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DRAGON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC, Plaintiff, v. DIRECTV, LLC, Defendant.

C.A. No. _______________ JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Dra on Intelle!t"al Pro#ert$, LLC %&Dra on') (ere)$ )rin * t(i* a!tion a ain*t Dire!TV, LLC %&Dire!TV') for infrin e+ent of United ,tate* Patent No. -,./0,111 %&t(e 2111 #atent') and alle e* a* follo3*4 NATURE OF THE ACTION AND PARTIES 5. T(i* i* an a!tion for #atent infrin e+ent "nder t(e #atent la3* of t(e United

,tate* of A+eri!a. 6. Dra on i* a li+ited lia)ilit$ !o+#an$ or ani7ed and e8i*tin "nder t(e la3* of t(e

,tate of Dela3are. /. Dire!TV i* a li+ited lia)ilit$ !o+#an$ or ani7ed and e8i*tin "nder t(e la3* of

t(e ,tate of Dela3are. Dire!TV !an )e *erved via it* re i*tered a ent, Cor#oration ,ervi!e Co+#an$, 6955 Centerville Road, ,"ite 100, :il+in ton, Dela3are 5.;0;. JURISDICTION 1. T(i* Co"rt (a* *")<e!t +atter <"ri*di!tion over t(i* a!tion #"r*"ant to 6; U.,.C.

== 5//5 and 5//;%a), a* t(i* i* an a!tion ari*in "nder t(e Patent A!t, /- U.,.C. = 5 et seq.

VENUE -. Ven"e i* #ro#er in t(i* di*tri!t #"r*"ant to 6; U.,.C. == 5/.5%)) and 5100%)). FACTUAL BACKGROUND ?. T(e 2111 #atent i* entitled &,i+"ltaneo"* Re!ordin and Pla$)a!@ A##arat"*.' A

!o#$ of t(e 2111 #atent i* atta!(ed (ereto a* E8(i)it A. 9. T(e invention of t(e 2111 #atent enerall$ relate* to a @e$)oard eA"i##ed

a"diovi*"al re!ordin and #la$)a!@ devi!e (avin an in#"t and an o"t#"t ada#ted for !onne!tion )et3een a "*er2* *i nal *o"r!e and di*#la$ devi!e, and a +e+or$ "nit 3it( a *tora e +edi"+ ena)lin rando+ a!!e** to #ro ra++in infor+ation *tored t(erein. A @e$)oard re*#on*ive !ontrol !ir!"it ena)le* +ani#"lation and tran*fer of #ro ra++in infor+ation )et3een t(e in#"t, o"t#"t, and +e+or$. ,")*tantiall$ *i+"ltaneo"* re!ordin and #la$)a!@ of televi*ion t$#e *i nal* i* a!(ieved, t("* ena)lin "*er !ontrolled #ro ra++in dela$. ;. T(e a##li!ation t(at re*"lted in t(e 2111 #atent 3a* filed on A#ril 6;, 5..1, a* a

!ontin"ation of an a##li!ation filed on A#ril 6/, 5..6. T(e United ,tate* Patent and Trade+ar@ Offi!e d"l$ and le all$ i**"ed t(e 2111 #atent on B"l$ 69, 5.... COUNT I (INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,930, ..

Dra on realle e* and in!or#orate* )$ referen!e t(e alle ation* of #ara ra#(* 5>;,

in!l"*ive, a* if f"ll$ *et fort( (erein. 50. Dra on o3n* all ri (t, title, and intere*t in t(e 2111 #atent, in!l"din t(e ri (t to

re!over da+a e* for infrin e+ent of t(e 2111 #atent t(ro" (o"t t(e #eriod of t(e infrin e+ent !o+#lained of (erein.

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Dire!TV (a* dire!tl$ infrin ed Clai+* 5, 6, /, 1, 9, and ; of t(e 2111 #atent )$

"*in , *ellin , and offerin to *ell DVR re!eiver*, in!l"din R50, R5-, R5?, R66, Genie CD DVR CR66>11, and CN, CDVR>6. JURY DEMAND Dra on reA"e*t* a trial )$ <"r$ for all i**"e* *o tria)le. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Dra on #ra$* for relief a* follo3*4 5. Co+#en*ator$ da+a e* in an a+o"nt a!!ordin to #roof, and in no event le**

t(an a rea*ona)le ro$alt$D 6. /. 1. Pre<"d +ent intere*t on t(e !o+#en*ator$ da+a e* a3arded to Dra onD Po*t><"d +ent intere*t on all *"+* a3arded to Dra on fro+ t(e date of <"d +entD A #reli+inar$ and #er+anent in<"n!tion for)iddin Dire!TV and it* offi!er*,

a ent*, *ervant*, e+#lo$ee*, and attorne$*, and all t(o*e in a!tive !on!ert or #arti!i#ation 3it( t(e+, fro+ f"rt(er infrin in t(e 2111 #atentD -. ?. Co*t* of *"it in!"rred (ereinD and An$ and all ot(er relief t(at t(e Co"rt dee+* <"*t and eA"ita)le.

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Dated4 De!e+)er 60, 605/ OE COUN,EL4 Ro)ert E. Ereita* EREITA, T,ENG F GAUEHAN LLP 500 Harine Par@3a$, ,"ite 600 Red3ood ,(ore*, CA .10?%?-0) -./>?/00 rfreita*Ift@la3.!o+

JAYARD, P.A. /s/ Stephen B. Brauerman Ri!(ard D. Gir@ %r@0.66) ,te#(en J. Jra"er+an %*)1.-6) Vane**a R. Tiradente* %vt-/.;) ,ara E. J"**iere %*)-96-) 666 Dela3are Aven"e, ,"ite .00 P.O. Jo8 6-5/0 :il+in ton, DE 5.;..>-5/0 %/06) ?-->-000 r@ir@I)a$ardla3.!o+ *)ra"er+anI)a$ardla3.!o+ vtiradente*I)a$ardla3.!o+ *)"**iereI)a$ardla3.!o+ Attorneys for Plaintiff Dragon Intellectual Property, LLC

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