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`JS44 (Rev, 11/15)
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`CIVIL COVER SHEET
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`I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
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`DEFENDANTS
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`ACCELERATIONBAYLLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Corporation
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`ELECTRONIC ARTSINC., a Delaware Corporation
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`(b) County of Residence ofFirst Listed Plaintiff
`(EXCEPT IN U.S, PLAINTIFF CASES}
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`County of ResidenceofFirst Listed Defendant
`(IN US, PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
`INLAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
`THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED,
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`NOTE:
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`(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
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`Attorneys (ifKnown)
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`Philip A. Rovner, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Hercules Plaza, P.O.
`Box 951, Wilmington, DE 19899 Tel: 302-984-6000
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`Il, BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Plave an “X"in One Box Only)
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`%3 Federal Question
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`Citizen ofThis State
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`IV, NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X"in One Box Onty)
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`OTHER STATUTES =
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`© 110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY=|O 625 Drug Related SeizurePERSONAL INJURY © 422 Appeal 28 USC 158 O) 375 False Claims Act
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`ofProperty 21 USC 881
`[19 423 Withdrawal
`CG 310 Airplane
`O 120 Marine
`(1 365 Personal Injury -
`O 376 Qui Tam (31 USC
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`© 690 Other
`28 USC 157
`O 130 Miller Act
`J 315 Airplane Product
`ProductLiability
`3729(a))
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`(7 140 Negotiable Instrument
`Liability
`0 367 Health Care/
`(1 400 State Reapportionment
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`C1 150 Recovery of Overpayment|[1 320 Assault, Libel & Pharmaceutical 0 410 Antitrust
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`O 820 Copyrights
`& Enforcementof Judgment
`Slander
`PersonalInjury
`430 Banks and Banking
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`PF 830 Patent
`151 Medicare Act
`D 330 Federal Employers’
`ProductLiability
`O 450 Commerce
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`O 840 Trademark
`O 152 Recovery of Defaulted
`Livbility
`. C1 368 Asbestos Personal
`© 460 Deportation
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`Student Loans
`0 340 Marine
`Injury Product
`470 RacketeerInfluenced and
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`(Excludes Veterans)
`D 345 Marine Product
`Liability
`Corrupt Organizations
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`PERSONAL PROPERTY {C1 710 Fair Labor Standards
`O 861 HIA (1395ff)
`O) 153 Recovery of Overpayment
`Liability
`07 480 Consumer Credit
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`of Veteran’s Benefits
`1) 350 Motor Vehicle
`1) 370 Other Fraud
`O 490 Cable/Sat TV
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`1) 862 Black Lung (923)
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`DO 160 Stockholders’ Suits C1 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(z))|CI 850 Securities/Commodities/1 355 Motor Vehicle O 371 Truth in Lending O 720 Labor/Management
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`Relations
`O 864 SSID Title XVI
`© 190 Other Contract
`ProductLiability
`1 380 Other Personal
`Exchange
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`0 740 Railway Labor Act
`1 865 RSI (405(g))
`CJ 195 Contract Product Liability
`| 360 Other Personal
`Property Damage
`OC 890 OtherStatutory Actions
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`0 751 Family and Medical
`196 Franchise
`Injury
`0 385 Property Dainage
`0 891 Agricultural Acts
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`Leave Act
`362 Personal Injury -
`Product Liability
`© 893 Environmental Matters
`O 895 Freedom ofInformation
`Medical Malpractice
`OF 790 Other LaborLitigation
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`(3 791 Employee Retirement
`Act
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`© 440 OtherCivil Rights
`O 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
`OF 896 Arbitration
`Habeas Corpus:
`IncomeSecurity Act
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`0 441 Voting
`O 463 Alien Detaines
`or Defendant)
`£} 899 Administrative Procedure
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`0) 442 Employment
`O 510 Motions to Vacate
`O 871 IRS—Third Party
`Act/Reviewor Appeal of
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`CO) 443 Housing/
`Sentence
`26 USC 7609
`Agency Decision
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`Accommodations
`0) 530 General
`(1 950 Constitutionality of
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`© 445 Amer, w/Disabilities -|( 535 Death Penalty
`State Statutes
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`CO 462 Naturalization Application
`Employment
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`O 540 Mandamus & Other
`0 446 Amer. w/Disabilities -
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`C465 Other bnmigration
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`0 $50 Civil Rights
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`0 555 Prison Condition
`0 448 Education
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`Conditions of
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`Confinement
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`V. ORIGIN (Place an “X"in One Box Only)
`2X1 Original 3>Remanded from 4 Reinstated or2 Removed from DO 5S Transferred from © 6 Multidistrict
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`Ge be US. Civil Statute under which you are filing (De aateltejurisdictionalstatutes unless diversity):
`U.S.C. § 1, ef. seq.
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`VI, CAUSE OF ACTIONfinerdcsoniption of cause:
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`patent infringement
`VII REQUESTED IN
`0) CHECKIF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
`DEMAND$
`CHECKYESonly if demanded in complaint:
`COMPLAINT:
`UNDERRULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
`JURY DEMAND:
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`VOI. RELATED CASE(S)
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`Richard G, Andrews
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`SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
`06/17/2016
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`FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
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`The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained hereinneither replace nor supplementthefiling and service ofpleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
`provided by localrules ofcourt, This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the
`Clerk of Court for the
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`purposeofinitiating the civil docket sheet.
`(SRE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXTPAGOF THIS FORM)
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunneli LLP, 1201 N.
`Market St., P.O. Box 1347, Wilmington, DE 19899 Tel: 302-658-9200
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`Ill. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES(Place an “x”in One Boxfor Plaintiff
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`and One Boxfor Defendant)
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`OC 210 Land Condemnation
`220 Foreclosure
`© 230 Rent Lease & Bjechnent
`0) 240 Torts to Land
`(1 245 Tort Product Liability
`© 290 All Other Real Property
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`AMOUNT
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`APPLYING IFP
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`Case 1:16-cv-00454-RGA Document 1-4 Filed 06/17/16 Page 2 of 2 PagelD #: 672
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`JS 44 Reverse (Rev. 11/15)
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`INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET FORM JS 44
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`Authority For Civil Cover Sheet
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`The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplementsthe filings and service of pleading or other papers as
`required 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 forthe use of the Clerk of Court for the purposeofinitiating the civil docket sheet. Consequently,a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of
`Court for each civil complaintfiled. The attorney filing a case should complete the form as follows:
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`L(a)
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`(b)
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`(e)
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`Plaintiffs-Defendants, Enter names(last, first, middle initial) of plaintiff and defendant. If the plaintiff or defendant is a governmentagency, use
`only the full name or standard abbreviations. Ifthe plaintiff or defendant is an official within a governmentagency, identify first the agency and
`then the official, giving both nameandtitle.
`County of Residence, For each civil case filed, except U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county where the first listed plaintiff resides at the
`time offiling,
`In U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county in whichthe first listed defendantresides at the timeoffiling.
`(NOTE: In land
`condemnation cases, the county of residence of the "defendant"is the location of the tract of land involved.)
`Attorneys, Enterthe firm name, address, telephone number, and attorney of record, If there are several attorneys,list them on an attachment, noting
`in this section "(see attachment)".
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`Jurisdiction, The basis ofjurisdiction is set forth under Rule 8(a), F.R.Cv.P., which requires that jurisdictions be shown in pleadings. Place an "X"
`in one of the boxes, If there is more than one basis ofjurisdiction, precedence is given in the order shown below.
`United States plaintiff.
`(1) Jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C, 1345 and 1348, Suits by agenciesand officers of the United States are included here,
`United States defendant, (2) Whentheplaintiff is sning the United States, its officers or agencies, place an "X"in this box,
`Federal question,
`(3) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C, 1331, where jurisdiction arises under the Constitution of the United States, an amendment
`to the Constitution, an act of Congress ora treaty of the United States.
`In cases where the U.S. is a party, the U.S. plaintiff or defendant code takes
`precedence, and box | or 2 should be marked.
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`Diversity of citizenship. (4) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C, 1332, where parties are citizens ofdifferent states, When Box4is checked, the
`citizenship of the different parties must be checked, (See Section II below; NOTE: federal question actions take precedence overdiversity
`cases.)
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`Residence(citizenship) of Principal Parties, This section ofthe JS 44 is to be completedifdiversity of citizenship was indicated above, Markthis
`section for each principal party,
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`Nature of Suit, Place an "X" in the appropriate box. Ifthe nature of suit cannot be determined, be sure the cause of action, in Section VI below,is
`sufficient to enable the deputy clerkor the statistical clerk(s) in the Administrative Office to determine the nature of suit. If the cause fits more than
`one nature ofsuit, select the most definitive.
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`Origin, Place an "X" in one ofthe six boxes.
`Original Proceedings, (1) Cases which originate in the United States district courts,
`Removed from State Court, (2) Proceedingsinitiated in state courts may be removedto the district courts underTitle 28 U.S.C., Section 1441.
`When the petition for removal is granted, checkthis box,
`Remanded from Appellate Court.
`(3) Checkthis box for cases remanded to the district court for further action, Use the date of remand as the filing
`date.
`Reinstated or Reopened. (4) Check this box for cases reinstated or reopened in the district court, Use the reopeningdate as the filing date.
`Transferred from AnotherDistrict.
`(5) For cases transferred under Title 28 U.S.C. Section. 1404(a). Do notuse this for within district transfers or
`multidistrict litigation transfers,
`Multidistrict Litigation,
`(6) Check this box when a multidistrict case is transferred into the district under authority of Title 28 U.S.C, Section 1407,
`Whenthis box is checked, do not check(5) above.
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`Cause of Action. Report the civil statute directly related to the cause of action and give a brief description of the cause, Do not cite jurisdictional
`statutes unless diversity. Example: U.S. Civil Statute: 47 USC 553 Brief Description: Unauthorized reception of cable service
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`Requested in Complaint, Class Action. Place an "X"in this box if you are filing a class action under Rule 23, F.R.Cv.P.
`Demand. In this space enter the actual dollar amount being demandedorindicate other demand, such as a preliminary injunction,
`Jury Demand. Checkthe appropriate box to indicate whetherornot a jury is being demanded.
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`Related Cases. This section of the JS 44 is used to reference related pending cases, if any. If there are related pending cases, insert the docket
`numbers and the corresponding judge names for such cases,
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`Date and Attorney Signature. Date andsign the civil cover sheet.
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