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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

DATA CARRIERS, LLC, Plaintiff, C.A. No. _________ v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED HARRY AND DAVID AND HARRY & DAVID OPERATIONS, INC., Defendants.

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Data Ca ie s, LLC alle!es t"e follo#in! fo its $o%&laint a!ainst Defendants Ha ' and David and Ha ' & David O&e ations, In$. THE PARTIES (. Plaintiff is a Dela#a e li%ited lia)ilit' $o%&an' "avin! a & in$i&al &la$e of

)*siness at +,-. /ennett Pi0e, S*ite 1.(, 2il%in!ton, Dela#a e (34,56-,(4. -. Defendant Ha ' and David is a $o &o ation o !ani7ed *nde t"e la#s of t"e State

of Dela#a e #it" a & in$i&al offi$e at -1,, So*t" Pa$ifi$ Hi!"#a', 8edfo d, O e!on 351,+. Defendant Ha ' and David %a' )e se ved #it" & o$ess via its e!iste ed a!ent Co &o ation Se vi$e Co%&an', -5(( Cente ville Road, S*ite +,,, 2il%in!ton, Dela#a e (34,4. .. Defendant Ha ' & David O&e ations, In$. is a $o &o ation o !ani7ed *nde t"e

la#s of t"e State of Dela#a e #it" a & in$i&al offi$e at -1,, So*t" Pa$ifi$ Hi!"#a', 8edfo d, O e!on 351,+. Defendant Ha ' & David O&e ations, In$. %a' )e se ved #it" & o$ess via its e!iste ed a!ent Co &o ation Se vi$e Co%&an', -5(( Cente ville Road, S*ite +,,, 2il%in!ton, Dela#a e (34,4.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE +. T"is is a &atent inf in!e%ent a$tion. T"e Co* t "as s*)9e$t %atte 9* isdi$tion

&* s*ant to -4 :.S.C. ;; (..( and (..4. 1. T"e Co* t "as &e sonal 9* isdi$tion ove Defendants, )e$a*se Defendants $ond*$t

)*siness in t"is 9* isdi$tion, in$l*din! )' offe in! and & o%otin! & od*$ts fo sale via t"e inte net, #"i$" is a$$essi)le to and a$$essed )' esidents of t"is Dist i$t. T"e Co* t also "as &e sonal 9* isdi$tion ove Defendants, )e$a*se t"e' a e Dela#a e $o &o ations. <. Ven*e is & o&e in t"is Dist i$t &* s*ant to -4 :.S.C. ;; (.3(=)>6=$> and (+,,=)>,

)e$a*se Defendants eside in t"is dist i$t and s*)stantial a$ts of inf in!e%ent "ave o$$* ed in t"is Dist i$t. COUNT ONE INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,388,198 5. Plaintiff is t"e o#ne )' assi!n%ent of :nited States Patent No. 1,.44,(34 =t"e

?@(34 &atentA>, entitled ?P oa$tive P esentation of A*to%atin! Beat* es to a Co%&*te :se .A T"e a&&li$ation fo t"e @(34 &atent #as filed on A& il (<, (33-. T"e &atent iss*ed on Be) *a ' 5, (331 and #as o i!inall' assi!ned to S'%ante$ Co &o ation. A t *e and $o e$t $o&' of t"e @(34 Patent is atta$"ed as EC"i)it A "e eto. 4. Plaintiff "olds t"e eC$l*sive i!"t to ta0e all a$tions, in$l*din! t"e filin! of t"is

&atent inf in!e%ent la#s*it, ne$essa ' to enfo $e its i!"ts to t"e @(34 Patent. Plaintiff also "as t"e i!"t to e$ove all da%a!es fo &ast, & esent, and f*t* e inf in!e%ent of t"e @(34 Patent and to see0 in9*n$tive elief as a&& o& iate *nde t"e la#. 3. Defendants "ave di e$tl' inf in!ed, eit"e lite all' o )' eD*ivalents, one o %o e

$lai%s of t"e @(34 Patent, in$l*din! at least Clai% 1, )' *sin! t"e $lai%ed %et"od in o&e atin! t"e #e)site ###."a 'anddavid.$o% in a #a' t"at a*to%ati$all' inte venes in a $*sto%e o

&otential $*sto%e @s *se of t"e #e)site to s*!!est o & esent feat* es )ased on info %ation on t"e *se of t"e s'ste%, in$l*din! )*t not li%ited to a*to$o%&lete feat* es. 2"ile a *se is a$$essin! t"e #e)site, Defendants $ontin*o*sl' %onito and $o%&a e *se %ani&*lations and & o! a% $onteCt #it" feat* e te%&lates sto ed in %e%o ' and & esent a*to%atin! feat* es if a %at$" is fo*nd. (,. Defendants@ o&e ation of t"ei #e)site in t"e a)ove6des$ i)ed %anne in t"e

:nited States is #it"o*t t"e &e %ission of Plaintiff and $onstit*tes inf in!e%ent *nde .1 :.S.C. ; -5( fo #"i$" Defendant is lia)le. ((. As a es*lt of Defendants@ inf in!e%ent, Plaintiff "as )een da%a!ed %oneta il'

and is entitled to adeD*ate $o%&ensation of no less t"an a easona)le o'alt' &* s*ant to .1 :.S.C. ; -4+. JURY DEMAND Plaintiff eD*ests a 9* ' on all iss*es so t ia)le. PRAYER 2HEREBORE, Plaintiff es&e$tf*ll' eD*ests t"at t"e Co* tE A. Ente 9*d!%ent t"at Defendants "ave inf in!ed, eit"e lite all' o )' eD*ivalents,

t"e @(34 PatentF G. A#a d Plaintiff da%a!es fo Defendants@ inf in!e%ent in an a%o*nt to )e

dete %ined at t ial, in$l*din! en"an$ed da%a!es, $osts, and & e and &ost69*d!%ent inte estF and C. A#a d an' ot"e elief dee%ed 9*st and & o&e .

Be) *a ' 1, -,(+ OB CO:NSELE Pa*l V. Sto % Sa a" 8. PaCson HARDERE 2YNNE SE2ELL LLP (<,( El% St eet, S*ite .,,, Dallas, TeCas 51-,( =-(+> 3336.,,, &vsto %I!a de e.$o% s&aCsonI!a de e.$o%

GAYARD, P.A. JsJ Ri$"a d D. /i 0 = 0,3--> Ri$"a d D. /i 0 = 0,3--> Ste&"en G. G a*e %an =s)+31-> Vanessa R. Ti adentes =vt1.34> Sa a E. G*ssie e=s)15-1> --- Dela#a e Aven*e, S*ite 3,, 2il%in!ton, DE (34,( =.,-> <1161,,, 0i 0I)a'a dla#.$o% s) a*e %anI)a'a dla#.$o% vti adentesI)a'a dla#.$o% s)*ssie eI)a'a dla#.$o% Attorneys for Plaintiff Data Carriers, LLC

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