IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

DATA CARRIERS, LLC, Plaintiff, C.A. No. _________ v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, Defendant.

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Data Ca ie !, LLC alle"e! t#e follo$in" fo it! %o&'laint a"ain!t Defendant Col(&)ia S'o t!$ea Co&'an*+ THE PARTIES ,. Plaintiff i! a Dela$a e li&ited lia)ilit* %o&'an* #avin" a ' in%i'al 'la%e of

)(!ine!! at -./0 1ennett Pi2e, S(ite 30,, Wil&in"ton, Dela$a e ,45.67/.,5. /. Defendant i! a %o&'an* o "ani8ed (nde t#e la$! of t#e State of O e"on $it# a

' in%i'al offi%e at ,-063 No t#$e!t S%ien%e Pa 2 D ive, Po tland, OR 46//4. Defendant &a* )e !e ved $it# ' o%e!! via it! e"i!te ed a"ent Co 'o ation Se vi%e Co&'an*, /59 Li)e t* St eet NE, Sale&, OR 460.,. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 0. T#i! i! a 'atent inf in"e&ent a%tion. T#e Co( t #a! !():e%t &atte :( i!di%tion

'( !(ant to /5 U.S.C. ;;,00, and ,005. -. T#e Co( t #a! 'e !onal :( i!di%tion ove Defendant, )e%a(!e Defendant %ond(%t!

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inte net, $#i%# i! a%%e!!i)le to and a%%e!!ed )* e!ident! of t#i! Di!t i%t and )* 2no$in"l* offe in" it! ' od(%t! fo !ale in etail o(tlet! in t#i! Di!t i%t. 3. <en(e i! ' o'e in t#i! Di!t i%t '( !(ant to /5 U.S.C. ;; ,04,=)>7=%> and ,-..=)>,

)e%a(!e !()!tantial a%t! of inf in"e&ent #ave o%%( ed in t#i! Di!t i%t. COUNT ONE INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,388,198 9. Plaintiff i! t#e o$ne )* a!!i"n&ent of United State! Patent No. 3,055,,45 =t#e

?@,45 'atentA>, entitled ?P oa%tive P e!entation of A(to&atin" Beat( e! to a Co&'(te U!e .A T#e a''li%ation fo t#e @,45 'atent $a! filed on A' il ,9, ,44/. T#e 'atent i!!(ed on Be) (a * 6, ,443 and $a! o i"inall* a!!i"ned to S*&ante% Co 'o ation. A t (e and %o e%t %o'* of t#e @,45 Patent i! atta%#ed a! EC#i)it A #e eto. 6. Plaintiff #old! t#e eC%l(!ive i"#t to ta2e all a%tion!, in%l(din" t#e filin" of t#i!

'atent inf in"e&ent la$!(it, ne%e!!a * to enfo %e it! i"#t! to t#e @,45 Patent. Plaintiff al!o #a! t#e i"#t to e%ove all da&a"e! fo 'a!t, ' e!ent, and f(t( e inf in"e&ent of t#e @,45 Patent and to !ee2 in:(n%tive elief a! a'' o' iate (nde t#e la$. 5. Defendant #a! di e%tl* inf in"ed, eit#e lite all* o )* eD(ivalent!, one o &o e

%lai&! of t#e @,45 Patent, in%l(din" at lea!t Clai& 3, )* (!in" t#e %lai&ed &et#od in o'e atin" t#e $e)!ite $$$.%ol(&)ia.%o& in a $a* t#at a(to&ati%all* inte vene! in a %(!to&e o 'otential %(!to&e @! (!e of t#e $e)!ite to !(""e!t o ' e!ent feat( e! )a!ed on info &ation on t#e (!e of t#e !*!te&, in%l(din" )(t not li&ited to a(to%o&'lete feat( e!. W#ile a (!e i! a%%e!!in" t#e $e)!ite, Defendant %ontin(o(!l* &onito ! and %o&'a e! (!e &ani'(lation! and ' o" a& %onteCt $it# feat( e te&'late! !to ed in &e&o * and ' e!ent! a(to&atin" feat( e! if a &at%# i! fo(nd.

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State! i! $it#o(t t#e 'e &i!!ion of Plaintiff and %on!tit(te! inf in"e&ent (nde 03 U.S.C. ; /6, fo $#i%# Defendant i! lia)le. ,.. A! a e!(lt of Defendant@! inf in"e&ent, Plaintiff #a! )een da&a"ed &oneta il*

and i! entitled to adeD(ate %o&'en!ation of no le!! t#an a ea!ona)le o*alt* '( !(ant to 03 U.S.C. ; /5-. JURY DEMAND Plaintiff eD(e!t! a :( * on all i!!(e! !o t ia)le. PRAYER WEEREBORE, Plaintiff e!'e%tf(ll* eD(e!t! t#at t#e Co( t+ A. @,45 PatentF B. A$a d Plaintiff da&a"e! fo Defendant@! inf in"e&ent in an a&o(nt to )e Ente :(d"&ent t#at Defendant #a! inf in"ed, eit#e lite all* o )* eD(ivalent!, t#e

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Be) (a * 3, /.,OB COUNSEL+ Pa(l <. Sto & Sa a# M. PaC!on GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP ,9., El& St eet, S(ite 0... Dalla!, TeCa! 63/., =/,-> 44470... 'v!to &H"a de e.%o& !'aC!onH"a de e.%o&