IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE DATA SPEED TECHNOLOGY LLC, Plaintiff, v.

EGNYTE, INC., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. ________________ JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT This is an a tion fo! "atent inf!in#e$ent in %hi h Plaintiff Data S"eed Te hnolo#& LLC $a'es the follo%in# alle#ations a#ainst Defendant E#n&te, In . BACKGROUND (. )enneth H. Conne! is a life*lon# o$"+te! en#inee! %ith 'no%led#e and o$"+te!s, a""li ation soft%a!e, This e,"e!ien e o$es f!o$

e,"e!ien e %ith $an& te hnolo#ies in l+din#- $ainf!a$e

o"e!atin# s&ste$s, ell+la! o$$+ni ations, and net%o!'in#.

%o!'in# %ith te hnolo#& #iants in l+din# Di#ital E.+i"$ent Co!"o!ation, A!#onne National La/o!ato!&, 0ell La/s, 1oto!ola, and L+ ent. In ea!l& (223, 1!. Conne!, alon# %ith 4a$es. G H+nte!, G!e#o!& P. S"a! and 0!+ e Ande!son invented a ne% info!$ation $ana#e$ent and sto!a#e s&ste$ that ena/led $+lti"le o$"+te!s to inde"endentl& !ead and %!ite to a $ass sto!a#e devi e in a !elativel& hi#h s"eed $anne! on a fi!st o$e, !eal ti$e /asis. 5o! e,a$"le, the o$"+te! fi!st a essin# a "a!ti +la! $e$o!& add!ess s"a e o! file %o+ld have the e, l+sive a/ilit& to %!ite to that file and the file %o+ld /e lo 'ed to s+/se.+ent o$"+te!s atte$"tin# to %!ite to it, %hi h allo%ed $+lti"le o$"+te!s to +se a $ass sto!a#e devi e in a hi#h s"eed $anne! %itho+t onfli t. 0& the s+$$e! of (223, the tea$ had develo"ed a %o!'in# f+n tional "!otot&"e of thei! invention. On Nove$/e! 2, (223, the tea$ filed an a""li ation fo! "atent on

the invention, and on 5e/!+a!& 6, (222, the 7.S. Patent and T!ade$a!' Offi e iss+ed 7.S. Patent No. 8,9:;,:9: <the =Conne! Patent>). PARTIES 6. Plaintiff Data S"eed Te hnolo#& LLC <=Data S"eed Te h>) is a Dela%a!e li$ited

lia/ilit& o$"an&. 3. On info!$ation and /elief, E#n&te, In . <=Defendant>) is a o!"o!ation d+l&

o!#ani?ed and e,istin# +nde! the la%s of the State of Dela%a!e, havin# its "!in i"al "la e of /+siness at (92@ N. Sho!eline 0lvd, 5i!st 5loo!, 1o+ntain Aie%, Califo!nia 2B@B3. Defendant has a""ointed In o!"o!atin# Se!vi es, Ltd., 38@@ S. D+ Pont H%&., Dove!, Dela%a!e (22@(, as its a#ent fo! se!vi e of "!o ess. JURISDICTION AND VENUE B. This a tion a!ises +nde! the "atent la%s of the 7nited States, 38 7.S.C. C (, et

seq., in l+din# C 6;(. This Co+!t has s+/De t $atte! D+!isdi tion "+!s+ant to 69 7.S.C. CC (33( and (339<a). 8. This Co+!t has s"e ifi and #ene!al "e!sonal D+!isdi tion ove! Defendant /e a+se,

a$on# othe! !easons, Defendant has availed itself of the !i#hts and /enefits of Dela%a!e /& in o!"o!atin# +nde! Dela%a!e la%, Defendant has done /+siness in this Dist!i t, has o$$itted and ontin+es to o$$it a ts of "atent inf!in#e$ent in this Dist!i t, and has ha!$ed and ontin+es to ha!$ Data S"eed Te h in this Dist!i t, /&, a$on# othe! thin#s, +sin#, sellin#, offe!in# fo! sale, and i$"o!tin# inf!in#in# "!od+ ts and se!vi es in this Dist!i t. :. Aen+e is "!o"e! in this dist!i t +nde! 69 7.S.C. CC (32(</)*<d) and (B@@</)

/e a+se, a$on# othe! !easons, Defendant is in o!"o!ated in this dist!i t, Defendant is s+/De t to "e!sonal D+!isdi tion in this Dist!i t, and Defendant has o$$itted and ontin+es to o$$it a ts

of "atent inf!in#e$ent in this Dist!i t. On info!$ation and /elief, fo! e,a$"le, Defendant has +sed, sold, offe!ed fo! sale, and i$"o!ted inf!in#in# "!od+ ts in this Dist!i t. COUNT I INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,867,686 ;. Data S"eed Te h is the o%ne! /& assi#n$ent of the Conne! Patent, entitled =Hi#h

S"eed Eeal*Ti$e Info!$ation Sto!a#e S&ste$.> A t!+e and o!!e t o"& of the Conne! Patent is atta hed as E,hi/it A. 9. Defendant has /een and no% is di!e tl& inf!in#in# the Conne! Patent, lite!all& and

+nde! the do t!ine of e.+ivalents, in this D+di ial Dist!i t and else%he!e in the 7nited States /&, a$on# othe! thin#s, $a'in#, +sin#, i$"o!tin#, offe!in# fo! sale, andFo! sellin# ele t!oni info!$ation $ana#e$ent and sto!a#e "!od+ ts and se!vi es that +se a $ethod of "!ovidin# $e$o!& a ess to a $e$o!& $ass sto!a#e devi e /& a "l+!alit& of o$"+te!s, ea h f+n tionin# +nde! an inde"endent o"e!atin# s&ste$, and s+ h $ethod o$"!isin# the ste"s of- !e eivin# a %!ite a ess !e.+est identif&in# a $e$o!& s"a e f!o$ a !e.+estin# o$"+te! of the "l+!alit& of o$"+te!s /& the $e$o!& $ass sto!a#e devi eG #!antin# a ess and !ese!vin# the $e$o!& s"a e fo! the e, l+sive +se of the !e.+estin# o$"+te! and den&in# %!ite a ess to the $e$o!& s"a e /& an& othe! o$"+te! of the "l+!alit& of o$"+te!s fo! the d+!ation of the a ess #!ant to the !e.+estin# o$"+te!G and !e eivin# a %!ite a ess !e.+est and a !e.+i!ed $e$o!& si?e f!o$ a se ond !e.+estin# o$"+te! of the "l+!alit& of o$"+te!s. In addition and alte!nativel&,

Defendant is inf!in#in# /&, a$on# othe! thin#s, $a'in#, +sin#, i$"o!tin#, offe!in# fo! sale, andFo! sellin# ele t!oni info!$ation $ana#e$ent and sto!a#e "!od+ ts and se!vi es, o$"!isin#a $e$o!& $ass sto!a#e devi eG a "l+!alit& of o$"+te!s, ea h f+n tionin# +nde! an inde"endent o"e!atin# s&ste$, o"e!a/l& onne ted to the $e$o!& $ass sto!a#e devi e th!o+#h an e,te!nal /+sG a o$$+ni ation "!o esso! of the $e$o!& $ass sto!a#e devi e o"e!a/l& onne ted to the

"l+!alit& of o$"+te!s th!o+#h the e,te!nal /+s fo! !e eivin# an a ess !e.+est f!o$ a !e.+estin# o$"+te! of the "l+!alit& of o$"+te!s identif&in# a $e$o!& s"a e of the $e$o!& $ass sto!a#e devi eG a ont!olle! of the $e$o!& $ass sto!a#e devi e o"e!a/l& onne ted to the

o$$+ni ation "!o esso! fo! #!antin# e, l+sive %!ite a ess to the identified $e$o!& s"a e /& the !e.+estin# o$"+te! fo! a d+!ation of the a ess #!ant to the !e.+estin# o$"+te!G and a d&na$i $e$o!& $a" ontainin# a listin# of the identified $e$o!& s"a e. The inf!in#in# "!od+ ts and se!vi es in l+de, fo! e,a$"le, DefendantHs "!o#!a$ entitled E#n&te Ente!"!ise 5ile Sha!in#. 2. 0& en#a#in# in the ond+ t des !i/ed he!ein, Defendant has inD+!ed Data S"eed

Te h and is th+s lia/le fo! inf!in#e$ent of the Conne! Patent "+!s+ant to 38 7.S.C. C 6;(<a). (@. ((. Defendant o$$itted these a ts of inf!in#e$ent %itho+t li ense o! a+tho!i?ation. As a !es+lt of DefendantHs inf!in#e$ent of the Conne! Patent, Data S"eed Te h

has s+ffe!ed $oneta!& da$a#es and is entitled to a $one& D+d#$ent in an a$o+nt ade.+ate to o$"ensate fo! DefendantHs inf!in#e$ent, /+t in no event less than a !easona/le !o&alt& fo! the +se of the invention /& Defendant, to#ethe! %ith inte!est and osts as fi,ed /& the Co+!t. Data S"eed Te h %ill ontin+e to s+ffe! da$a#es in the f+t+!e +nless DefendantHs inf!in#in# a tivities a!e enDoined /& this Co+!t. (6. Data S"eed Te h has s+ffe!ed and %ill ontin+e to s+ffe! seve!e and i!!e"a!a/le

ha!$ +nless this Co+!t iss+es a "e!$anent inD+n tion "!ohi/itin# Defendant, its a#ents, se!vants, e$"lo&ees, !e"!esentatives, and all othe!s a tin# in a tive on e!t the!e%ith, f!o$ inf!in#in# the Conne! Patent.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF Data S"eed Te h !es"e tf+ll& !e.+ests that this Co+!t ente!A. PatentG 0. A "e!$anent inD+n tion enDoinin# Defendant and its offi e!s, di!e to!s, a#ents, A D+d#$ent in favo! of Data S"eed Te h that Defendant has inf!in#ed the Conne!

se!vants, affiliates, e$"lo&ees, divisions, /!an hes, s+/sidia!ies, "a!ents, and all othe!s a tin# in a tive on e!t the!e%ith f!o$ inf!in#e$ent of the Conne! Patent, o! s+ h othe! e.+ita/le !elief the Co+!t dete!$ines is %a!!antedG C. A D+d#$ent and o!de! !e.+i!in# Defendant to "a& Data S"eed Te h its da$a#es,

osts, e,"enses, and "!eD+d#$ent and "ost*D+d#$ent inte!est fo! DefendantHs inf!in#e$ent of the Conne! Patent as "!ovided +nde! 38 7.S.C. C 69B, and an a o+ntin# of on#oin# "ost*D+d#$ent inf!in#e$entG D. A D+d#$ent and o!de! findin# that this is an e, e"tional ase %ithin the $eanin#

of 38 7.S.C. C 698 and a%a!din# to Data S"eed Te h its !easona/le atto!ne&sH fees a#ainst DefendantG E. A D+d#$ent and o!de! !e.+i!in# Defendant to "!ovide an a o+ntin# and to "a&

s+""le$ental da$a#es to Data S"eed Te h, in l+din# %itho+t li$itation, "!eD+d#$ent and "ost* D+d#$ent inte!estG and 5. An& and all othe! !elief to %hi h Data S"eed Te h $a& /e entitled. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Data S"eed Te h, +nde! E+le 39 of the 5ede!al E+les of Civil P!o ed+!e, !e.+ests a t!ial /& D+!& of an& iss+es so t!ia/le /& !i#ht.

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