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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 16-453 (RGA)
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`DECLARATION OF COUNSEL (MICHAEL A. TOMASULO) IN SUPPORT OF
`ACTIVISION|BLIZZARD, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE AND
`FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF RULE 11
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`skraftschik@mnat.com
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Attorneys for Defendant
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`Michael A. Tomasulo
`Gino Cheng
`David K. Lin
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`(213) 615-1700
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`David P. Enzminger
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`275 Middlefield Road
`Suite 205
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 858-6500
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`February 15, 2017
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`REDACTED -
`PUBLIC VERSION
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`- Original Filing Date
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`February 22, 2017 - Redacted Filing Date
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`Case 1:16-cv-00453-RGA Document 57 Filed 02/22/17 Page 2 of 12 PageID #: 3747
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`DECLARATION OF MICHAEL A. TOMASULO
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`I, Michael A. Tomasulo, make the following Declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746:
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`1.
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`I am counsel for Activision|Blizzard Inc. (“Activision”) in the above-captioned
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`actions. I make this declaration of my own personal knowledge.
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`2.
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`Because the charts attached to the complaint relate to claim 1 of each Asserted
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`Patent, the following table summarizes the subject matter to which each claim 1 is directed.
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`D.I. Asserted Patent
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`Topology Patents
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`Broadcast
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`Add/Drop
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`Portal
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`X
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`X
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`X
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`1-1 U.S. 6,701,344
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`1-2 U.S. 6,714,966
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`1-4 U.S. 6,829,634
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`1-3 U.S. 6,732,147
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`1-5 U.S. 6,910,069
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`1-6 U.S. 6,920,497
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`X
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`X
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`X
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`3.
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`Exhibits 1A-B are true and correct copies of interrogatory responses Activision
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`provided to Acceleration Bay LLC (“Acceleration”).
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`Ex. Description
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`1A
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`1B
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`1
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`4.
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`Exhibits 2A-B
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`Ex. Description
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`2A
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`2B
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`2C
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`2D
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`5.
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`Exhibits 3A-C
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`Ex. Description
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`3A
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`3B
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`3C
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`6.
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`Exhibits 4A-B are excerpts of the file histories of the Asserted Patents. The
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`exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent
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`Description
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`4A ’344 patent
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`Amendment Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.111 dated September 10, 2003
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`4B ’966 patent
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`Amendment Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.111 dated September 10, 2003
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`2
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`7.
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`Exhibits 5A-E are excerpts of the Patent Owner Preliminary Responses that
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`Acceleration filed in the concurrent inter partes review proceedings. The exhibits contain
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`highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent
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`Description
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`5A ’966 patent
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`IPR2015-01951 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`5B ’634 patent
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`IPR2015-01964 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`5C ’344 patent
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`IPR2015-01970 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`5D ’069 patent
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`IPR2016-00726 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`5E
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`’147 patent
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`IPR2016-00747 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`8.
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`Exhibits 6A-C are excerpts of the Patent Owner Preliminary Responses that
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`Acceleration filed in the concurrent inter partes review proceedings. The exhibits contain
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`highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent
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`Description
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`6A ’966 patent
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`IPR2015-01951 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`6B ’634 patent
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`IPR2015-01964 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`6C ’344 patent
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`IPR2015-01970 - Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`9.
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`Exhibit 7
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`10.
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`Exhibit 8A
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`11.
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`Exhibit 9 contains excerpts of Acceleration Bay LLC’s Answering Brief in
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`Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 6,701,344, 6,714,966
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`and 6,829,634, dated October 21, 2016. The exhibit contains highlighting but otherwise is true
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`and correct.
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`12.
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`Exhibits 10A-D are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts relating to Call
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`of Duty (“CoD”) alleging: “the Accused Products create m-regular topologies of players when
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`setting up logical, overlay, and physical network topologies for the Accused Products using
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`different networking libraries, SDKs and APIs.” The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise
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`are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`10A ’344
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`10B ’966
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`10C ’634
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`10D ’147
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`13.
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`Exhibits 11A-D are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts relating to
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`World of Warcraft (“WoW”) alleging: “the m-regular network is present because World of
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`Warcraft operates many servers on many different networking levels, on both the logical,
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`physical, and overlay layers.” The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and
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`correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`11A ’344
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`11B ’966
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`11C ’634
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`11D ’147
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`14.
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`Exhibits 12A-D are excerpts of Acceleration Bay’s infringement charts relating to
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`CoD alleging: the Accused Products “create m-regular topologies of players when setting up . . .
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`physical network topologies.” (Emphasis added.) The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise
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`are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`12A ’344
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`12B ’966
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`12C ’634
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`12D ’147
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`15.
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`Exhibits 13A-D are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts relating to
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`WoW alleging: “the m-regular network is present because World of Warcraft operates many
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`servers on many different networking levels, on both the logical, physical, and overlay layers.”
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`(Emphasis added.) The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`5
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`13A ’344
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`13B ’966
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`13C ’634
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`13D ’147
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`16.
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`Exhibits 14A-D are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts relating to
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`CoD alleging: “m-regular can indicate that each of the players is optimally connected to other
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`players in an optimized manner.” (Emphasis added.) The exhibits contain highlighting but
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`otherwise are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`14A ’344
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`14B ’966
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`14C ’634
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`14D ’147
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`17.
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`Exhibits 15A-D are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts relating to
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`CoD alleging: “[t]he chance of a non-complete graph grows with the total number of players
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`added to the game . . . .” The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`15A ’344
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
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`Case 1:16-cv-00453-RGA Document 57 Filed 02/22/17 Page 8 of 12 PageID #: 3753
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
`this action
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`15B ’966
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`15C ’634
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`15D ’147
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`18.
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`Exhibits 16A-I are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts. Exhibits 16A-
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`D relate to certain source code. Exhibits 16E-I relate to a Microsoft program called “Teredo.”
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`The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`16A ’344
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`16B ’966
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`16C ’634
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`16D ’147
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`16E ’344
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`16F ’966
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`16G ’634
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`16H ’147
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of WoW charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`16I
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`’497
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
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`Case 1:16-cv-00453-RGA Document 57 Filed 02/22/17 Page 9 of 12 PageID #: 3754
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
`this action
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`19.
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`Exhibits 17A-H are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts that it filed
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`against Activision, Electronic Arts Inc., and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., et al. The
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`exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`17A ’344
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`17B ’344
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`17C ’344
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`17D ’344
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`17E ’344
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`17F ’344
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`17G ’344
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`17H ’344
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`Excerpts of CoD charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of FIFA charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`C.A. No. 1:16-CV-454-RGA
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`Excerpts of NHL charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint in
`C.A. No. 1:16-CV-454-RGA
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`Excerpts of PGA Tour charts attached to the June 17, 2016
`Complaint in C.A. No. 1:16-CV-454-RGA
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`Excerpts of Plants v. Zombies charts attached to the June 17, 2016
`Complaint in C.A. No. 1:16-CV-454-RGA
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`Excerpts of NBA 2K charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in C.A. No. 1:16-CV-455-RGA
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`Excerpts of Grand Theft Auto Online charts attached to the June 17,
`2016 Complaint in C.A. No. 1:16-CV-455-RGA
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`20.
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`Exhibit 18
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`21.
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`Exhibit 19
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`Case 1:16-cv-00453-RGA Document 57 Filed 02/22/17 Page 10 of 12 PageID #: 3755
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`22.
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`Exhibit 20A is a true and correct copy of “Special Master Order No. 2 As To
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`Certain Discovery Motions By Both Plaintiff And Defendants” dated April 19, 2016. Exhibit
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`20B contains true and correct excerpts of Plaintiff’s Objections and Responses to Defendants’
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`First Set of Interrogatories (Nos. 1-8). Exhibit 20C contains true and correct excerpts of
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`Plaintiff’s Objections and Responses to Defendants’ Second Set of Interrogatories (No. 9).
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`23.
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`Exhibits 21A-B are printouts of online articles regarding Call of Duty: Advanced
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`Warfare and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true
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`and correct:
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`Ex. Description
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`21A Jeff Grubb, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Does Use Dedicated Servers — But it Also
`Doesn’t, Venture Beat (Nov. 10, 2014), http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/10/call-of-duty-
`advanced-warfare-does-use-dedicated-servers-but-it-also-doesnt/
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`21B Zorine Te, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Confirmed For Dedicated Servers on PC,
`GameSpot (April 28, 2015), http://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-
`3-confirmed-for-dedicated-s/1100-6426961/
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`24.
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`Exhibit 22 contains excerpts of the oral argument slides Acceleration presented at
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`the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on December 7, 2016. The exhibit is true and correct.
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`25.
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`In the prior litigation,
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`26.
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`In the prior litigation,
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`27.
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`Exhibit 23A-E are excerpts of certain limitations of Acceleration’s infringement
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`charts relating to Destiny. The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and correct.
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`Case 1:16-cv-00453-RGA Document 57 Filed 02/22/17 Page 11 of 12 PageID #: 3756
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`23A ’344
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`23B ’966
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`23C ’634
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`23D ’147
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`23E ’069
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`28.
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`Exhibit 24A-D are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts relating to
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`Destiny alleging: the Accused Products “create[ ] m-regular topologies of players when setting
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`up logical and physical network topologies for the Accused Product[s] using different
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`networking libraries, SDKs and APIs.” The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true
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`and correct.
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`24A ’344
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`24B ’966
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`24C ’634
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`24D ’147
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`29.
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`Exhibits 25A-D are excerpts of Acceleration’s infringement charts relating to
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`Destiny containing a diagram. The exhibits contain highlighting but otherwise are true and
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`correct.
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`Case 1:16-cv-00453-RGA Document 57 Filed 02/22/17 Page 12 of 12 PageID #: 3757
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`Ex. Asserted Patent Description
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`25A ’344
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`25B ’966
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`25C ’634
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`25D ’147
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`Excerpts of Destiny charts attached to the June 17, 2016 Complaint
`in this action
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
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`foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 18th day of January, 2017, in Los Angeles,
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`California.
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`/s/ Michael A. Tomasulo
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`Michael A. Tomasulo
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