSEL. E'(enio To e)BO&ola ?ERRAI/OLI LLC 331 Pla9a 1th ?loo 331 Pon*e de LeHn Ave. San E'an, P'e to Ri*o 88614 !474$ 4::B4888 eto e)Ife ai'oli.*o+

;AJARD, P.A. /s/ Stephen B. Brauerman Ri*ha d D. Ki < !L8633$ Stephen ;. ; a'e +an !L=613$ >ane))a R. Ti adente) !L1067$ Sa a E. ;'))ie e !L1431$ 333 Dela-a e Aven'e, S'ite 688 P.O. ;oD 31108 5il+in(ton, DE 16766 !083$ :11B1888 <i <I%a&a dla-.*o+ )% a'e +anI%a&a dla-.*o+ vti adente)I%a&a dla-.*o+ )%'))ie eI%a&a dla-.*o+ Attorneys for Plaintiff Sapphire Dolphin LLC

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