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

FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INC.,

C.A. No. TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

Defendant. COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in, LLC $%Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in&', () and t"#o*+" it, *nde#,i+ned -o*n,el, fo# it, Co.!laint a+ain,t F#an/lin Ele-t#oni- P*(li,"e#,, In-., $%F#an/lin& and0o# %Defendant&', alle+e, a, follo1,2 NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. T"i, i, an a-tion fo# !atent inf#in+e.ent a#i,in+ *nde# t"e Patent La1, of t"e

United State, of A.e#i-a, 34 U.S.C. 55 1 et seq., in-l*din+ 34 U.S.C. 5 671. THE PARTIES 6. Plaintiff Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in i, a Dela1a#e li.ited lia(ilit) -o.!an) 1it" a !la-e

of (*,ine,, at 666 Dela1a#e Ave, 8il.in+ton, DE 19:;1. 3. On info#.ation and (elief, Defendant i, a Penn,)lvania -o#!o#ation 1it" it,

!#in-i!al !la-e of (*,ine,, at One F#an/lin Pla<a, B*#lin+ton, Ne1 =e#,e), ;:;1>. ?. Defendant i, in t"e (*,ine,, of .a/in+, *,in+, ,ellin+, offe#in+ fo# ,ale and0o#

i.!o#tin+ ,!ea/e# devi-e, t"at e,ta(li," -o..*ni-ation, ove# a Bl*etoot" net1o#/ via NFC. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. T"i, Co*#t "a, ,*(@e-t .atte# @*#i,di-tion ove# t"i, a-tion !*#,*ant to 6: U.S.C.

55 1331 and 133:$a' (e-a*,e t"e a-tion a#i,e, *nde# t"e !atent la1, of t"e United State,, 34 U.S.C. 55 1 et seq. >. T"i, Co*#t "a, !e#,onal @*#i,di-tion ove# Defendant () vi#t*e of it, ,),te.ati-

and -ontin*o*, -onta-t, 1it" t"i, @*#i,di-tion, a, 1ell a, (e-a*,e of t"e in@*#) to Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in and t"e -a*,e of a-tion Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in "a, #ai,ed, a, alle+ed "e#ein. 7. Defendant i, ,*(@e-t to t"i, Co*#tA, ,!e-ifi- and +ene#al !e#,onal @*#i,di-tion

!*#,*ant to d*e !#o-e,, and0o# t"e Dela1a#e Lon+BA#. Stat*te, Del Code. Ann. Tit. 3, 5 31;?, d*e to at lea,t it, ,*(,tantial (*,ine,, in t"i, fo#*., in-l*din+2 $i' at lea,t a !o#tion of t"e inf#in+e.ent alle+ed "e#einC and $ii' #e+*la#l) doin+ o# ,oli-itin+ (*,ine,,, en+a+in+ in ot"e# !e#,i,tent -o*#,e, of -ond*-t, and0o# de#ivin+ ,*(,tantial #even*e f#o. +ood, and ,e#vi-e, !#ovided to individ*al, in Dela1a#e. :. Defendant "a, -ond*-ted and doe, -ond*-t (*,ine,, 1it"in t"e ,tate of Dela1a#e,

di#e-tl) o# t"#o*+" inte#.edia#ie,, #e,elle#,, a+ent,, o# offe#, fo# ,ale, ,ell,, and0o# adve#ti,e, !#od*-t, in Dela1a#e t"at inf#in+e t"e A,,e#ted Patent, $a, defined (elo1'. 9. In addition to DefendantA, -ontin*o*,l) and ,),te.ati-all) -ond*-tin+ (*,ine,,

in Dela1a#e, t"e -a*,e, of a-tion a+ain,t Defendant a#e -onne-ted $(*t not li.ited' to DefendantA, !*#!o,ef*l a-t, -o..itted in t"e ,tate of Dela1a#e, in-l*din+ DefendantA, .a/in+, *,in+, i.!o#tin+, offe#in+ fo# ,ale, o# ,ellin+ !#od*-t, 1"i-" in-l*de feat*#e, t"at fall 1it"in t"e ,-o!e of at lea,t one -lai. of t"e A,,e#ted Patent,. 1;. Den*e lie, in t"i, Di,t#i-t *nde# 6: U.S.C. 55 1391 and 1?;;$(' (e-a*,e, a.on+

ot"e# #ea,on,, Defendant i, ,*(@e-t to !e#,onal @*#i,di-tion in t"i, Di,t#i-t, and "a, -o..itted and -ontin*e, to -o..it a-t, of !atent inf#in+e.ent in t"i, Di,t#i-t. Fo# eEa.!le, Defendant "a, *,ed, ,old, offe#ed fo# ,ale, and0o# i.!o#ted inf#in+in+ !#od*-t, in t"i, Di,t#i-t.

THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT 11. T"e#e a#e t1o !atent, at i,,*e in t"i, a-tion2 United State, Patent No,. >,;9?,>7>

$t"e %A>7> Patent&' and >,619,71; $t"e %A71; Patent&' $-olle-tivel), t"e %A,,e#ted Patent,&'. 16. On =*l) 64, 6;;;, t"e United State, Patent and T#ade.a#/ Offi-e $%USPTO&'

d*l) and le+all) i,,*ed t"e A>7> Patent, entitled %Fet"od and A!!a#at*, fo# Pee#BToBPee# Co..*ni-ation& afte# a f*ll and fai# eEa.ination. Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in i, !#e,entl) t"e o1ne# of t"e !atent and !o,,e,,e, all #i+"t, title and inte#e,t in and to t"e A>7> Patent. Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in o1n, all #i+"t, of #e-ove#) *nde# t"e A>7> Patent, in-l*din+ t"e eE-l*,ive #i+"t to #e-ove# fo# !a,t inf#in+e.ent. T"e A>7> Patent i, valid and enfo#-ea(le. A -o!) of t"e A>7> Patent i, atta-"ed "e#eto a, EE"i(it A. 13. On A!#il 17, 6;;1, t"e USPTO d*l) and le+all) i,,*ed t"e A71; Patent, entitled

%Fet"od and A!!a#at*, fo# Pee#BToBPee# Co..*ni-ation& afte# a f*ll and fai# eEa.ination. Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in i, !#e,entl) t"e o1ne# of t"e !atent and !o,,e,,e, all #i+"t, title and inte#e,t in and to t"e A71; Patent. Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in o1n, all #i+"t, of #e-ove#) *nde# t"e A71; Patent, in-l*din+ t"e eE-l*,ive #i+"t to #e-ove# fo# !a,t inf#in+e.ent. T"e A71; Patent i, valid and enfo#-ea(le. A -o!) of t"e A71; Patent i, atta-"ed "e#eto a, EE"i(it B. 1?. 14. -lai.,. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCUSED INSTRUMENTALITIES 1>. DefendantA, A--*,ed P#od*-t,, ,*-" a, F#an/linA, %T)!"oon BTB333&, e,ta(li," T"e A>7> Patent -ontain, t"#ee inde!endent -lai., and ,iEteen de!endent -lai.,. T"e A71; Patent -ontain, fo*# inde!endent -lai., and t1ent)Bone de!endent

a -o..*ni-ation (et1een t1o devi-e, ove# a net1o#/ -"annel afte# eE-"an+in+ .e,,a+e, t"at !#ovide info#.ation t"at one o# (ot" of t"e -o..*ni-atin+ devi-e, *,e to dete#.ine t"e net1o#/ 3

add#e,, of t"e ot"e# ove# a .onito# -"annel. 17. Fo# eEa.!le, F#an/linA, %T)!"oon BTB333& e,ta(li,"e, -o..*ni-ation 1it" an

A*dio So*#-e devi-e $,*-" a, a ,.a#t!"one' ove# a Bl*etoot" net1o#/ 1"en t"e A*dio So*#-e devi-e i, !la-ed ve#) nea# o# ta!!ed a+ain,t t"e F#an/linA, %T)!"oon BTB333& nea#Bfield -o..*ni-ation $NFC' ,*(,),te.. T"e a!!a#at*,, a--o#din+l), -o..*ni-ate, *,in+ a nea#Bfield -o..*ni-ation $NFC' -"annel and a Bl*etoot" -"annel. In addition, a *,e# of ,aid a!!a#at*, al,o !e#fo#., at lea,t one .et"od of t"e A,,e#ted Patent,. 1:. A--o#din+l), a *,e#, ,*-" a, a -*,to.e# o# an e.!lo)ee, !e#fo#., at lea,t one

.et"od and0o# *,e, at lea,t one a!!a#at*, -lai.ed in t"e A,,e#ted Patent, () !ai#in+ an A*dio So*#-e devi-e 1it" t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t, *,in+ nea#Bfield -o..*ni-ation $NFC'. COUNT I: INFRINGEMENT OF THE 676 PATENT 19. Plaintiff #eBalle+e, and in-o#!o#ate, () #efe#en-e t"e alle+ation, ,et fo#t" in

!a#a+#a!", 1B1:. 6;. Defendant di#e-tl) inf#in+e, one o# .o#e -lai., of t"e A>7> Patent () *,in+ an

a!!a#at*, and .et"od a, de,-#i(ed a(ove. Fo# eEa.!le, 1it"o*t li.itation, Defendant di#e-tl) inf#in+e, t"e A>7> Patent () *,in+ t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t,, in-l*din+ *,e () DefendantA, e.!lo)ee, and a+ent,, and *,e d*#in+ !#od*-t develo!.ent and te,tin+ !#o-e,,e,. 61. Defendant "a, "ad /no1led+e of inf#in+e.ent of t"e A>7> Patent at lea,t a, of t"e

,e#vi-e of t"e !#e,ent -o.!laint. 66. Defendant "a, indi#e-tl) inf#in+ed and -ontin*e, to indi#e-tl) inf#in+e t"e A>7>

Patent () a-tivel) ind*-in+ it, -*,to.e#,, *,e#,, and0o# 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# 1ill "ave en+a+ed in ,*-" ind*-e.ent "avin+ /no1led+e of t"e A>7> Patent. F*#t"e#.o#e, Defendant /ne1 o# ,"o*ld "ave ?

/no1n t"at it, a-tion, 1o*ld ind*-e di#e-t inf#in+e.ent () ot"e#, and intended t"at it, a-tion, 1o*ld ind*-e di#e-t inf#in+e.ent () ot"e#,. Fo# eEa.!le, Defendant ,ell,, offe#, fo# ,ale and adve#ti,e, t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t, in Dela1a#e ,!e-ifi-all) intendin+ t"at it, -*,to.e#, (*) and *,e t"e. in an inf#in+in+ .anne#. A, a di#e-t and !#oEi.ate #e,*lt of DefendantA, indi#e-t inf#in+e.ent () ind*-e.ent of t"e A>7> Patent, Plaintiff "a, (een and -ontin*e, to (e da.a+ed. 63. Defendant "a, -ont#i(*to#il) inf#in+ed and -ontin*e, to -ont#i(*to#il) inf#in+e

t"e A>7> Patent () ,ellin+ and0o# offe#in+ to ,ell t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t,, 1"o,e inf#in+in+ feat*#e, a#e not a ,ta!le a#ti-le of -o..e#-e and 1"en *,ed () a t"i#dB!a#t), ,*-" a, a -*,to.e#, -an onl) (e *,ed in a 1a) t"at inf#in+e, t"e A>7> Patent. Defendant "a, done t"i, 1it" /no1led+e of t"e A>7> Patent and /no1led+e t"at t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t, -on,tit*te a .ate#ial !a#t of t"e invention -lai.ed in t"e A>7> Patent. Defendant en+a+ed o# 1ill "ave en+a+ed in ,*-" -ont#i(*to#) inf#in+e.ent "avin+ /no1led+e of t"e A>7> Patent. A, a di#e-t and !#oEi.ate #e,*lt of DefendantA, -ont#i(*to#) inf#in+e.ent of t"e A>7> Patent, Plaintiff "a, (een and -ontin*e, to (e da.a+ed. 6?. B) en+a+in+ in t"e -ond*-t de,-#i(ed "e#ein, Defendant "a, in@*#ed Sa!!"i#e

Dol!"in and i, t"*, lia(le fo# inf#in+e.ent of t"e A>7> Patent, !*#,*ant to 34 U.S.C. 5 671. 64. a*t"o#i<ation. 6>. To t"e eEtent t"at fa-t, lea#ned in di,-ove#) ,"o1 t"at DefendantA, inf#in+e.ent Defendant "a, -o..itted t"e,e a-t, of inf#in+e.ent 1it"o*t li-en,e o#

of t"e A>7> Patent i, o# "a, (een 1illf*l, Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in #e,e#ve, t"e #i+"t to #eG*e,t ,*-" a findin+ at t"e ti.e of t#ial. 67. A, a #e,*lt of DefendantA, inf#in+e.ent of t"e A>7> Patent, Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in "a,

,*ffe#ed "a#. and .oneta#) da.a+e, and i, entitled to a .oneta#) @*d+.ent in an a.o*nt

adeG*ate to -o.!en,ate fo# DefendantA, !a,t inf#in+e.ent, to+et"e# 1it" inte#e,t, and -o,t,. 6:. Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in 1ill -ontin*e to ,*ffe# "a#. and da.a+e, in t"e f*t*#e *nle,,

DefendantA, inf#in+in+ a-tivitie, a#e en@oined () t"i, Co*#t. A, ,*-", Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in i, entitled to -o.!en,ation fo# an) -ontin*in+ o# f*t*#e inf#in+e.ent *! *ntil t"e date t"at Defendant i, finall) and !e#.anentl) en@oined f#o. f*#t"e# inf#in+e.ent. COUNT II: INFRINGEMENT OF THE 710 PATENT 69. Plaintiff #eBalle+e, and in-o#!o#ate, () #efe#en-e t"e alle+ation, ,et fo#t" in

!a#a+#a!", 1B6:. 3;. Defendant di#e-tl) inf#in+e, one o# .o#e -lai., of t"e A71; Patent () *,in+ an

a!!a#at*, and .et"od a, de,-#i(ed a(ove. Fo# eEa.!le, 1it"o*t li.itation, Defendant di#e-tl) inf#in+e, t"e A71; Patent () *,in+ t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t,, in-l*din+ *,e () DefendantA, e.!lo)ee, and a+ent,, and *,e d*#in+ !#od*-t develo!.ent and te,tin+ !#o-e,,e,. 31. Defendant "a, "ad /no1led+e of inf#in+e.ent of t"e A71; Patent at lea,t a, of t"e

,e#vi-e of t"e !#e,ent -o.!laint. 36. Defendant "a, indi#e-tl) inf#in+ed and -ontin*e, to indi#e-tl) inf#in+e t"e A71;

Patent () a-tivel) ind*-in+ it, -*,to.e#,, *,e#,, and0o# 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# 1ill "ave en+a+ed in ,*-" ind*-e.ent "avin+ /no1led+e of t"e A71; Patent. F*#t"e#.o#e, Defendant /ne1 o# ,"o*ld "ave /no1n t"at it, a-tion, 1o*ld ind*-e di#e-t inf#in+e.ent () ot"e#, and intended t"at it, a-tion, 1o*ld ind*-e di#e-t inf#in+e.ent () ot"e#,. Fo# eEa.!le, Defendant ,ell,, offe#, fo# ,ale and adve#ti,e, t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t, in Dela1a#e ,!e-ifi-all) intendin+ t"at it, -*,to.e#, (*) and *,e t"e. in an inf#in+in+ .anne#. A, a di#e-t and !#oEi.ate #e,*lt of DefendantA, indi#e-t inf#in+e.ent () ind*-e.ent of t"e A71; Patent, Plaintiff "a, (een and -ontin*e, to (e da.a+ed.

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Defendant "a, -ont#i(*to#il) inf#in+ed and -ontin*e, to -ont#i(*to#il) inf#in+e

t"e A71; Patent () ,ellin+ and0o# offe#in+ to ,ell t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t,, 1"o,e inf#in+in+ feat*#e, a#e not a ,ta!le a#ti-le of -o..e#-e and 1"en *,ed () a t"i#dB!a#t), ,*-" a, a -*,to.e#, -an onl) (e *,ed in a 1a) t"at inf#in+e, t"e A71; Patent. Defendant "a, done t"i, 1it" /no1led+e of t"e A71; Patent and /no1led+e t"at t"e A--*,ed P#od*-t, -on,tit*te, a .ate#ial !a#t of t"e invention -lai.ed in t"e A71; Patent. Defendant en+a+ed o# 1ill "ave en+a+ed in ,*-" -ont#i(*to#) inf#in+e.ent "avin+ /no1led+e of t"e A71; Patent. A, a di#e-t and !#oEi.ate #e,*lt of DefendantA, -ont#i(*to#) inf#in+e.ent of t"e A71; Patent, Plaintiff "a, (een and -ontin*e, to (e da.a+ed 3?. B) en+a+in+ in t"e -ond*-t de,-#i(ed "e#ein, Defendant "a, in@*#ed Sa!!"i#e

Dol!"in and i, t"*, lia(le fo# inf#in+e.ent of t"e A71; Patent, !*#,*ant to 34 U.S.C. 5671. 34. a*t"o#i<ation. 3>. To t"e eEtent t"at fa-t, lea#ned in di,-ove#) ,"o1 t"at DefendantA, inf#in+e.ent Defendant "a, -o..itted t"e,e a-t, of inf#in+e.ent 1it"o*t li-en,e o#

of t"e A71; Patent i, o# "a, (een 1illf*l, Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in #e,e#ve, t"e #i+"t to #eG*e,t ,*-" a findin+ at t"e ti.e of t#ial. 37. A, a #e,*lt of DefendantA, inf#in+e.ent of t"e A71; Patent, Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in "a,

,*ffe#ed "a#. and .oneta#) da.a+e, and i, entitled to a .oneta#) @*d+.ent in an a.o*nt adeG*ate to -o.!en,ate fo# DefendantA, !a,t inf#in+e.ent, to+et"e# 1it" inte#e,t, and -o,t,. 3:. Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in 1ill -ontin*e to ,*ffe# "a#. and da.a+e, in t"e f*t*#e *nle,,

DefendantA, inf#in+in+ a-tivitie, a#e en@oined () t"i, Co*#t. A, ,*-", Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in i, entitled to -o.!en,ation fo# an) -ontin*in+ o# f*t*#e inf#in+e.ent *! *ntil t"e date t"at Defendant i, finall) and !e#.anentl) en@oined f#o. f*#t"e# inf#in+e.ent.

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 39. Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in de.and, a t#ial () @*#) of an) and all -a*,e, of a-tion. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in #e,!e-tf*ll) !#a), fo# t"e follo1in+ #elief2 A. B. T"at Defendant (e ad@*d+ed to "ave inf#in+ed t"e A,,e#ted Patent,C T"at Defendant, it, offi-e#,, di#e-to#,, a+ent,, ,e#vant,, e.!lo)ee,, atto#ne),,

affiliate,, divi,ion,, (#an-"e,, !a#ent,, and t"o,e !e#,on, in a-tive -on-e#t o# !a#ti-i!ation 1it" an) of t"e., (e !e#.anentl) #e,t#ained and en@oined f#o. di#e-tl) and0o# indi#e-tl) inf#in+in+ t"e A,,e#ted Patent,C C. An a1a#d of da.a+e, !*#,*ant to 34 U.S.C. 5 6:? ,*ffi-ient to -o.!en,ate

Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in fo# DefendantA, !a,t inf#in+e.ent and an) -ontin*in+ and0o# f*t*#e inf#in+e.ent *! *ntil t"e date t"at Defendant i, finall) and !e#.anentl) en@oined f#o. f*#t"e# inf#in+e.ent, in-l*din+ -o.!en,ato#) da.a+e,C D. An a,,e,,.ent of !#eB@*d+.ent and !o,tB@*d+.ent inte#e,t, and -o,t, a+ain,t

Defendant, to+et"e# 1it" an a1a#d of ,*-" inte#e,t, and -o,t,, in a--o#dan-e 1it" 34 U.S.C. 5 6:?C E. T"at Defendant (e di#e-ted to !a) en"an-ed da.a+e,, in-l*din+ Sa!!"i#e

Dol!"inA, atto#ne),A fee, in-*##ed in -onne-tion 1it" t"i, la1,*it !*#,*ant to 34 U.S.C. 5 6:4C and F. T"at Sa!!"i#e Dol!"in (e +iven ,*-" ot"e# and f*#t"e# #elief a, t"i, Co*#t .a)

dee. @*,t and !#o!e#.

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