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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE DATA SPEED TECHNOLOGY LLC, Plaintiff, v.

PERFORCE SOFTWARE, INC., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT T!i" i" an a#tion fo$ %atent inf$in&e'ent in (!i#! Plaintiff Data S%eed Te#!nolo&) LLC 'a*e" t!e follo(in& alle&ation" a&ain"t Defendant Pe$fo$#e Soft(a$e, In#. BACKGROUND +. ,ennet! H. Conne$ i" a life-lon& #o'%.te$ en&inee$ (it! *no(led&e and

e/%e$ien#e (it! 'an) te#!nolo&ie" in#l.din&0 'ainf$a'e #o'%.te$", a%%li#ation "oft(a$e, o%e$atin& ")"te'", #ell.la$ #o''.ni#ation", and net(o$*in&. T!i" e/%e$ien#e #o'e" f$o'

(o$*in& (it! te#!nolo&) &iant" in#l.din& Di&ital E1.i%'ent Co$%o$ation, A$&onne National La2o$ato$), 3ell La2", 4oto$ola, and L.#ent. In ea$l) +556, 4$. Conne$, alon& (it! 7a'e". G H.nte$, G$e&o$) P. S%a$ and 3$.#e Ande$"on invented a ne( info$'ation 'ana&e'ent and "to$a&e ")"te' t!at ena2led '.lti%le #o'%.te$" to inde%endentl) $ead and ($ite to a 'a"" "to$a&e devi#e in a $elativel) !i&! "%eed 'anne$ on a fi$"t #o'e, $eal ti'e 2a"i". Fo$ e/a'%le, t!e #o'%.te$ fi$"t a##e""in& a %a$ti#.la$ 'e'o$) add$e"" "%a#e o$ file (o.ld !ave t!e e/#l."ive a2ilit) to ($ite to t!at file and t!e file (o.ld 2e lo#*ed to ".2"e1.ent #o'%.te$" atte'%tin& to ($ite to it, (!i#! allo(ed '.lti%le #o'%.te$" to ."e a 'a"" "to$a&e devi#e in a !i&! "%eed 'anne$ (it!o.t #onfli#t. 3) t!e ".''e$ of +556, t!e tea' !ad develo%ed a (o$*in& f.n#tional %$otot)%e of t!ei$ invention. On Nove'2e$ 5, +556, t!e tea' filed an a%%li#ation fo$ %atent on

t!e invention, and on Fe2$.a$) 8, +555, t!e 9.S. Patent and T$ade'a$* Offi#e i"".ed 9.S. Patent No. :,;<=,<;< >t!e ?Conne$ Patent@). PARTIES 8. Plaintiff Data S%eed Te#!nolo&) LLC >?Data S%eed Te#!@) i" a Dela(a$e li'ited

lia2ilit) #o'%an). 6. On info$'ation and 2elief, Pe$fo$#e Soft(a$e In#. >?Defendant@) i" a Califo$nia

Co$%o$ation (it! a %$in#i%al %la#e of 2."ine"" at 868A 3landin& Aven.e, Ala'eda, Califo$nia 5B:A+. JURISDICTION AND VENUE B. T!i" a#tion a$i"e" .nde$ t!e %atent la(" of t!e 9nited State", 6: 9.S.C. C +, et

seq., in#l.din& C 8=+. T!i" Co.$t !a" ".2De#t 'atte$ D.$i"di#tion %.$".ant to 8; 9.S.C. CC +66+ and +66;>a). :. T!i" Co.$t !a" "%e#ifi# and &ene$al %e$"onal D.$i"di#tion ove$ Defendant 2e#a."e,

a'on& ot!e$ $ea"on", Defendant !a" availed it"elf of t!e $i&!t" and 2enefit" of Dela(a$e 2) in#o$%o$atin& .nde$ Dela(a$e la(, Defendant !a" done 2."ine"" in t!i" Di"t$i#t, !a" #o''itted and #ontin.e" to #o''it a#t" of %atent inf$in&e'ent in t!i" Di"t$i#t, and !a" !a$'ed and #ontin.e" to !a$' Data S%eed Te#! in t!i" Di"t$i#t, 2), a'on& ot!e$ t!in&", ."in&, "ellin&, offe$in& fo$ "ale, and i'%o$tin& inf$in&in& %$od.#t" and "e$vi#e" in t!i" Di"t$i#t. <. Een.e i" %$o%e$ in t!i" di"t$i#t .nde$ 8; 9.S.C. CC +65+>2)->d) and +BAA>2)

2e#a."e, a'on& ot!e$ $ea"on", Defendant i" in#o$%o$ated in t!i" di"t$i#t, Defendant i" ".2De#t to %e$"onal D.$i"di#tion in t!i" Di"t$i#t, and Defendant !a" #o''itted and #ontin.e" to #o''it a#t" of %atent inf$in&e'ent in t!i" Di"t$i#t. On info$'ation and 2elief, fo$ e/a'%le, Defendant !a" ."ed, "old, offe$ed fo$ "ale, and i'%o$ted inf$in&in& %$od.#t" in t!i" Di"t$i#t.

COUNT I INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,867,686 =. Data S%eed Te#! i" t!e o(ne$ 2) a""i&n'ent of t!e Conne$ Patent, entitled ?Hi&!

S%eed Real-Ti'e Info$'ation Sto$a&e S)"te'.@ A t$.e and #o$$e#t #o%) of t!e Conne$ Patent i" atta#!ed a" E/!i2it A. ;. Defendant !a" 2een and no( i" di$e#tl) inf$in&in& t!e Conne$ Patent, lite$all) and

.nde$ t!e do#t$ine of e1.ivalent", in t!i" D.di#ial Di"t$i#t and el"e(!e$e in t!e 9nited State" 2), a'on& ot!e$ t!in&", 'a*in&, ."in&, i'%o$tin&, offe$in& fo$ "ale, andFo$ "ellin& ele#t$oni# info$'ation 'ana&e'ent and "to$a&e %$od.#t" and "e$vi#e" t!at ."e a 'et!od of %$ovidin& 'e'o$) a##e"" to a 'e'o$) 'a"" "to$a&e devi#e 2) a %l.$alit) of #o'%.te$", ea#! f.n#tionin& .nde$ an inde%endent o%e$atin& ")"te', and ".#! 'et!od #o'%$i"in& t!e "te%" of0 $e#eivin& a ($ite a##e"" $e1.e"t identif)in& a 'e'o$) "%a#e f$o' a $e1.e"tin& #o'%.te$ of t!e %l.$alit) of #o'%.te$" 2) t!e 'e'o$) 'a"" "to$a&e devi#eG &$antin& a##e"" and $e"e$vin& t!e 'e'o$) "%a#e fo$ t!e e/#l."ive ."e of t!e $e1.e"tin& #o'%.te$ and den)in& ($ite a##e"" to t!e 'e'o$) "%a#e 2) an) ot!e$ #o'%.te$ of t!e %l.$alit) of #o'%.te$" fo$ t!e d.$ation of t!e a##e"" &$ant to t!e $e1.e"tin& #o'%.te$G and $e#eivin& a ($ite a##e"" $e1.e"t and a $e1.i$ed 'e'o$) "iHe f$o' a "e#ond $e1.e"tin& #o'%.te$ of t!e %l.$alit) of #o'%.te$". In addition and alte$nativel),

Defendant i" inf$in&in& 2), a'on& ot!e$ t!in&", 'a*in&, ."in&, i'%o$tin&, offe$in& fo$ "ale, andFo$ "ellin& ele#t$oni# info$'ation 'ana&e'ent and "to$a&e %$od.#t" and "e$vi#e", #o'%$i"in&0 a 'e'o$) 'a"" "to$a&e devi#eG a %l.$alit) of #o'%.te$", ea#! f.n#tionin& .nde$ an inde%endent o%e$atin& ")"te', o%e$a2l) #onne#ted to t!e 'e'o$) 'a"" "to$a&e devi#e t!$o.&! an e/te$nal 2."G a #o''.ni#ation %$o#e""o$ of t!e 'e'o$) 'a"" "to$a&e devi#e o%e$a2l) #onne#ted to t!e %l.$alit) of #o'%.te$" t!$o.&! t!e e/te$nal 2." fo$ $e#eivin& an a##e"" $e1.e"t f$o' a $e1.e"tin& #o'%.te$ of t!e %l.$alit) of #o'%.te$" identif)in& a 'e'o$) "%a#e of t!e 'e'o$) 'a"" "to$a&e
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devi#eG a #ont$olle$ of t!e 'e'o$) 'a"" "to$a&e devi#e o%e$a2l) #onne#ted to t!e #o''.ni#ation %$o#e""o$ fo$ &$antin& e/#l."ive ($ite a##e"" to t!e identified 'e'o$) "%a#e 2) t!e $e1.e"tin& #o'%.te$ fo$ a d.$ation of t!e a##e"" &$ant to t!e $e1.e"tin& #o'%.te$G and a d)na'i# 'e'o$) 'a% #ontainin& a li"tin& of t!e identified 'e'o$) "%a#e. T!e inf$in&in& %$od.#t" and "e$vi#e" in#l.de, fo$ e/a'%le, DefendantI" %$o&$a' entitled Pe$fo$#e Ee$"ionin& Se$vi#e. 5. 3) en&a&in& in t!e #ond.#t de"#$i2ed !e$ein, Defendant !a" inD.$ed Data S%eed

Te#! and i" t!." lia2le fo$ inf$in&e'ent of t!e Conne$ Patent %.$".ant to 6: 9.S.C. C 8=+>a). +A. ++. Defendant #o''itted t!e"e a#t" of inf$in&e'ent (it!o.t li#en"e o$ a.t!o$iHation. A" a $e".lt of DefendantI" inf$in&e'ent of t!e Conne$ Patent, Data S%eed Te#!

!a" ".ffe$ed 'oneta$) da'a&e" and i" entitled to a 'one) D.d&'ent in an a'o.nt ade1.ate to #o'%en"ate fo$ DefendantI" inf$in&e'ent, 2.t in no event le"" t!an a $ea"ona2le $o)alt) fo$ t!e ."e of t!e invention 2) Defendant, to&et!e$ (it! inte$e"t and #o"t" a" fi/ed 2) t!e Co.$t. Data S%eed Te#! (ill #ontin.e to ".ffe$ da'a&e" in t!e f.t.$e .nle"" DefendantI" inf$in&in& a#tivitie" a$e enDoined 2) t!i" Co.$t. +8. Data S%eed Te#! !a" ".ffe$ed and (ill #ontin.e to ".ffe$ "eve$e and i$$e%a$a2le

!a$' .nle"" t!i" Co.$t i"".e" a %e$'anent inD.n#tion %$o!i2itin& Defendant, it" a&ent", "e$vant", e'%lo)ee", $e%$e"entative", and all ot!e$" a#tin& in a#tive #on#e$t t!e$e(it!, f$o' inf$in&in& t!e Conne$ Patent. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Data S%eed Te#! $e"%e#tf.ll) $e1.e"t" t!at t!i" Co.$t ente$0 A. PatentG A D.d&'ent in favo$ of Data S%eed Te#! t!at Defendant !a" inf$in&ed t!e Conne$

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A %e$'anent inD.n#tion enDoinin& Defendant and it" offi#e$", di$e#to$", a&ent",

"e$vant", affiliate", e'%lo)ee", divi"ion", 2$an#!e", ".2"idia$ie", %a$ent", and all ot!e$" a#tin& in a#tive #on#e$t t!e$e(it! f$o' inf$in&e'ent of t!e Conne$ Patent, o$ ".#! ot!e$ e1.ita2le $elief t!e Co.$t dete$'ine" i" (a$$antedG C. A D.d&'ent and o$de$ $e1.i$in& Defendant to %a) Data S%eed Te#! it" da'a&e",

#o"t", e/%en"e", and %$eD.d&'ent and %o"t-D.d&'ent inte$e"t fo$ DefendantI" inf$in&e'ent of t!e Conne$ Patent a" %$ovided .nde$ 6: 9.S.C. C 8;B, and an a##o.ntin& of on&oin& %o"t-D.d&'ent inf$in&e'entG D. A D.d&'ent and o$de$ findin& t!at t!i" i" an e/#e%tional #a"e (it!in t!e 'eanin&

of 6: 9.S.C. C 8;: and a(a$din& to Data S%eed Te#! it" $ea"ona2le atto$ne)"I fee" a&ain"t DefendantG E. A D.d&'ent and o$de$ $e1.i$in& Defendant to %$ovide an a##o.ntin& and to %a)

".%%le'ental da'a&e" to Data S%eed Te#!, in#l.din& (it!o.t li'itation, %$eD.d&'ent and %o"tD.d&'ent inte$e"tG and F. An) and all ot!e$ $elief to (!i#! Data S%eed Te#! 'a) 2e entitled. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Data S%eed Te#!, .nde$ R.le 6; of t!e Fede$al R.le" of Civil P$o#ed.$e, $e1.e"t" a t$ial 2) D.$) of an) i"".e" "o t$ia2le 2) $i&!t.

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3AYARD, P.A. /s/ Stephen B. Brauerman (sb4952) Ri#!a$d D. ,i$* >$*A588) Ste%!en 3. 3$a.e$'an >"2B5:8) Eane""a R. Ti$adente" >vt:65;) 888 Dela(a$e Aven.e, S.ite 5AA P.O. 3o/ 8:+6A Wil'in&ton, DE +5;55 >6A8) <::-:AAA $*i$*K2a)a$dla(.#o' "2$a.e$'anK2a)a$dla(.#o' vti$adente"K 2a)a$dla(.#o'

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