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

HARMAN INC., INTERNATIONAL

C.A. No.________________
INDUSTRIES, TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

Defendant. COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Sapp i!e Dolp in, LLC "#Sapp i!e Dolp in$%, &' and t !o() it* (nde!*i)ned +o(n*el, fo! it* Co,plaint a)ain*t Ha!,an Inte!national Ind(*t!ie*, In+. "#Ha!,an$ and-o! #Defendant$%, alle)e* a* follo.*/ NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. T i* i* an a+tion fo! patent inf!in)e,ent a!i*in) (nde! t e Patent La.* of t e

United State* of A,e!i+a, 01 U.S.C. 22 1 et seq., in+l(din) 01 U.S.C. 2 341. THE PARTIES 3. Plaintiff Sapp i!e Dolp in i* a Dela.a!e li,ited lia&ilit' +o,pan' .it 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 Dela.a!e +o!po!ation .it it* p!in+ipal :loo!, S(ite 1188, Sta,fo!d, CT 8;681.

pla+e of &(*ine** at 988 Atlanti+ St!eet, 11t

Defendant +an &e *e!ved via it* !e)i*te!ed a)ent, T e Co!po!ation T!(*t Co,pan', Co!po!ation T!(*t Cente!, 1386 O!an)e St!eet, 5il,in)ton, Dela.a!e 16781. 9. Defendant i* in t e &(*ine** of ,a<in), (*in), *ellin), offe!in) fo! *ale and-o!

i,po!tin) *pea<e! devi+e* t at e*ta&li* +o,,(ni+ation* ove! a =l(etoot net.o!< via N:C. 1

JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. T i* Co(!t a* *(&>e+t ,atte! >(!i*di+tion ove! t i* a+tion p(!*(ant to 37 U.S.C.

22 1001 and 1007"a% &e+a(*e t e a+tion a!i*e* (nde! t e patent la.* of t e United State*, 01 U.S.C. 22 1 et seq. ;. T i* Co(!t a* pe!*onal >(!i*di+tion ove! Defendant &' vi!t(e of it* *'*te,ati+

and +ontin(o(* +onta+t* .it t i* >(!i*di+tion, a* .ell a* &e+a(*e of t e in>(!' to Sapp i!e Dolp in and t e +a(*e of a+tion Sapp i!e Dolp in a* !ai*ed, a* alle)ed e!ein. 4. Defendant i* *(&>e+t to t i* Co(!t?* *pe+ifi+ and )ene!al pe!*onal >(!i*di+tion

p(!*(ant to d(e p!o+e** and-o! t e Dela.a!e Lon)@A!, Stat(te, Del Code. Ann. Tit. 0, 2 0189, d(e to at lea*t it* *(&*tantial &(*ine** in t i* fo!(,, in+l(din)/ "i% at lea*t a po!tion of t e inf!in)e,ent alle)ed e!einA and "ii% !e)(la!l' doin) o! *oli+itin) &(*ine**, en)a)in) in ot e! 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 a* +ond(+ted and doe* +ond(+t &(*ine** .it in t e *tate of Dela.a!e,

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

in Dela.a!e, t e +a(*e* of a+tion a)ain*t Defendant a!e +onne+ted "&(t not li,ited% to Defendant?* p(!po*ef(l a+t* +o,,itted in t e *tate of Dela.a!e, in+l(din) Defendant?* ,a<in), (*in), i,po!tin), offe!in) fo! *ale, o! *ellin) p!od(+t* . i+ in+l(de feat(!e* t at fall .it in t e *+ope of at lea*t one +lai, of t e A**e!ted Patent*. 18. Ben(e lie* in t i* Di*t!i+t (nde! 37 U.S.C. 22 1061 and 1988"&% &e+a(*e, a,on)

ot e! !ea*on*, Defendant i* *(&>e+t to pe!*onal >(!i*di+tion in t i* Di*t!i+t, and a* +o,,itted

and +ontin(e* to +o,,it a+t* of patent inf!in)e,ent in t i* Di*t!i+t. :o! eCa,ple, Defendant a* (*ed, *old, offe!ed fo! *ale, and-o! i,po!ted inf!in)in) p!od(+t* in t i* Di*t!i+t. THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT 11. T e!e a!e t.o patent* at i**(e in t i* a+tion/ United State* Patent No*. ;,869,;4;

"t e #?;4; Patent$% and ;,316,418 "t e #?418 Patent$% "+olle+tivel', t e #A**e!ted Patent*$%. 13. On D(l' 31, 3888, t e United State* Patent and T!ade,a!< Offi+e "#USPTO$%

d(l' and le)all' i**(ed t e ?;4; Patent, entitled #Met od and Appa!at(* fo! Pee!@To@Pee! Co,,(ni+ation$ afte! a f(ll and fai! eCa,ination. Sapp i!e Dolp in i* p!e*entl' t e o.ne! of t e patent and po**e**e* all !i) t, title and inte!e*t in and to t e ?;4; Patent. Sapp i!e Dolp in o.n* all !i) t* of !e+ove!' (nde! t e ?;4; Patent, in+l(din) t e eC+l(*ive !i) t to !e+ove! fo! pa*t inf!in)e,ent. T e ?;4; Patent i* valid and enfo!+ea&le. A +op' of t e ?;4; Patent i* atta+ ed e!eto a* EC i&it A. 10. On Ap!il 14, 3881, t e USPTO d(l' and le)all' i**(ed t e ?418 Patent, entitled

#Met od and Appa!at(* fo! Pee!@To@Pee! Co,,(ni+ation$ afte! a f(ll and fai! eCa,ination. Sapp i!e Dolp in i* p!e*entl' t e o.ne! of t e patent and po**e**e* all !i) t, title and inte!e*t in and to t e ?418 Patent. Sapp i!e Dolp in o.n* all !i) t* of !e+ove!' (nde! t e ?418 Patent, in+l(din) t e eC+l(*ive !i) t to !e+ove! fo! pa*t inf!in)e,ent. T e ?418 Patent i* valid and enfo!+ea&le. A +op' of t e ?418 Patent i* atta+ ed e!eto a* EC i&it =. 19. 11. +lai,*. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCUSED INSTRUMENTALITIES 1;. Defendant?* A++(*ed P!od(+t*, *(+ a* Ha!,an?* #Nova$ and t e #D=L :lip 3$, 0 T e ?;4; Patent +ontain* t !ee independent +lai,* and *iCteen dependent +lai,*. T e ?418 Patent +ontain* fo(! independent +lai,* and t.ent'@one dependent

e*ta&li*

a +o,,(ni+ation &et.een t.o devi+e* ove! a net.o!< + annel afte! eC+ an)in) of t e +o,,(ni+atin) devi+e* (*e to

,e**a)e* t at p!ovide info!,ation t at one o! &ot

dete!,ine t e net.o!< add!e** of t e ot e! ove! a ,onito! + annel. 14. :o! eCa,ple, Ha!,an?* #Nova$ e*ta&li* e* +o,,(ni+ation .it an A(dio

So(!+e devi+e "*(+ a* a *,a!tp one% ove! a =l(etoot net.o!< . en t e A(dio So(!+e devi+e i* pla+ed ve!' nea! o! tapped a)ain*t t e Ha!,an?* #Nova$ nea!@field +o,,(ni+ation "N:C% *(&*'*te,. T e appa!at(*, a++o!din)l', +o,,(ni+ate* (*in) a nea!@field +o,,(ni+ation "N:C% + annel and a =l(etoot + annel. In addition, a (*e! of *aid appa!at(* al*o pe!fo!,* at lea*t one ,et od of t e A**e!ted Patent*. 17. =' .a' of anot e! eCa,ple, t e D=L :lip 3 e*ta&li* e* +o,,(ni+ation .it an

A(dio So(!+e devi+e "*(+ a* a *,a!tp one% ove! a =l(etoot net.o!< . en t e A(dio So(!+e devi+e i* pla+ed ve!' nea! o! tapped a)ain*t D=L :lip 3 nea!@field +o,,(ni+ation "N:C% *(&*'*te,. T e appa!at(*, a++o!din)l', +o,,(ni+ate* (*in) a nea!@field +o,,(ni+ation "N:C% + annel and a =l(etoot + annel. In addition, a (*e! of *aid appa!at(* al*o pe!fo!,* at lea*t one ,et od of t e A**e!ted Patent*. 16. A++o!din)l', a (*e!, *(+ a* a +(*to,e! o! an e,plo'ee, pe!fo!,* at lea*t one

,et od and-o! (*e* at lea*t one appa!at(* +lai,ed in t e A**e!ted Patent* &' pai!in) an A(dio So(!+e devi+e .it t e A++(*ed P!od(+t* (*in) nea!@field +o,,(ni+ation "N:C%. COUNT I: INFRINGEMENT OF THE 676 PATENT 38. Plaintiff !e@alle)e* and in+o!po!ate* &' !efe!en+e t e alle)ation* *et fo!t in

pa!a)!ap * 1@16. 31. Defendant di!e+tl' inf!in)e* one o! ,o!e +lai,* of t e ?;4; Patent &' (*in) an

appa!at(* and ,et od a* de*+!i&ed a&ove. :o! eCa,ple, .it o(t li,itation, Defendant di!e+tl' 9

inf!in)e* t e ?;4; Patent &' (*in) t e A++(*ed P!od(+t*, in+l(din) (*e &' Defendant?* e,plo'ee* and a)ent*, and (*e d(!in) p!od(+t develop,ent and te*tin) p!o+e**e*. 33. Defendant a* ad <no.led)e of inf!in)e,ent of t e ?;4; Patent at lea*t a* of t e

*e!vi+e of t e p!e*ent +o,plaint. 30. Defendant a* indi!e+tl' inf!in)ed and +ontin(e* to indi!e+tl' inf!in)e t e ?;4;

Patent &' a+tivel' ind(+in) it* +(*to,e!*, (*e!*, and-o! li+en*ee* to di!e+tl' inf!in)e &' (*in) t e A++(*ed P!od(+t* a* de*+!i&ed a&ove. Defendant a* en)a)ed o! .ill ave en)a)ed in *(+ ind(+e,ent avin) <no.led)e of t e ?;4; Patent. :(!t e!,o!e, Defendant <ne. o! * o(ld ave <no.n t at it* a+tion* .o(ld ind(+e di!e+t inf!in)e,ent &' ot e!* and intended t at it* a+tion* .o(ld ind(+e di!e+t inf!in)e,ent &' ot e!*. :o! eCa,ple, Defendant *ell*, offe!* fo! *ale and adve!ti*e* t e A++(*ed P!od(+t* in Dela.a!e *pe+ifi+all' intendin) t at it* +(*to,e!* &(' and (*e t e, in an inf!in)in) ,anne!. A* a di!e+t and p!oCi,ate !e*(lt of Defendant?* indi!e+t inf!in)e,ent &' ind(+e,ent of t e ?;4; Patent, Plaintiff a* &een and +ontin(e* to &e da,a)ed. 39. Defendant a* +ont!i&(to!il' inf!in)ed and +ontin(e* to +ont!i&(to!il' inf!in)e

t e ?;4; Patent &' *ellin) and-o! offe!in) to *ell t e A++(*ed P!od(+t*, . o*e inf!in)in) feat(!e* a!e not a *taple a!ti+le of +o,,e!+e and . en (*ed &' a t i!d@pa!t', *(+ a* a +(*to,e!, +an onl' &e (*ed in a .a' t at inf!in)e* t e ?;4; Patent. Defendant a* done t i* .it

<no.led)e of t e ?;4; Patent and <no.led)e t at t e A++(*ed P!od(+t* +on*tit(te a ,ate!ial pa!t of t e invention +lai,ed in t e ?;4; Patent. Defendant en)a)ed o! .ill ave en)a)ed in *(+ +ont!i&(to!' inf!in)e,ent avin) <no.led)e of t e ?;4; Patent. A* a di!e+t and p!oCi,ate !e*(lt of Defendant?* +ont!i&(to!' inf!in)e,ent of t e ?;4; Patent, Plaintiff +ontin(e* to &e da,a)ed. 31. =' en)a)in) in t e +ond(+t de*+!i&ed e!ein, Defendant a* in>(!ed Sapp i!e a* &een and

Dolp in and i* t (* lia&le fo! inf!in)e,ent of t e ?;4; Patent, p(!*(ant to 01 U.S.C. 2 341. 3;. a(t o!iEation. 34. To t e eCtent t at fa+t* lea!ned in di*+ove!' * o. t at Defendant?* inf!in)e,ent Defendant a* +o,,itted t e*e a+t* of inf!in)e,ent .it o(t li+en*e o!

of t e ?;4; Patent i* o! a* &een .illf(l, Sapp i!e Dolp in !e*e!ve* t e !i) t to !eF(e*t *(+ a findin) at t e ti,e of t!ial. 37. A* a !e*(lt of Defendant?* inf!in)e,ent of t e ?;4; Patent, Sapp i!e Dolp in a*

*(ffe!ed a!, and ,oneta!' da,a)e* and i* entitled to a ,oneta!' >(d),ent in an a,o(nt adeF(ate to +o,pen*ate fo! Defendant?* pa*t inf!in)e,ent, to)et e! .it inte!e*t* and +o*t*. 36. Sapp i!e Dolp in .ill +ontin(e to *(ffe! a!, and da,a)e* in t e f(t(!e (nle**

Defendant?* inf!in)in) a+tivitie* a!e en>oined &' t i* Co(!t. A* *(+ , Sapp i!e Dolp in i* entitled to +o,pen*ation fo! an' +ontin(in) o! f(t(!e inf!in)e,ent (p (ntil t e date t at Defendant i* finall' and pe!,anentl' en>oined f!o, f(!t e! inf!in)e,ent. COUNT II: INFRINGEMENT OF THE 710 PATENT 08. Plaintiff !e@alle)e* and in+o!po!ate* &' !efe!en+e t e alle)ation* *et fo!t in

pa!a)!ap * 1@36. 01. Defendant di!e+tl' inf!in)e* one o! ,o!e +lai,* of t e ?418 Patent &' (*in) an

appa!at(* and ,et od a* de*+!i&ed a&ove. :o! eCa,ple, .it o(t li,itation, Defendant di!e+tl' inf!in)e* t e ?418 Patent &' (*in) t e A++(*ed P!od(+t*, in+l(din) (*e &' Defendant?* e,plo'ee* and a)ent*, and (*e d(!in) p!od(+t develop,ent and te*tin) p!o+e**e*. 03. Defendant a* ad <no.led)e of inf!in)e,ent of t e ?418 Patent at lea*t a* of t e

*e!vi+e of t e p!e*ent +o,plaint. 00. Defendant a* indi!e+tl' inf!in)ed and +ontin(e* to indi!e+tl' inf!in)e t e ?418

Patent &' a+tivel' ind(+in) it* +(*to,e!*, (*e!*, and-o! li+en*ee* to di!e+tl' inf!in)e &' (*in) t e A++(*ed P!od(+t* a* de*+!i&ed a&ove. Defendant a* en)a)ed o! .ill ave en)a)ed in *(+ ind(+e,ent avin) <no.led)e of t e ?418 Patent. :(!t e!,o!e, Defendant <ne. o! * o(ld ave <no.n t at it* a+tion* .o(ld ind(+e di!e+t inf!in)e,ent &' ot e!* and intended t at it* a+tion* .o(ld ind(+e di!e+t inf!in)e,ent &' ot e!*. :o! eCa,ple, Defendant *ell*, offe!* fo! *ale and adve!ti*e* t e A++(*ed P!od(+t* in Dela.a!e *pe+ifi+all' intendin) t at it* +(*to,e!* &(' and (*e t e, in an inf!in)in) ,anne!. A* a di!e+t and p!oCi,ate !e*(lt of Defendant?* indi!e+t inf!in)e,ent &' ind(+e,ent of t e ?418 Patent, Plaintiff a* &een and +ontin(e* to &e da,a)ed. 09. Defendant a* +ont!i&(to!il' inf!in)ed and +ontin(e* to +ont!i&(to!il' inf!in)e

t e ?418 Patent &' *ellin) and-o! offe!in) to *ell t e A++(*ed P!od(+t*, . o*e inf!in)in) feat(!e* a!e not a *taple a!ti+le of +o,,e!+e and . en (*ed &' a t i!d@pa!t', *(+ a* a +(*to,e!, +an onl' &e (*ed in a .a' t at inf!in)e* t e ?418 Patent. Defendant a* done t i* .it

<no.led)e of t e ?418 Patent and <no.led)e t at t e A++(*ed P!od(+t* +on*tit(te* a ,ate!ial pa!t of t e invention +lai,ed in t e ?418 Patent. Defendant en)a)ed o! .ill ave en)a)ed in *(+ +ont!i&(to!' inf!in)e,ent avin) <no.led)e of t e ?418 Patent. A* a di!e+t and p!oCi,ate !e*(lt of Defendant?* +ont!i&(to!' inf!in)e,ent of t e ?418 Patent, Plaintiff +ontin(e* to &e da,a)ed 01. =' en)a)in) in t e +ond(+t de*+!i&ed e!ein, Defendant a* in>(!ed Sapp i!e a* &een and

Dolp in and i* t (* lia&le fo! inf!in)e,ent of t e ?418 Patent, p(!*(ant to 01 U.S.C. 2341. 0;. a(t o!iEation. 04. To t e eCtent t at fa+t* lea!ned in di*+ove!' * o. t at Defendant?* inf!in)e,ent Defendant a* +o,,itted t e*e a+t* of inf!in)e,ent .it o(t li+en*e o!

of t e ?418 Patent i* o! a* &een .illf(l, Sapp i!e Dolp in !e*e!ve* t e !i) t to !eF(e*t *(+ a

findin) at t e ti,e of t!ial. 07. A* a !e*(lt of Defendant?* inf!in)e,ent of t e ?418 Patent, Sapp i!e Dolp in a*

*(ffe!ed a!, and ,oneta!' da,a)e* and i* entitled to a ,oneta!' >(d),ent in an a,o(nt adeF(ate to +o,pen*ate fo! Defendant?* pa*t inf!in)e,ent, to)et e! .it inte!e*t* and +o*t*. 06. Sapp i!e Dolp in .ill +ontin(e to *(ffe! a!, and da,a)e* in t e f(t(!e (nle**

Defendant?* inf!in)in) a+tivitie* a!e en>oined &' t i* Co(!t. A* *(+ , Sapp i!e Dolp in i* entitled to +o,pen*ation fo! an' +ontin(in) o! f(t(!e inf!in)e,ent (p (ntil t e date t at Defendant i* finall' and pe!,anentl' en>oined f!o, f(!t e! inf!in)e,ent. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 98. Sapp i!e Dolp in de,and* a t!ial &' >(!' of an' and all +a(*e* of a+tion. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Sapp i!e Dolp in !e*pe+tf(ll' p!a'* fo! t e follo.in) !elief/ A. =. T at Defendant &e ad>(d)ed to ave inf!in)ed t e A**e!ted Patent*A T at Defendant, it* offi+e!*, di!e+to!*, a)ent*, *e!vant*, e,plo'ee*, atto!ne'*,

affiliate*, divi*ion*, &!an+ e*, pa!ent*, and t o*e pe!*on* in a+tive +on+e!t o! pa!ti+ipation .it an' of t e,, &e pe!,anentl' !e*t!ained and en>oined f!o, di!e+tl' and-o! indi!e+tl' inf!in)in) t e A**e!ted Patent*A C. An a.a!d of da,a)e* p(!*(ant to 01 U.S.C. 2 379 *(ffi+ient to +o,pen*ate

Sapp i!e Dolp in fo! Defendant?* pa*t inf!in)e,ent and an' +ontin(in) and-o! f(t(!e inf!in)e,ent (p (ntil t e date t at Defendant i* finall' and pe!,anentl' en>oined f!o, f(!t e! inf!in)e,ent, in+l(din) +o,pen*ato!' da,a)e*A

D.

An a**e**,ent of p!e@>(d),ent and po*t@>(d),ent inte!e*t* and +o*t* a)ain*t

Defendant, to)et e! .it an a.a!d of *(+ inte!e*t* and +o*t*, in a++o!dan+e .it 01 U.S.C. 2 379A E. T at Defendant &e di!e+ted to pa' en an+ed da,a)e*, in+l(din) Sapp i!e

Dolp in?* atto!ne'*? fee* in+(!!ed in +onne+tion .it t i* la.*(it p(!*(ant to 01 U.S.C. 2 371A and :. T at Sapp i!e Dolp in &e )iven *(+ ot e! and f(!t e! !elief a* t i* Co(!t ,a'

dee, >(*t and p!ope!.

Dated/ :e&!(a!' 31, 3819 O: COUNSEL/ E()enio To!!e*@O'ola :ERRAIUOLI LLC 331 PlaEa 1t :loo! 331 Pon+e de LeGn Ave. San D(an, P(e!to Ri+o 88614 "474% 4;;@4888 eto!!e*Hfe!!ai(oli.+o,

=AIARD, P.A. /s/ Richard D. Kirk Ri+ a!d D. Ji!< "K8633% Step en =. =!a(e!,an "K9613% Bane**a R. Ti!adente* "K1067% Sa!a E. =(**ie!e "K1431% 333 Dela.a!e Aven(e, S(ite 688 P.O. =oC 31108 5il,in)ton, DE 16766 "083% ;11@1888 !<i!<H&a'a!dla..+o, *&!a(e!,anH&a'a!dla..+o, vti!adente*H&a'a!dla..+o, *&(**ie!eH&a'a!dla..+o, Attorneys for Plaintiff Sapphire Dolphin LLC