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

BRAVEN LC, Defendant. COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Sapphire Dolphin, LLC !Sapphire Dolphin"#, $% and thro&'h it( &nder(i'ned )o&n(el, for it( Co*plaint a'ain(t Braven LC, !Braven" and+or !Defendant"#, alle'e( a( follo,(NATURE OF THE ACTION .. /hi( i( an a)tion for patent infrin'e*ent ari(in' &nder the Patent La,( of the C.A. No.________________ TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

0nited State( of A*eri)a, 12 0.S.C. 33 . et seq., in)l&din' 12 0.S.C. 3 45.. THE PARTIES 4. Plaintiff Sapphire Dolphin i( a Dela,are li*ited lia$ilit% )o*pan% ,ith a pla)e

of $&(ine(( at 444 Dela,are Ave, 6il*in'ton, DE .789.. 1. On infor*ation and $elief, Defendant i( a )o*pan% or'ani:ed &nder the la,( of

0tah ,ith it( prin)ipal pla)e of $&(ine(( at ;99. Oa< Can%on, Irvine, CA 74;.8. Defendant )an $e (erved via it( re'i(tered a'ent, National Re'i(tered A'ent(, In)., 2422 N. En'le,ood Dr., S&ite 452, Provo, 0tah 8=;9=. =. Defendant i( in the $&(ine(( of *a<in', &(in', (ellin', offerin' for (ale and+or

i*portin' (pea<er devi)e( that e(ta$li(h )o**&ni)ation( over a Bl&etooth net,or< via N>C.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2. /hi( Co&rt ha( (&$?e)t *atter ?&ri(di)tion over thi( a)tion p&r(&ant to 48 0.S.C.

33 .11. and .118 a# $e)a&(e the a)tion ari(e( &nder the patent la,( of the 0nited State(, 12 0.S.C. 33 . et seq. ;. /hi( Co&rt ha( per(onal ?&ri(di)tion over Defendant $% virt&e of it( (%(te*ati)

and )ontin&o&( )onta)t( ,ith thi( ?&ri(di)tion, a( ,ell a( $e)a&(e of the in?&r% to Sapphire Dolphin and the )a&(e of a)tion Sapphire Dolphin ha( rai(ed, a( alle'ed herein. 5. Defendant i( (&$?e)t to thi( Co&rt@( (pe)ifi) and 'eneral per(onal ?&ri(di)tion

p&r(&ant to d&e pro)e(( and+or the Dela,are Lon'AAr* Stat&te, Del Code. Ann. /it. 1, 3 1.9=, d&e to at lea(t it( (&$(tantial $&(ine(( in thi( for&*, in)l&din'- i# at lea(t a portion of the infrin'e*ent alle'ed hereinB and ii# re'&larl% doin' or (oli)itin' $&(ine((, en'a'in' in other per(i(tent )o&r(e( of )ond&)t, and+or derivin' (&$(tantial reven&e fro* 'ood( and (ervi)e( provided to individ&al( in Dela,are. 8. Defendant ha( )ond&)ted and doe( )ond&)t $&(ine(( ,ithin the (tate of Dela,are,

dire)tl% or thro&'h inter*ediarie(, re(eller(, a'ent(, or offer( for (ale, (ell(, and+or adverti(e( prod&)t( in Dela,are that infrin'e the A((erted Patent( a( defined $elo,#. 7. In addition to Defendant@( )ontin&o&(l% and (%(te*ati)all% )ond&)tin' $&(ine((

in Dela,are, the )a&(e( of a)tion a'ain(t Defendant are )onne)ted $&t not li*ited# to Defendant@( p&rpo(ef&l a)t( )o**itted in the (tate of Dela,are, in)l&din' Defendant@( *a<in', &(in', i*portin', offerin' for (ale, or (ellin' prod&)t( ,hi)h in)l&de feat&re( that fall ,ithin the ()ope of at lea(t one )lai* of the A((erted Patent(. .9. Ven&e lie( in thi( Di(tri)t &nder 48 0.S.C. 33 .17. and .=99 $# $e)a&(e, a*on'

other rea(on(, Defendant i( (&$?e)t to per(onal ?&ri(di)tion in thi( Di(tri)t, and ha( )o**itted

and )ontin&e( to )o**it a)t( of patent infrin'e*ent in thi( Di(tri)t. >or eCa*ple, Defendant ha( &(ed, (old, offered for (ale, and+or i*ported infrin'in' prod&)t( in thi( Di(tri)t. THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT ... /here are t,o patent( at i((&e in thi( a)tion- 0nited State( Patent No(. ;,97=,;5;

the !@;5; Patent"# and ;,4.7,5.9 the !@5.9 Patent"# )olle)tivel%, the !A((erted Patent("#. .4. On D&l% 42, 4999, the 0nited State( Patent and /rade*ar< Offi)e !0SP/O"#

d&l% and le'all% i((&ed the @;5; Patent, entitled !Eethod and Apparat&( for PeerA/oAPeer Co**&ni)ation" after a f&ll and fair eCa*ination. Sapphire Dolphin i( pre(entl% the o,ner of the patent and po((e((e( all ri'ht, title and intere(t in and to the @;5; Patent. Sapphire Dolphin o,n( all ri'ht( of re)over% &nder the @;5; Patent, in)l&din' the eC)l&(ive ri'ht to re)over for pa(t infrin'e*ent. /he @;5; Patent i( valid and enfor)ea$le. A )op% of the @;5; Patent i( atta)hed hereto a( EChi$it A. .1. On April .5, 499., the 0SP/O d&l% and le'all% i((&ed the @5.9 Patent, entitled

!Eethod and Apparat&( for PeerA/oAPeer Co**&ni)ation" after a f&ll and fair eCa*ination. Sapphire Dolphin i( pre(entl% the o,ner of the patent and po((e((e( all ri'ht, title and intere(t in and to the @5.9 Patent. Sapphire Dolphin o,n( all ri'ht( of re)over% &nder the @5.9 Patent, in)l&din' the eC)l&(ive ri'ht to re)over for pa(t infrin'e*ent. /he @5.9 Patent i( valid and enfor)ea$le. A )op% of the @5.9 Patent i( atta)hed hereto a( EChi$it B. .=. .2. )lai*(. /he @;5; Patent )ontain( three independent )lai*( and (iCteen dependent )lai*(. /he @5.9 Patent )ontain( fo&r independent )lai*( and t,ent%Aone dependent

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCUSED INSTRUMENTALITIES .;. Defendant@( A))&(ed Prod&)t(, (&)h a( Braven@( !5.9" (pea<er devi)e, e(ta$li(h

a )o**&ni)ation $et,een t,o devi)e( over a net,or< )hannel after eC)han'in' *e((a'e( that provide infor*ation that one or $oth of the )o**&ni)atin' devi)e( &(e to deter*ine the net,or< addre(( of the other over a *onitor )hannel. .5. >or eCa*ple, Braven@( !5.9" (pea<er devi)e e(ta$li(he( )o**&ni)ation ,ith an

A&dio So&r)e devi)e (&)h a( a (*artphone# over a Bl&etooth net,or< ,hen the A&dio So&r)e devi)e i( pla)ed ver% near or tapped a'ain(t the Braven@( !5.9" (pea<er devi)e nearAfield )o**&ni)ation N>C# (&$(%(te*. /he apparat&(, a))ordin'l%, )o**&ni)ate( &(in' a nearAfield )o**&ni)ation N>C# )hannel and a Bl&etooth )hannel. In addition, a &(er of (aid apparat&( al(o perfor*( at lea(t one *ethod of the A((erted Patent(. .8. A))ordin'l%, a &(er, (&)h a( a )&(to*er or an e*plo%ee, perfor*( at lea(t one

*ethod and+or &(e( at lea(t one apparat&( )lai*ed in the A((erted Patent( $% pairin' an A&dio So&r)e devi)e ,ith the A))&(ed Prod&)t( &(in' nearAfield )o**&ni)ation N>C#. COUNT I (INFRINGEMENT OF THE 676 PATENT) .7. Plaintiff reAalle'e( and in)orporate( $% referen)e the alle'ation( (et forth in

para'raph( .A.8. 49. Defendant dire)tl% infrin'e( one or *ore )lai*( of the @;5; Patent $% &(in' an

apparat&( and *ethod a( de()ri$ed a$ove. >or eCa*ple, ,itho&t li*itation, Defendant dire)tl% infrin'e( the @;5; Patent $% &(in' the A))&(ed Prod&)t(, in)l&din' &(e $% Defendant@( e*plo%ee( and a'ent(, and &(e d&rin' prod&)t develop*ent and te(tin' pro)e((e(. 4.. Defendant ha( had <no,led'e of infrin'e*ent of the @;5; Patent at lea(t a( of the

(ervi)e of the pre(ent )o*plaint. =

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Defendant ha( indire)tl% infrin'ed and )ontin&e( to indire)tl% infrin'e the @;5;

Patent $% a)tivel% ind&)in' it( )&(to*er(, &(er(, and+or li)en(ee( to dire)tl% infrin'e $% &(in' the A))&(ed Prod&)t( a( de()ri$ed a$ove. Defendant ha( en'a'ed or ,ill have en'a'ed in (&)h ind&)e*ent havin' <no,led'e of the @;5; Patent. >&rther*ore, Defendant <ne, or (ho&ld have <no,n that it( a)tion( ,o&ld ind&)e dire)t infrin'e*ent $% other( and intended that it( a)tion( ,o&ld ind&)e dire)t infrin'e*ent $% other(. >or eCa*ple, Defendant (ell(, offer( for (ale and adverti(e( the A))&(ed Prod&)t( in Dela,are (pe)ifi)all% intendin' that it( )&(to*er( $&% and &(e the* in an infrin'in' *anner. A( a dire)t and proCi*ate re(&lt of Defendant@( indire)t infrin'e*ent $% ind&)e*ent of the @;5; Patent, Plaintiff ha( $een and )ontin&e( to $e da*a'ed. 41. Defendant ha( )ontri$&toril% infrin'ed and )ontin&e( to )ontri$&toril% infrin'e

the @;5; Patent $% (ellin' and+or offerin' to (ell the A))&(ed Prod&)t(, ,ho(e infrin'in' feat&re( are not a (taple arti)le of )o**er)e and ,hen &(ed $% a thirdApart%, (&)h a( a )&(to*er, )an onl% $e &(ed in a ,a% that infrin'e( the @;5; Patent. Defendant ha( done thi( ,ith <no,led'e of the @;5; Patent and <no,led'e that the A))&(ed Prod&)t( )on(tit&te a *aterial part of the invention )lai*ed in the @;5; Patent. Defendant en'a'ed or ,ill have en'a'ed in (&)h )ontri$&tor% infrin'e*ent havin' <no,led'e of the @;5; Patent. A( a dire)t and proCi*ate re(&lt of Defendant@( )ontri$&tor% infrin'e*ent of the @;5; Patent, Plaintiff ha( $een and )ontin&e( to $e da*a'ed. 4=. B% en'a'in' in the )ond&)t de()ri$ed herein, Defendant ha( in?&red Sapphire

Dolphin and i( th&( lia$le for infrin'e*ent of the @;5; Patent, p&r(&ant to 12 0.S.C. 3 45.. 42. a&thori:ation. Defendant ha( )o**itted the(e a)t( of infrin'e*ent ,itho&t li)en(e or

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/o the eCtent that fa)t( learned in di()over% (ho, that Defendant@( infrin'e*ent

of the @;5; Patent i( or ha( $een ,illf&l, Sapphire Dolphin re(erve( the ri'ht to reF&e(t (&)h a findin' at the ti*e of trial. 45. A( a re(&lt of Defendant@( infrin'e*ent of the @;5; Patent, Sapphire Dolphin ha(

(&ffered har* and *onetar% da*a'e( and i( entitled to a *onetar% ?&d'*ent in an a*o&nt adeF&ate to )o*pen(ate for Defendant@( pa(t infrin'e*ent, to'ether ,ith intere(t( and )o(t(. 48. Sapphire Dolphin ,ill )ontin&e to (&ffer har* and da*a'e( in the f&t&re &nle((

Defendant@( infrin'in' a)tivitie( are en?oined $% thi( Co&rt. A( (&)h, Sapphire Dolphin i( entitled to )o*pen(ation for an% )ontin&in' or f&t&re infrin'e*ent &p &ntil the date that Defendant i( finall% and per*anentl% en?oined fro* f&rther infrin'e*ent. COUNT II (INFRINGEMENT OF THE 710 PATENT) 47. Plaintiff reAalle'e( and in)orporate( $% referen)e the alle'ation( (et forth in

para'raph( .A48. 19. Defendant dire)tl% infrin'e( one or *ore )lai*( of the @5.9 Patent $% &(in' an

apparat&( and *ethod a( de()ri$ed a$ove. >or eCa*ple, ,itho&t li*itation, Defendant dire)tl% infrin'e( the @5.9 Patent $% &(in' the A))&(ed Prod&)t(, in)l&din' &(e $% Defendant@( e*plo%ee( and a'ent(, and &(e d&rin' prod&)t develop*ent and te(tin' pro)e((e(. 1.. Defendant ha( had <no,led'e of infrin'e*ent of the @5.9 Patent at lea(t a( of the

(ervi)e of the pre(ent )o*plaint. 14. Defendant ha( indire)tl% infrin'ed and )ontin&e( to indire)tl% infrin'e the @5.9

Patent $% a)tivel% ind&)in' it( )&(to*er(, &(er(, and+or li)en(ee( to dire)tl% infrin'e $% &(in' the A))&(ed Prod&)t( a( de()ri$ed a$ove. Defendant ha( en'a'ed or ,ill have en'a'ed in (&)h ind&)e*ent havin' <no,led'e of the @5.9 Patent. >&rther*ore, Defendant <ne, or (ho&ld have

<no,n that it( a)tion( ,o&ld ind&)e dire)t infrin'e*ent $% other( and intended that it( a)tion( ,o&ld ind&)e dire)t infrin'e*ent $% other(. >or eCa*ple, Defendant (ell(, offer( for (ale and adverti(e( the A))&(ed Prod&)t( in Dela,are (pe)ifi)all% intendin' that it( )&(to*er( $&% and &(e the* in an infrin'in' *anner. A( a dire)t and proCi*ate re(&lt of Defendant@( indire)t infrin'e*ent $% ind&)e*ent of the @5.9 Patent, Plaintiff ha( $een and )ontin&e( to $e da*a'ed. 11. Defendant ha( )ontri$&toril% infrin'ed and )ontin&e( to )ontri$&toril% infrin'e

the @5.9 Patent $% (ellin' and+or offerin' to (ell the A))&(ed Prod&)t(, ,ho(e infrin'in' feat&re( are not a (taple arti)le of )o**er)e and ,hen &(ed $% a thirdApart%, (&)h a( a )&(to*er, )an onl% $e &(ed in a ,a% that infrin'e( the @5.9 Patent. Defendant ha( done thi( ,ith <no,led'e of the @5.9 Patent and <no,led'e that the A))&(ed Prod&)t( )on(tit&te( a *aterial part of the invention )lai*ed in the @5.9 Patent. Defendant en'a'ed or ,ill have en'a'ed in (&)h )ontri$&tor% infrin'e*ent havin' <no,led'e of the @5.9 Patent. A( a dire)t and proCi*ate re(&lt of Defendant@( )ontri$&tor% infrin'e*ent of the @5.9 Patent, Plaintiff ha( $een and )ontin&e( to $e da*a'ed 1=. B% en'a'in' in the )ond&)t de()ri$ed herein, Defendant ha( in?&red Sapphire

Dolphin and i( th&( lia$le for infrin'e*ent of the @5.9 Patent, p&r(&ant to 12 0.S.C. 345.. 12. a&thori:ation. 1;. /o the eCtent that fa)t( learned in di()over% (ho, that Defendant@( infrin'e*ent Defendant ha( )o**itted the(e a)t( of infrin'e*ent ,itho&t li)en(e or

of the @5.9 Patent i( or ha( $een ,illf&l, Sapphire Dolphin re(erve( the ri'ht to reF&e(t (&)h a findin' at the ti*e of trial.

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A( a re(&lt of Defendant@( infrin'e*ent of the @5.9 Patent, Sapphire Dolphin ha(

(&ffered har* and *onetar% da*a'e( and i( entitled to a *onetar% ?&d'*ent in an a*o&nt adeF&ate to )o*pen(ate for Defendant@( pa(t infrin'e*ent, to'ether ,ith intere(t( and )o(t(. 18. Sapphire Dolphin ,ill )ontin&e to (&ffer har* and da*a'e( in the f&t&re &nle((

Defendant@( infrin'in' a)tivitie( are en?oined $% thi( Co&rt. A( (&)h, Sapphire Dolphin i( entitled to )o*pen(ation for an% )ontin&in' or f&t&re infrin'e*ent &p &ntil the date that Defendant i( finall% and per*anentl% en?oined fro* f&rther infrin'e*ent. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 17. Sapphire Dolphin de*and( a trial $% ?&r% of an% and all )a&(e( of a)tion. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Sapphire Dolphin re(pe)tf&ll% pra%( for the follo,in' reliefA. B. /hat Defendant $e ad?&d'ed to have infrin'ed the A((erted Patent(B /hat Defendant, it( offi)er(, dire)tor(, a'ent(, (ervant(, e*plo%ee(, attorne%(,

affiliate(, divi(ion(, $ran)he(, parent(, and tho(e per(on( in a)tive )on)ert or parti)ipation ,ith an% of the*, $e per*anentl% re(trained and en?oined fro* dire)tl% and+or indire)tl% infrin'in' the A((erted Patent(B C. An a,ard of da*a'e( p&r(&ant to 12 0.S.C. 3 48= (&ffi)ient to )o*pen(ate

Sapphire Dolphin for Defendant@( pa(t infrin'e*ent and an% )ontin&in' and+or f&t&re infrin'e*ent &p &ntil the date that Defendant i( finall% and per*anentl% en?oined fro* f&rther infrin'e*ent, in)l&din' )o*pen(ator% da*a'e(B D. An a((e((*ent of preA?&d'*ent and po(tA?&d'*ent intere(t( and )o(t( a'ain(t

Defendant, to'ether ,ith an a,ard of (&)h intere(t( and )o(t(, in a))ordan)e ,ith 12 0.S.C. 3 48=B

E.

/hat Defendant $e dire)ted to pa% enhan)ed da*a'e(, in)l&din' Sapphire

Dolphin@( attorne%(@ fee( in)&rred in )onne)tion ,ith thi( la,(&it p&r(&ant to 12 0.S.C. 3 482B and >. /hat Sapphire Dolphin $e 'iven (&)h other and f&rther relief a( thi( Co&rt *a%

dee* ?&(t and proper.

Dated- >e$r&ar% 4., 49.= O> CO0NSELE&'enio /orre(AO%ola >ERRAI0OLI LLC 44. Pla:a 2th >loor 44. Pon)e de LeGn Ave. San D&an, P&erto Ri)o 997.5 585# 5;;A5999 etorre(Hferrai&oli.)o*

BAIARD, P.A. /s/ Richard D. Kirk Ri)hard D. Jir< K9744# Stephen B. Bra&er*an K=724# Vane((a R. /iradente( K2178# Sara E. B&((iere K2542# 444 Dela,are Aven&e, S&ite 799 P.O. BoC 42.19 6il*in'ton, DE .7877 194# ;22A2999 r<ir<H$a%ardla,.)o* ($ra&er*anH$a%ardla,.)o* vtiradente(H$a%ardla,.)o* ($&((iereH$a%ardla,.)o* Attorneys for Plaintiff Sapphire Dolphin LLC