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`I' JS44- CAND (Rev. 11/04) CIVIL COVER SHEET
`' The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required
`,. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
`by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form , approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use
`Corporation Corporation
`. of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE TWO)
`CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD., a Singapore APPLE COMPUTER, INC. , a California
`'10 8 B
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`(b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF N
`(EXCEPT IN U. S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
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`OUNTYO I
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`ISTEDDEFENDANT Santa 'Glara
`(IN U. S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONtY) '
`L L
`NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THf;;/
`TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
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`( c) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME , ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)
`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`Terrence P. McMahon (SBN 71910)
`3150 Porter Drive
`Palo Alto , CA 94304
`Phone: 650 813-5000 see attachment
`II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (PLACEAN' INONEBOXONLY) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (PLACE AN 'X' IN ONE BOX FOR
`(For diversity cases only) PLAINTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT)
`(X 3 Federal Question
`1 U.S. Government
`Plaintiff
`(U. S. Government Not a Party)
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`ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)
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`2 U.S. Government
`Defendant
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`4 Diversity
`(Indicate Citizenship of Parties
`in Item IIi)
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`Citizen ofThis State
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`Citizen of Another State
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`or Principal Place
`Incorporated
`of Business In This State
`and Principal Place
`Incorporated
`of Business In Another State
`Foreign Nation
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`0505
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`PTF DEF PTF DEF
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`IV. ORIGIN
`DO Original
`Proceeding
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`Removed from
`State Court
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`(PLACE AN "X" IN ONE BOX ONL
`Remanded from
`Appellate Court Reopened Another district
`Transferred from
`Reinstated or
`(PLACE AN "X" IN ONE BOX ONL
`TORTS
`PERSONAL INJURY
`310 Airplane
`0315 Airplane Product
`
`Liability
`320 Assault Libel &
`Slander
`330 Federal Employers
`Liability
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`PERSONAL INJURY
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`362 Personal Injury
`Med. Malpractice
`365 Personal Injury
`Product Liability
`368 Asbestos Personal
`Injury Product Liability
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`PERSONAL PROPERTY
`
`(specify)
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`FORFEITURE/PENALTY
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`610 Agriculture
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`620 Other Food & Drug
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`625 Drug Related
`Seizure of
`Property 21 USC 881
`630 Liquor Laws
`640 RR & Truck
`650 Airline Regs.
`660 Occupational
`Safety/Health
`690 Other
`
`Multidistrict
`Litigation
`
`Appeal to District
`Judge from Magistrate
`Jud ment
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`BANKRUPTCY
`422 Appeal 28 USC 158
`0423 Withdrawal
`28 USC 157
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`PROPERTY RIGHTS
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`820 Copyrights
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`CX 830 Patent
`840 Trademark
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`SOCIAL SECURITY
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`861 HIA (1395ff)
`862 Black Lung (923)
`863 DIWC/DIWW
`(405(g))
`864 SSID Title XVI
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`865 RSI (405(g))
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`FEDERAL TAX SUITS
`0870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
`or Defendant)
`0871 IRS - Third Party
`26 USC 7609
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`OTHER STATUTES
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`400 State Reapportionment
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`0410 Antitrust
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`430 Banks and Banking
`450 CommercellCC Rates/etc.
`460 Deportation
`470 Racketeer Influenced and
`Corrupt Organizations
`0810 Selective Service
`850 Securities/Commodities/
`Exchange
`875 Customer Challenge
`12 USC 3410
`891 Agricullural Acts
`892 Economic Stabilization
`Act
`893 Environmental Matlers
`894 Energy Allocation Act
`895 Freedom of
`Information Act
`900 Appeal of Fee
`Determination Under
`Equal Access to Justice
`0950 Constitutionality of
`State Statutes
`890 Other Statutory Actions
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`V. NATURE OF SUIT
`CONTRACT
`0110 Insurance
`0120 Marine
`0130 Miller Act
`0140 Negotiable Instrument
`150 Recovery of Overpayment
`& Enforcement of JUdgment
`0151 Medicare Act
`152 Recovery of Defaulted
`Student Loans (Excl Veterans) 0340 Marine
`0153 Recovery of Overpayment
`345 Marine Product
`Liability
`of Veteran s Benefits
`0350 Motor Vehicle
`0160 Stockholders Suits
`0355 Motor Vehicle
`0190 Other Contract
`0195 Contract Product Liability
`Product Liability
`0360 Other Personal Injury
`0196 Franchise
`REAL PROPERTY
`CIVIL RIGHTS
`0441 Voting
`0210 Land Condemnation
`044 Housing
`0220
`Foreclosure
`0444 Welfare
`0230
`0440 Other Civil Rights
`0240 Torts to Land
`445 Amer w/disab - Empl
`0245 Tort Product Liability
`0446 Amer w/ disab - Other
`0290 All Other Real Properly
`480 Consumer Credit
`490 Cable/Satellite TV
`VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE US CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.
`DO NOT CITE JURISDICTIONAL STATUTES UNLESS DIVERSITY) Defendant has infringed , and is cun'ently infringing, U. S. Patent No. 6,928,433, in violation
`of 35 U.S.c. 9271 et seq. (including Sections (a), (b), (c) and (I)), directly, indirectly, contributorily, and by inducement of and action with others.
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`442 Employment
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`Rent Lease & Ejectment
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`370 Other Fraud
`371 Truth in Lending
`380 Other Personal
`LABOR
`Property Damage
`385 Property Damage 0710 Fair Labor
`Product Liabilitv
`Standards Act
`PRISONER PETITIONS 0720 Labor/Mgmt Relations
`0510 Motion to Vacate 0730 Labor/Mgmt
`Sentence Habeas
`Corpus:
`530 General
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`Reporting &
`Disclosure Act
`0740 Railway Labor Act
`535 Death Penalty 0790 Other Labor Litigation
`0791 Empl. ReI. Inc.
`Security Act
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`540 Mandamus &
`Other
`550 Civil Rights
`555 Prison Condition
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`VII. REQUESTED IN 0 CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION DEMAND $ CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
`VIII. RElATED CASE(S) IF ANY PLEASE REFER TO CIVIL L.R. 3-12 CONCERNING REQUIREMENT TO FILE " NOTICE OF RELATED CASE"
`IX. DIVISIONAL ASSIGNMENT (CIVIL L.R. 3-2) (PLACE AN "
`IN ONE BOX ONLY)
`SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND IK SAN JOSE
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`NDC-JS44
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`COMPlAINT: UNDER F.R.CP. 23 JURY DEMAND: CX YES ONO
`, 2006 SIGNATURE OF ATIORNEYOF REC04 .
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`CREA TIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD. v. APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
`Attachment to I(c)
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`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`LUCY H. KOH (State Bar No. 187848)
`CATHERINE SHIANG (State Bar No. 218086)
`3150 Porter Drive
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 813-5000
`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`MARK G. DAVIS
`JOHN R. FUISZ
`STEPHEN K. SHAHIDA
`600 Thirteenth Street, N.
`, 12th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone: (202) 756-8000
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`MPK 108669- 1.065985. 0014