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`May 3, 2013
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`Mr. John J. Donahoe
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`President, Director & CEO
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`eBay inc.
`2085 Hamilton Avenue
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`San Jose, California 95125
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`VIA US. MAIL
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`Re: LANDMARK PATENT USE AND LICENSING OPPORTUNITY
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`Dear Mr. John J. Donahoe:
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`As you may know. Landmark Technology, LLC ("Landmark”) has exclusive rights to
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`certain innovative computer, communication and network technologies relating to
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`Internet searching, e-comn‘ierce, electronic bill pay, on-line banking services,
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`business—to-business transactions, multimedia data processing networks and mobile
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`technologies. Landmark’s wideiy regarded technology covers. among other things,
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`key transaction processes and features used in many electronic commerce systems,
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`including structures which exchange business data amongst trading partners.
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`Landmark’s U.S. Patent No. 5,576.95101 is currently in re-examination. Control
`Number 90i012i685.
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`However, we beiieve that eBay inc.‘s websites, one of which is currently found at
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`www.eBay.com. makes use of the technology covered by our patent. including, but
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`not limited to. Claims 1 & 1B of U.S. Patent No. 5,576,95101, which addresses certain
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`critical aspects of business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions. More
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`precisely, eBay‘s system indexes graphic and textuai information using HyperText
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`Markup LanguageiJAVA script programming along with an associated database to
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`provide users with a computer search system for retrieving information as described
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`in detail by the claims of US. Patent No. 5,576,95101 used at www.eBay.com.
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`Additionally, we believe that eBay’s mobile commerce systems enabled by your
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`applications, some of which can be found at https:ilitunes.applecomlusiartistiebay-
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`inchd282614219 and https:ilplay.googie.comlstoreiappsideveioper?id=e8ay+Mobile,
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`eBay Inc. et al. Exhibit 1013 Page1
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`eBay Inc. et al. Exhibit 1013 Page1
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`Mr. John J. Donahoe — President, Director & CEO
`May 3, 2013
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`also make use of the technology. We believe you will find that Landmark's patent
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`teaches technologies which are contributing significantly to eBay‘s bottom line, and as
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`such, are offering you a license to use our patented technology. For your convenience,
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`enclosed is a draft license agreement and a copy of U.S. Patent No. 5,576,95101.
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`We would like to further outline the details of this licensing opportunity and answer
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`any questions you may have. Moreover, if you are of the opinion that you do not
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`need a license under this patent, it would be helpful if you could give us some
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`insight into your reasons, and we would welcome a dialogue with you on this point.
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`l'm sure you have many questions, and as such, I would like to offer you and your
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`team a detailed presentation showing examples of eBay’s current use of Landmark‘s
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`technology.
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`At your earliest convenience. please suggest upcoming dates and times in which we
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`could have a brief web conference (via GoToMeeting). You can reach me directly via
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`an email at patrick@landmarkEDl.com.
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`All the best.
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`Patrick Nunally, PhD.
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`Executive Vice President - Technology Licensing Group
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`Landmark Technology. LLC
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`patrick@landmarkEDl.com
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`Enclosures (2)
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`eBay Inc. et al. Exhibit 1013 PageZ
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`eBay Inc. et al. Exhibit 1013 Page2
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