IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE STEELHEAD LICENSING LLC, Plaintiff, C.A. No.

________________ v. TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED COMCAST CORPORATION, Defendant. COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Steelhead Li en!in" LLC #$Steelhead%&, '( and th)o*"h it! *nde)!i"ned o*n!el, fo) it! Co+,laint a"ain!t Co+ a!t Co),o)ation #$Co+ a!t% and-o) $Defendant%&, alle"e! a! follo.!/ NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. Thi! i! an a tion fo) ,atent inf)in"e+ent a)i!in" *nde) the Patent La.! of the

0nited State! of A+e)i a, 12 0.S.C. 3 1 et seq., in l*din" 12 0.S.C. 3 451. THE PARTIES 4. Plaintiff Steelhead i! a Dela.a)e li+ited lia'ilit( .ith it! ,)in i,al ,la e of

'*!ine!! at 444 Dela.a)e Aven*e, PO 6o7 42118, 9il+in"ton, DE 1:;::. 1. On info)+ation and 'elief, Co+ a!t i! a Penn!(lvania o),o)ation .ith it!

,)in i,al ,la e of '*!ine!! at One Co+ a!t Cente), 1581 <ohn =. >enned( 6lvd., Philadel,hia, PA 1:181?4;1;. @. Co+ a!t i! in the '*!ine!! of +aAin", *!in", !ellin", offe)in" fo) !ale and-o)

i+,o)tin" o+,*te) !(!te+! that ont)ol !e)vi e )eB*e!t! t)an!+itted f)o+ a lient to a !e)ve).

JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2. Thi! Co*)t ha! !*'Ce t +atte) C*)i!di tion ove) thi! a tion ,*)!*ant to 4; 0.S.C.

331111 and 111;#a& 'e a*!e the a tion a)i!e! *nde) the ,atent la.! of the 0nited State!, 12 0.S.C. 331 et seq. D. Thi! Co*)t ha! ,e)!onal C*)i!di tion ove) Defendant '( vi)t*e of it! !(!te+ati

and ontin*o*! onta t! .ith thi! C*)i!di tion, a! .ell a! 'e a*!e of the inC*)( to Steelhead and the a*!e of a tion Steelhead ha! )ai!ed, a! alle"ed he)ein. 5. Defendant i! !*'Ce t to thi! Co*)tE! !,e ifi and "ene)al ,e)!onal C*)i!di tion

,*)!*ant to d*e ,)o e!! and-o) the Dela.a)e Lon"?A)+ Stat*te, Del Code. Ann. Tit. 1, 3118@, d*e to at lea!t thei) !*'!tantial '*!ine!! in thi! fo)*+, in l*din"/ #i& at lea!t a ,o)tion of the inf)in"e+ent alle"ed he)einF and #ii& )e"*la)l( doin" o) !oli itin" '*!ine!!, en"a"in" in othe) ,e)!i!tent o*)!e! of ond* t, and-o) de)ivin" !*'!tantial )even*e f)o+ "ood! and !e)vi e! ,)ovided to individ*al! in Dela.a)e. ;. Defendant ha! ond* ted and doe! ond* t '*!ine!! .ithin the !tate of Dela.a)e,

di)e tl( o) th)o*"h inte)+edia)ie!, )e!elle)!, a"ent!, o) offe)! fo) !ale, !ell!, and-o) adve)ti!e! ,)od* t! in Dela.a)e that inf)in"e 0.S. Patent No. ;,8;4,11; #the $E11; Patent%&. :. in Dela.a)e, In addition to DefendantE! ontin*o*!l( and !(!te+ati all( ond* tin" '*!ine!! the a*!e! of a tion a"ain!t Defendant a)e onne ted #'*t not li+ited& to

DefendantE! ,*),o!ef*l a t! o++itted in the !tate of Dela.a)e, in l*din" DefendantE! +aAin", *!in", i+,o)tin", offe)in" fo) !ale, o) !ellin" ,)od* t! .hi h in l*de feat*)e! that fall .ithin the ! o,e of at lea!t one lai+ of the E11; Patent. 18. Gen*e lie! in thi! Di!t)i t *nde) 4; 0.S.C. 3311:1 and 1@88#'& 'e a*!e, a+on"

othe) )ea!on!, Defendant i! !*'Ce t to ,e)!onal C*)i!di tion in thi! Di!t)i t, and ha! o++itted

and ontin*e! to o++it a t! of ,atent inf)in"e+ent in thi! Di!t)i t. =o) e7a+,le, Defendant ha! *!ed, !old, offe)ed fo) !ale, and-o) i+,o)ted inf)in"in" ,)od* t! in thi! Di!t)i t. THE PATENT-IN-SUIT 11. The)e i! one ,atent at i!!*e in thi! a tion/ 0nited State! Patent No. ;,8;4,11;

#the $E11; Patent%&. 14. On De e+'e) 48, 4811, the 0nited State! Patent and T)ade+a)A Offi e

#$0SPTO%& d*l( and le"all( i!!*ed the E11; Patent, entitled $Cont)ollin" !e)vi e )eB*e!t! t)an!+itted f)o+ a lient to a !e)ve)% afte) a f*ll and fai) e7a+ination. Steelhead i! ,)e!entl( the o.ne) of the ,atent and ,o!!e!!e! all )i"ht, title and inte)e!t in and to the E11; Patent. Steelhead o.n! all )i"ht! of )e ove)( *nde) the E11; Patent, in l*din" the e7 l*!ive )i"ht to )e ove) fo) ,a!t inf)in"e+ent. The E11; Patent i! valid and enfo) ea'le. A o,( of the E11; Patent i! atta hed he)eto a! E7hi'it A. 11. The E11; Patent ontain! fo*) inde,endent lai+! and t.ent( de,endent lai+!.

Defendant o++e) ialiHe!, inter alia, +ethod!-!(!te+! that ,e)fo)+ all the !te,! )e ited in one o) +o)e lai+ of the E11; Patent. Defendant +aAe!, *!e!, i+,o)t!, and !ell! o) offe)! fo) !ale !(!te+! .hi h en o+,a!! one o) +o)e of the feat*)e! )e ited and .hi h ,e)fo)+ all the !te,! o+,)i!ed in the ,atented lai+!. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCUSED PRODUCTS 1@. Co+ a!t *!e! o+,*te) !(!te+! that in l*de a'le +ode+! #CM& and a'le

+ode+ te)+ination !(!te+! #CMTS& in .hi h the CM i! a fi)!t +od*le a tin" a! a !e)ve) +od*le and the CMTS i! a !e ond +od*le a tin" a! a lient +od*le to o)i"inate and !end !e)vi e )eB*e!t! to the fi)!t +od*le.

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DefendantE! !(!te+ ont)ol! the !e)vi e )eB*e!t! '( dela(in" and B*e*in" !aid

)eB*e!t! *!in" a $! hed*le)%. In addition, DefendantE! !(!te+ i+,le+ent! on"e!tion !ettin"! .hen a e)tain on!*+,tion th)e!hold i! )ea hed and )elea!e! the +ana"ed !tate if on!*+,tion de )ea!e! fo) a !,e ified ,e)iod of ti+e. 1D. In defendantE! !(!te+ the de i!ion to o++en e t)affi on"e!tion +ana"e+ent

i! dete)+ined 'a!ed on ont)ol info)+ation )e eived f)o+ the CM. =*)the)+o)e, the de i!ion to e7it the on"e!tion +ana"e+ent !ettin"! i! 'a!ed on ontin*all( ,ollin" fo) ont)ol info)+ation to dete)+ine .hen the 'and.idth ha! d)o,,ed a !*ffi ient a+o*nt fo) a !*ffi ient len"th of ti+e. COUNT 1: INFRINGEMENT OF THE 318 PATENT 15. Plaintiff )ealle"e! and in o),o)ate! '( )efe)en e the alle"ation! !et fo)th in

,a)a")a,h! 1?1D. 1;. TaAen to"ethe), eithe) ,a)tiall( o) enti)el(, the feat*)e! in l*ded in Co+ a!tE!

o+,*te) !(!te+ inf)in"e one o) +o)e lai+! of the E11; Patent. 1:. Defendant di)e tl( inf)in"e! one o) +o)e lai+! of the E11; Patent '( *!in" a

o+,*te) !(!te+ in l*din" non?t)an!ito)( !to)a"e +edi*+! fo) !to)in" !oft.a)e +od*le!, .hi h ,e)fo)+! the ,)o e!! defined '( one o) +o)e lai+! of the E11; Patent. =o) e7a+,le, .itho*t li+itation, Defendant di)e tl( inf)in"e! at lea!t lai+ 18 of the E11; Patent '( *!in" Co+ a!t ,)od* t!, in l*din" *!e '( DefendantE! e+,lo(ee! and a"ent!, *!e d*)in" ,)od* t develo,+ent and te!tin" ,)o e!!e!, and *!e .hen !e)vi in" and-o) )e,ai)in" ,o)ta'le o+,*tin" devi e! on 'ehalf of *!to+e)!. 48. 6( en"a"in" in the ond* t de! )i'ed he)ein, Defendant ha! inC*)ed Steelhead

and i! th*! lia'le fo) inf)in"e+ent of the E11; Patent, ,*)!*ant to 12 0.S.C. 3451.

41. a*tho)iHation. 44.

Defendant ha!

o++itted the!e a t! of inf)in"e+ent .itho*t li en!e o)

To the e7tent that fa t! lea)ned in di! ove)( !ho. that DefendantE! inf)in"e+ent

of the E11; Patent i! o) ha! 'een .illf*l, Steelhead )e!e)ve! the )i"ht to )eB*e!t !* h a findin" at the ti+e of t)ial. 41. A! a )e!*lt of DefendantE! inf)in"e+ent of the E11; Patent, Steelhead ha!

!*ffe)ed +oneta)( da+a"e! and i! entitled to a +oneta)( C*d"+ent in an a+o*nt adeB*ate to o+,en!ate fo) DefendantE! ,a!t inf)in"e+ent, to"ethe) .ith inte)e!t! and o!t!. 4@. Steelhead .ill ontin*e to !*ffe) da+a"e! in the f*t*)e *nle!! DefendantE!

inf)in"in" a tivitie! a)e enCoined '( thi! Co*)t. A! !* h, Steelhead i! entitled to o+,en!ation fo) an( ontin*in" o) f*t*)e inf)in"e+ent *, *ntil the date that Defendant i! finall( and ,e)+anentl( enCoined f)o+ f*)the) inf)in"e+ent. 42. Steelhead ha! al!o !*ffe)ed and .ill ontin*e to !*ffe) !eve)e and i))e,a)a'le

ha)+ *nle!! thi! Co*)t i!!*e! a ,e)+anent inC*n tion ,)ohi'itin" Defendant, it! offi e)!, di)e to)!, a"ent!, !e)vant!, e+,lo(ee!, atto)ne(!, affiliate!, divi!ion!, ')an he!, ,a)ent!, and tho!e ,e)!on! in a tive on e)t o) ,a)ti i,ation .ith an( of the+ f)o+ di)e tl( o) indi)e tl( inf)in"in" the E11; Patent. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 4D. Steelhead de+and! a t)ial '( C*)( of an( and all a*!e! of a tion. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Steelhead )e!,e tf*ll( ,)a(! fo) the follo.in" )elief/ A. That Defendant 'e adC*d"ed to have inf)in"ed the E11; PatentF

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That Defendant, it! offi e)!, di)e to)!, a"ent!, !e)vant!, e+,lo(ee!,

atto)ne(!, affiliate!, divi!ion!, ')an he!, ,a)ent!, and tho!e ,e)!on! in a tive on e)t o) ,a)ti i,ation .ith an( of the+, 'e ,e)+anentl( )e!t)ained and enCoined f)o+ di)e tl( and-o) indi)e tl( inf)in"in" the E11; PatentF C. An a.a)d of da+a"e! ,*)!*ant to 12 0.S.C. 34;@ !*ffi ient to o+,en!ate ontin*in" and-o) f*t*)e

Steelhead fo) DefendantE! ,a!t inf)in"e+ent and an(

inf)in"e+ent *, *ntil the date that Defendant i! finall( and ,e)+anentl( enCoined f)o+ f*)the) inf)in"e+ent, in l*din" o+,en!ato)( da+a"e!F D. An a!!e!!+ent of ,)e?C*d"+ent and ,o!t?C*d"+ent inte)e!t! and o!t!

a"ain!t Defendant, to"ethe) .ith an a.a)d of !* h inte)e!t! and o!t!, in a o)dan e .ith 12 0.S.C. 34;@F E. That Defendant 'e di)e ted to ,a( enhan ed da+a"e!, in l*din"

SteelheadE! atto)ne(!E fee! in *))ed in onne tion .ith thi! la.!*it ,*)!*ant to 12 0.S.C. 34;2F and =. That Steelhead have !* h othe) and f*)the) )elief a! thi! Co*)t +a( dee+

C*!t and ,)o,e).

Dated/ De e+'e) 48, 4811 O= CO0NSEL/ E*"enio To))e!?O(ola =ERRAI0OLI LLC 441 PlaHa 2th =loo) 441 Pon e de LeIn Ave. San <*an, P*e)to Ri o 88:15 #5;5& 5DD?5888 eto))e!Jfe))ai*oli. o+

6AKARD, P.A. /s/ Stephen B. Brauerman Ri ha)d D. >i)A #L8:44& Ste,hen 6. 6)a*e)+an #L@:24& Gane!!a R. Ti)adente! #L21:;& Sa)a E. 6*!!ie)e #L2542& 444 Dela.a)e Aven*e, S*ite :88 P.O. 6o7 42118 9il+in"ton, DE 1:;:: #184& D22?2888 )Ai)AJ'a(a)dla.. o+ !')a*e)+anJ'a(a)dla.. o+ vti)adente!J'a(a)dla.. o+ !'*!!ie)eJ'a(a)dla.. o+ Attorneys for Plaintiff Steelhead Licensing LLC