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

AUTODESK, 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 A*tode!), In". BACKGROUND +. Kennet 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%. &ainf#a&e "o&$*te#!, a$$li"ation !oft'a#e, T i! e-$e#ien"e "o&e! f#o&

o$e#atin% !(!te&!, "ell*la# "o&&*ni"ation!, and net'o#)in%.

'o#)in% 'it te" nolo%( %iant! in"l*din% Di%ital E/*i$&ent Co#$o#ation, A#%onne National La0o#ato#(, 1ell La0!, 2oto#ola, and L*"ent. In ea#l( +334, 2#. Conne#, alon% 'it 5a&e!. G H*nte#, G#e%o#( P. S$a# and 1#*"e Ande#!on invented a ne' info#&ation &ana%e&ent and !to#a%e !(!te& t at ena0led &*lti$le "o&$*te#! to inde$endentl( #ead and '#ite to a &a!! !to#a%e devi"e in a #elativel( i% !$eed &anne# on a fi#!t "o&e, #eal ti&e 0a!i!. 6o# e-a&$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 a0ilit( to '#ite to t at file and t e file 'o*ld 0e lo")ed to !*0!e/*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% !$eed &anne# 'it o*t "onfli"t. 1( t e !*&&e# of +334, t e tea& ad develo$ed a 'o#)in% f*n"tional $#otot($e of t ei# invention. On Nove&0e# 3, +334, t e tea& filed an a$$li"ation fo# $atent on

t e invention, and on 6e0#*a#( 7, +333, t e U.S. Patent and T#ade&a#) Offi"e i!!*ed U.S. Patent No. 8,9:;,:9: <t e =Conne# Patent>). PARTIES 7. Plaintiff Data S$eed Te" nolo%( LLC <=Data S$eed Te" >) i! a Dela'a#e li&ited

lia0ilit( "o&$an(. 4. On info#&ation and 0elief, A*tode!), In". <=Defendant>) i! a Dela'a#e

"o#$o#ation 'it a $#in"i$al $la"e of 0*!ine!! at +++ 2"Inni! Pa#)'a(, San ?afael, CA 3@3A4. Defendant a! a$$ointed National ?e%i!te#ed A%ent!, In"., +:A G#eent#ee D#. STE +A+, Dove#, Dela'a#e +33A@, a! it! a%ent fo# !e#vi"e of $#o"e!!. JURISDICTION AND VENUE @. T i! a"tion a#i!e! *nde# t e $atent la'! of t e United State!, 48 U.S.C. B +, et

seq., in"l*din% B 7;+. T i! Co*#t a! !*0Ce"t &atte# C*#i!di"tion $*#!*ant to 79 U.S.C. BB +44+ and +449<a). 8. T i! Co*#t a! !$e"ifi" and %ene#al $e#!onal C*#i!di"tion ove# Defendant 0e"a*!e,

a&on% ot e# #ea!on!, Defendant a! availed it!elf of t e #i% t! and 0enefit! of Dela'a#e 0( in"o#$o#atin% *nde# Dela'a#e la', Defendant a! done 0*!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$eed Te" in t i! Di!t#i"t, 0(, a&on% ot e# t in%!, *!in%, !ellin%, offe#in% fo# !ale, and i&$o#tin% inf#in%in% $#od*"t! and !e#vi"e! in t i! Di!t#i"t. :. Den*e i! $#o$e# in t i! di!t#i"t *nde# 79 U.S.C. BB +43+<0),<d) and +@AA<0)

0e"a*!e, a&on% ot e# #ea!on!, Defendant i! in"o#$o#ated in t i! di!t#i"t, Defendant i! !*0Ce"t to $e#!onal C*#i!di"tion in t i! Di!t#i"t, and Defendant a! "o&&itted and "ontin*e! to "o&&it a"t! of $atent inf#in%e&ent in t i! Di!t#i"t. On info#&ation and 0elief, fo# e-a&$le, Defendant a! *!ed, !old, offe#ed fo# !ale, and i&$o#ted inf#in%in% $#od*"t! in t i! Di!t#i"t.
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COUNT I INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,867,686 ;. Data S$eed Te" i! t e o'ne# 0( a!!i%n&ent of t e Conne# Patent, entitled =Hi%

S$eed ?eal,Ti&e Info#&ation Sto#a%e S(!te&.> A t#*e and "o##e"t "o$( of t e Conne# Patent i! atta" ed a! E- i0it A. 9. Defendant a! 0een and no' i! di#e"tl( inf#in%in% t e Conne# Patent, lite#all( and

*nde# t e do"t#ine of e/*ivalent!, in t i! C*di"ial Di!t#i"t and el!e' e#e in t e United State! 0(, a&on% ot e# t in%!, &a)in%, *!in%, i&$o#tin%, offe#in% fo# !ale, andEo# !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 0( a $l*#alit( of "o&$*te#!, ea" f*n"tionin% *nde# an inde$endent o$e#atin% !(!te&, and !*" &et od "o&$#i!in% t e !te$! of. #e"eivin% a '#ite a""e!! #e/*e!t identif(in% a &e&o#( !$a"e f#o& a #e/*e!tin% "o&$*te# of t e $l*#alit( of "o&$*te#! 0( t e &e&o#( &a!! !to#a%e devi"eF %#antin% a""e!! and #e!e#vin% t e &e&o#( !$a"e fo# t e e-"l*!ive *!e of t e #e/*e!tin% "o&$*te# and den(in% '#ite a""e!! to t e &e&o#( !$a"e 0( an( ot e# "o&$*te# of t e $l*#alit( of "o&$*te#! fo# t e d*#ation of t e a""e!! %#ant to t e #e/*e!tin% "o&$*te#F and #e"eivin% a '#ite a""e!! #e/*e!t and a #e/*i#ed &e&o#( !iGe f#o& a !e"ond #e/*e!tin% "o&$*te# of t e $l*#alit( of "o&$*te#!. In addition and alte#nativel(,

Defendant i! inf#in%in% 0(, a&on% ot e# t in%!, &a)in%, *!in%, i&$o#tin%, offe#in% fo# !ale, andEo# !ellin% ele"t#oni" info#&ation &ana%e&ent and !to#a%e $#od*"t! and !e#vi"e!, "o&$#i!in%. a &e&o#( &a!! !to#a%e devi"eF a $l*#alit( of "o&$*te#!, ea" f*n"tionin% *nde# an inde$endent o$e#atin% !(!te&, o$e#a0l( "onne"ted to t e &e&o#( &a!! !to#a%e devi"e t #o*% an e-te#nal 0*!F a "o&&*ni"ation $#o"e!!o# of t e &e&o#( &a!! !to#a%e devi"e o$e#a0l( "onne"ted to t e $l*#alit( of "o&$*te#! t #o*% t e e-te#nal 0*! fo# #e"eivin% an a""e!! #e/*e!t f#o& a #e/*e!tin% "o&$*te# of t e $l*#alit( of "o&$*te#! identif(in% a &e&o#( !$a"e of t e &e&o#( &a!! !to#a%e
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devi"eF a "ont#olle# of t e &e&o#( &a!! !to#a%e devi"e o$e#a0l( "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 0( t e #e/*e!tin% "o&$*te# fo# a d*#ation of t e a""e!! %#ant to t e #e/*e!tin% "o&$*te#F 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, DefendantH! $#o%#a& entitled A*tode!) Navi!'o#)!. 3. 1( en%a%in% in t e "ond*"t de!"#i0ed e#ein, Defendant a! inC*#ed Data S$eed

Te" and i! t *! lia0le fo# inf#in%e&ent of t e Conne# Patent $*#!*ant to 48 U.S.C. B 7;+<a). +A. ++. Defendant "o&&itted t e!e a"t! of inf#in%e&ent 'it o*t li"en!e o# a*t o#iGation. A! a #e!*lt of DefendantH! inf#in%e&ent of t e Conne# Patent, Data S$eed Te"

a! !*ffe#ed &oneta#( da&a%e! and i! entitled to a &one( C*d%&ent in an a&o*nt ade/*ate to "o&$en!ate fo# DefendantH! inf#in%e&ent, 0*t in no event le!! t an a #ea!ona0le #o(alt( fo# t e *!e of t e invention 0( Defendant, to%et e# 'it inte#e!t and "o!t! a! fi-ed 0( t e Co*#t. Data S$eed Te" 'ill "ontin*e to !*ffe# da&a%e! in t e f*t*#e *nle!! DefendantH! inf#in%in% a"tivitie! a#e enCoined 0( t i! Co*#t. +7. Data S$eed Te" a! !*ffe#ed and 'ill "ontin*e to !*ffe# !eve#e and i##e$a#a0le

a#& *nle!! t i! Co*#t i!!*e! a $e#&anent inC*n"tion $#o i0itin% Defendant, it! a%ent!, !e#vant!, e&$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( #e/*e!t! t at t i! Co*#t ente#. A. PatentF 1. A $e#&anent inC*n"tion enCoinin% Defendant and it! offi"e#!, di#e"to#!, a%ent!, A C*d%&ent in favo# of Data S$eed Te" t at Defendant a! inf#in%ed t e Conne#

!e#vant!, affiliate!, e&$lo(ee!, divi!ion!, 0#an" e!, !*0!idia#ie!, $a#ent!, and all ot e#! a"tin% in
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a"tive "on"e#t t e#e'it f#o& inf#in%e&ent of t e Conne# Patent, o# !*" ot e# e/*ita0le #elief t e Co*#t dete#&ine! i! 'a##antedF C. A C*d%&ent and o#de# #e/*i#in% Defendant to $a( Data S$eed Te" it! da&a%e!,

"o!t!, e-$en!e!, and $#eC*d%&ent and $o!t,C*d%&ent inte#e!t fo# DefendantH! inf#in%e&ent of t e Conne# Patent a! $#ovided *nde# 48 U.S.C. B 79@, and an a""o*ntin% of on%oin% $o!t,C*d%&ent inf#in%e&entF D. A C*d%&ent and o#de# findin% t at t i! i! an e-"e$tional "a!e 'it in t e &eanin%

of 48 U.S.C. B 798 and a'a#din% to Data S$eed Te" it! #ea!ona0le atto#ne(!H fee! a%ain!t DefendantF E. A C*d%&ent and o#de# #e/*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, $#eC*d%&ent and $o!t, C*d%&ent inte#e!tF and 6. An( and all ot e# #elief to ' i" Data S$eed Te" &a( 0e entitled. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Data S$eed Te" , *nde# ?*le 49 of t e 6ede#al ?*le! of Civil P#o"ed*#e, #e/*e!t! a t#ial 0( C*#( of an( i!!*e! !o t#ia0le 0( #i% t.

Dated. 5an*a#( +@, 7A+@ Of Co*n!el. Ale- C.D. GiGa 2a#" A. 6en!te# Do#ian S. 1e#%e# ?USS AUGUST I KA1AT +7@7@ Jil! i#e 1o*leva#d, +7t 6loo# Lo! An%ele!, CA 3AA78 <4+A) 97:,;@;@ a%iGaK#a)la'."o& &fen!te#K#a)la'."o& d0e#%e#K#a)la'."o&

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