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`COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY
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`JUDGMENT 0F PATENT NON-
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`Xilinx, Inc. {“Xilinx” or “Plaintil'l”‘), by and through its undersigned counsel, complains
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`against Invention Investment Fund I LP, Invention Investment Fund Il LLC, Intellectual Ventures
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`LLC, Intellectual Ventures Management LLC, Intellectual Ventures I LLC, Intellectual Ventures
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`NATURE OF THE ACTION
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`1.
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`This is an action for declaratory judgment of patent non-infringement, invalidity,
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`and uncntorceability arising under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of the United
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`States Code.
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`Plaintiff, Xilinx, is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at.
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`2 l 00 Logic Drive, San Jose, California 95 l24. Xilinx is engaged in the business ofdesigning,
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`E developing, and marketing complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced
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`integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as intellectual
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`property cores, design services, customer training, field engineering, and customer support.
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`0n information and belief, Defendants, Invention Investment Fund I LP, is a
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`Delaware limited partnership, and Invention Investment Fund II LLC, Intellectual Ventures LLC,
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`Intellectual Ventures Management LLC, Intellectual Ventures I LLC, Intellectual Ventures II
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`LLC, and are Delaware limited liability companies each with their principal place ofbusiness
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`3150 1391'1 Avenue SE, Building 4, Bellevue, Washington 98005.
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`0n information and belief, each of. the Defendants is in the business of acquiring
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`' and licensing patents and patent portfolios. Upon information and belief, each ot‘the Defendants
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`is otherwise subject to thejurisdiction of this Court. Throughout this complaint, the defendants
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`are collectively referred to as “IV".
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`This actiou arises under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 313391.,
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`under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of the United States Code. This Court has
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`subject-matterjurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338, l367, 2201, and 2202.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants by virtue of their sufficient
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`minimum contacts with this forum as a result of the business they conduct within the State of
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`California and within the Northern District ot‘California.
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`Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 139l(b)—(c) and 1400(b).
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`For purposes of intradistrict assignment pursuant to Civil Local Rules 3-2(c) and
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`3-503), this Intellectual Property Action is to be assigned on a district-wide basis.
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`THE PATENTS-IN~SUIT
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`9.
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`The United States Patent and "I‘rademark Office (the “USP’I‘O’U issued United
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`States Patent No. 5,524,251 (“the ‘251 patent”), entitled “Microcomputer having ALU
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`Performing Min and Max Operations," on June 4, 1996
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 5,687,325 (“the ’325 patent”),
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`entitled “Application Specific Field Programmable Gate Array,” on November 1 l, 1997. On
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`December 8, 2010, Intellectual Ventures I], LLC alleged infringement of the ‘325 patent by
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`Altera Corporation, Microsemi Corporation, and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation in case 1 :10-
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`ev-01065 filed in the District ofDelawarc.
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`"the USPTO issued United States Patent No. $351,736 (“the ’236 patent”),
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`entitled “Testable Electronic System." on May 12, 1998.
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`The USFIO issued United States Patent No. 5,387,165 (“the ’165 patent”),
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,252,527 (“the ’52? patent”),
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`entitled “Interface Unit for Serial-to-Parallel Conversion andfor Parallel-to~Serial Conversion,”
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`on June 26, 2001.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,260,083r (“the ’087 patent”),
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`E entitled “Embedded Configurable Logic ASIC,” on July 10, 2001 On December 8, 201 0,
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`Intellectual Ventures II, LLC alleged infringement of the ‘325 patent by Altcra Corporation,
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`Microsemi Corporation, and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation in case l :10—cv-01065 filed in
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`the District of Delaware.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,272,646 (“the ’646 patent”),
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`entitled “Programmable Logic Device Having an Integrated Phase Lock Loop,” on August 7,
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`200]. On December 8, 2010, Intellectual Ventures ll, LLC alleged infringement of the ‘325
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`patent by Altera Corporation, Microsemi Corporation, and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation in
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`case lzltl-ev—0l065 tiled in the District of Delaware.
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`'li’he USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,321,331 (“the ‘331 patent”),
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`entitted “Real Time Debugger Interface for Embedded Systems,” on November 20, 2001.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,408,415 (“the ’415 patent”),
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`entitled “Test Mode Setup Circuit for Microcontroller Unit,” on J one 18, 2002.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,682,865 (“the ’865 patent”),
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`entitled “On-Chip Service Processor for Test and Debug of Integrated Circuits," on February 3,
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`2004.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,698,001 (“the ’001 patent”),
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`I: entitled "Method for Generating Register Transfer Level Code,” on February 24, 2004.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,747,350 (“the ’350 patent”),
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`I entitled “Flip Chip Package Structure,” on June 8, 2004.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,768,497 (“the “49'? patent”),
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`entitled “Elastic Presentation Space,” on July 27, 2004.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 6,993,669 (“the ’669 patent”),
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`1' entitled “Low Power Clocking Systems and Methods," on January 31, 2006. On December 8,
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`2010, Intellectual Ventures 1, LLC alleged infringement of the ”325 patent by Altera Corporation
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`and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation in case 1:10—cv-01065 filed in the District of Delaware.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 7,080,301 (“the ’301 patent”),
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`entitled “On-Chip Service Processor,” on July 18, 2006.
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`The USPTO issued United States Patent No. 7,100,061 (“the ’06] patent”),
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`entitled “Adaptive Power Control," on August 29, 2006.
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`FIRST COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Non—Infringement of the ’25] Patent)
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`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 24 are incorporated by reference
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`26.
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`IV claims to be the owuer and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
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`the ’25! patent.
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`27.
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`IV has accused Plaintiff ofinfringing the ’251 patent through its manufacture, sale,
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`use, andfor importation of certain integrated circuits, and has asserted that Plaintiff must take a
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`license to the ”251 patent to lawfully continue the manufacture, sale, use, andfor importation of
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`these integrated circuits.
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`28.
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`Plaintiff has informed IV that Plaintiff contends that it has the right to engage in
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`the manufacture, sate, use, andfor importation of thCSe integrated circuits without a license to the
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`29.
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`Under ali the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
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`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the non-infringement of the
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`’25l patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiffand IV
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`On information and belief, Plaintiff has not directly or indirectly infringed any
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`vaiid and enforceable claims ofthe “251 patent, either literally or under the doctrine of
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`Ajudicial deetaration ot‘non—infringement of the ’251 patent is necessary and
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`SECOND COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity of the ’25] Patent)
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`The allegations contained in paragraphs I through 31 are incorporated by reference
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`Under all the circumstances in this diSpute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
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`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the invalidity of the '251
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`patent. A valid and justiciabie controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and IV within
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`On information and belief, the ’25} patent is invalid because ol'its i'aiiure to
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`comply with one or more of the requirements of the patent laws of the United States, including,
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`without limitation, 3S U.S.C. §§ 10!, 102, 103, andfor 112.
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`A judicial declaration of invalidity of the ”251 patent is necessary and appropriate
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`THIRD COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Lack of Standing to Enforce the '25] Patent)
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`line allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 35 are incorporated by reference
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`IV claims to be the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
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`On information and belief, IV has not shown that it has the right to bring an action
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`39.
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`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
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`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to whether [V has standing to
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`enforce the '251 patent. A valid and justiciablc controversy has arisen and exists between
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`Plaintiff and 1V within the meaning ot‘28 U.S.C. § 2201.
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`Ajudicial declaration that IV lacks standing to enforce the ’25] patent is necessary
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`FOURTH COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement of the ’325 Patent)
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`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 40 are incorporated by reference
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`42.
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`{V claims to be the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
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`IV has accused Plaintiff of infringing the “325 patent through its manufacture, sale.
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`license to the “325 patent to lawfully continue the manufacture, sale, use, and/or importation of
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`44.
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`Plaintiff has informed IV that Plaintiff contends that it has the right to engage in
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`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
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`Upon information and belief, Plaintiff has not directly or indirectly infringed any
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`A judicial declaration of non—infringement of the ”325 patent is necessary and
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`FIFTH COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity of the '325 Patent)
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`48.
`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 47 are incorporated by reference
`as if fully set herein.
`I
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`49.
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`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
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`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the invalidity of the ’325
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`patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and IV within
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`the meaning of28 U.S.C. § 2201.
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`50.
`
`Upon information and belief, the “325 patent is invalid because of its failure to
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`comply with one or more of the requirements of the patent laws of the United States, including,
`
`without limitation, 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102, l03, andfor 112.
`
`51.
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`A judicial declaration of invalidity ot‘the ’325 patent is necessary and appropriate
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`in order to resolve this controversy.
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`SIXTH COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Lack of Standing to Enforce the ’325 Patent)
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`52.
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`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 51 are incorporated by reference
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`as if fully set herein.
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`53.
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`IV claims to he the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
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`the “325 patent.
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`54.
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`On information and belief, IV has not shown that it has the right to bring an action
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`to enforce the ’325 patent.
`
`55.
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`Under all the circumstances In this dispute, [V has, at a minimum, created a
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`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to whether IV has standing to
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`enforce the ’3 25 patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between
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`Plaintiff and IV within the meaning of28 U.S.C. § 2201.
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`S6.
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`A judicial declaration that IV lacks standing to enforce the ’325 patent is necessary
`
`and appropriate in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`SEVENTH COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement of the ’736 Patent)
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`57.
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`'1”he allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 56 are incorporated by reference
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`as if fully set herein.
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`58.
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`IV claims to be the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
`
`the ”736 patent.
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`59.
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`IV has accused Plaintiff of infringing the ’736 patent through its manufacture, sale,
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`use, andfor importation of certain integrated circuits, and has aSSerted that Plaintiff must take a
`
`license to the ‘736 patent to lawfully continue the manufacture, sale, use, and/or importation of
`
`these integrated circuits.
`
`60.
`
`Plaintiff has informed lV that Plaintiff contends that it has the right to engage in
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`the manufacture, sale, use, andfor importation ot‘these integrated circuits without a license to the
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`”736 patent.
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`6!.
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`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum. created a
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`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the nan—infringement of the
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`’736 patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and IV
`
`within the meaning of28 USC. § 220i.
`
`62.
`
`On information and belief, Plaintiff has not directly or indirectly infringed any
`
`valid and enforceable claims of the ‘736 patent, either literally or under the doctrine of
`
`equivalents.
`
`63.
`
`Ajudicial declaration of nonuinfringement 0f the ’736 patent is necessary and
`
`appropriate in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`EIGHTH COUNT
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`("Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity of the ’736 Patent)
`
`64.
`
`'Ihe allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 63 are incorporated by reference
`
`as if fully set herein.
`
`65.
`
`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the invalidity of the '736
`
`patent. A valid andjusticiable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and IV within
`
`the meaning 01’28 U.S.C. § 2201-
`
`66.
`
`On information and belief, the ‘736 patent is invalid because of its failure to
`
`comply with one or more of the requirements of the patent laws of the United States, including,
`
`without limitation, 35 U.S.C. §§ 10!, 102, 103, andfor 112.
`
`67.
`
`Ajudicial declaration of invalidity of the ”736 patent is necessary and appropriate
`
`in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`NINTH COUNT
`
`(Declaratory Judgment of Lack of Standing to Enforce the ’736 Patent)
`
`68.
`
`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 67 are incorporated by reference
`
`as it‘fully set herein.
`
`69.
`
`IV claims to be the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
`
`the "336 patent.
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`78'.
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`On information and beiief, IV has not shown that it has the right to bring an action
`
`to enforce the ’736 patent.
`
`71.
`
`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to whether IV has standing to
`
`enforce the ’736 patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between
`
`Plaintiff and IV within the meaning of28 U.S.C. § 2201.
`
`72.
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`A judicial declaration that IV lacks standing to enforce the ’736 patent is necessary
`
`and appropriate in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`TENTH COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement 0f the ’165 Patent)
`
`73.
`
`The aliegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 72 are incorporated by reference
`
`as if fully set herein.
`
`?4.
`
`IV ciaims to be the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
`
`the ’i65 patent.
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`75.
`
`IV has accused I’Iaintiff of infringing the ‘165 patent through its manufacture, safe.
`
`use, andfor importation of certain integrated circuits, and has asserted that Plaintiff must take a
`
`license to the ’165 patent to Iawfiilly continue the manutacture, sale, use, andfor importation of
`
`these integrated circuits.
`
`76.
`
`Plaintiff has informed 1V that Plaintiff contends that it has the right to engage in
`
`the manufacture, sale, use, andfor importation of these integrated circuits without a license to the
`
`”165 patent.
`
`77.
`
`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the non—infringement of the
`
`’165 patent. A valid andjusticiable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and IV
`
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`3 within the meaning of28 U.S.C. § 220].
`
`7'8.
`
`On information and belief, Plaintiff has not directly or indirectly infringed any
`
`valid and enforceable claims of the ‘ 165 patent, either literally or under the doctrine of
`
`; equivalents.
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`7'9.
`
`A judicial declaration ol‘non-int‘ringement ofthc ’165 patent is necessary and
`
`appropriate in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`ELEVENTH COUNT
`
`(Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity of the ’165 Patent)
`
`80.
`
`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 79 are incorporated by reference
`
`as if fully set herein.
`
`81.
`
`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, [V has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the invalidity of the ’ 165
`
`patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and IV within
`
`the meaning 01°28 U.S.C. § 2201.
`
`82.
`
`On information and belief, the “165 patent is invalid because ofits failure to
`
`comply with one or more of the requirements ofthe patent laws of the "United States, including,
`
`without limitation, 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102, 103, andfor 112.
`
`83.
`
`Ajudicial declaration of invalidity of the ‘165 patent is necessary and appropriate
`
`in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`TWELFTH COUNT
`
`(Declaratory Judgment of Lack of Standing to Enforce the ’165 Patent)
`
`84.
`
`The allegations contained in paragraphs I through 83 are incorporated by reference
`
`
`
`: as if fully set herein.
`
`85. W claims to be the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
`
`the ’165 patent.
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`86.
`
`On information and belief, IV has not shown that it has the right to bring an action
`
`to enforce the ’165 patent.
`
`87.
`
`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to whether W has standing to
`
`enforce the ’ 165 patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between
`
`Plaintiff and 1V within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2201.
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`88.
`
`Ajudicial declaration that [V lacks standing to enforce the ”165 patent is necessary
`
`and appropriate in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`THIRTEENTI-I COUNT
`
`(Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement of the ‘52? Patent)
`
`89.
`
`The allegations contained in paragraphs I through 88 are incorporated by reference
`
`as if fully set herein.
`
`90.
`
`IV claims to be the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
`
`the ‘52? patent.
`
`91.
`
`IV has accused Plaintiff of infringing the ’52? patent through its manufacture, sale,
`
`use, and/”or importation of certain integrated circuits, and has asserted that Plaintiff must take a
`
`license to the ’52? patent to lawfully continue the manufacture, sale, use, andfor importation of
`
`these integrated circuits.
`
`92.
`
`Plaintiff has informed N that Plaintiff contends that it has the right to engage in
`
`the manufacture, sale, use, andfor importation of these integrated circuits without a license to the
`
`‘52? patent.
`
`93.
`
`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the non~infringement ot‘the
`
`’52? patent. A valid and justiciable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and [V
`
`within the meaning ot'28 U.S.C. § 2201.
`
`94.
`
`Upon information and belief, Plaintiff has not directly or indirectly infringed any
`
`valid and enforceable claims ofthc ’52? patent, either literally or under the doctrine of
`equivalents.
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`
`95.
`
`Ajudicial declaration of non-infringement of the ”527 patent is necessary and
`
`appropriate in order to resalve this controversy.
`
`FOU RTEENTH COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity of the ’52?” Patent)
`
`96.
`
`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 95 are incorporated by reference
`
`as if fully set herein.
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`97.
`
`Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
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`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the invalidity of the ’52?
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`patent. A valid and justiciabie controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and 1V within
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`the meaning 01°28 U.S.C. § 2201.
`
`98.
`
`Upon information and belief, the ’52? patent is invalid because of its failure to
`
`comply with one or more of the requirements of the patent laws of the United States, including,
`
`without limitation, 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102, 103, andr’or l 12.
`
`99.
`
`Ajudiciai declaration of invalidity of the ”527 patent is necessary and appropriate
`
`in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`FIFTEE-NTI-I COUNT
`
`(Declaratory Judgment of Lack of Standing to Enforce the ’52? Patent)
`
`£00.
`
`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 99 are incorporated by reference
`
`as if fully set herein.
`
`101.
`
`[V claims to he the owner and assignee of all rights, title, and interest in and under
`
`the ’52? patent.
`
`102.
`
`On information and belief, IV has not shown that it has the right to bring an action
`
`to enforce the ”527 patent.
`
`103. Under all the circumstances in this dispute, IV has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial. immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to whether IV has standing to
`
`enforce the ”527 patent. A valid and justieiable controversy has arisen and exists between
`
`Plaintiff and [V within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2201.
`
`104.
`
`A judicial declaration that W lacks standing to enforce the ”527 patent is necessary
`
`and appropriate in order to resolve this controversy.
`
`SIXTEENTH COUNT
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`(Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement of the ’08? Patent)
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`105.
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`The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 104 are incorporated by
`
`reference as if fully set herein.
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`106.
`
`IV claims to be the owner and assignee ofall rights, title, and interest in and under
`
`the ’087 patent.
`
`107.
`
`IV has accused Plaintiff of infringing the ’08? patent through its manufacture, saleE
`
`use, andfor importation of certain integrated circuits, and has asserted that Plaintiff must take a
`
`license to the ’08? patent to lawfully continue the manufacture, sale, use, andx’or importation of
`
`these integrated circuits.
`
`108.
`
`Plaintiff has informed N that Plaintiff contends that it has the right to engage in
`
`the manufacture, sale, use, andfor importation of these integrated circuits without a license to the
`
`‘087 patent.
`
`109. Under all the circumstances in this dispute, W has, at a minimum, created a
`
`substantial, immediate, and real controversy between the parties as to the non-infringement of the
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`‘087 patent. A valid and justieiable controversy has arisen and exists between Plaintiff and 1V
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`within the meaning of 28 USC. § 2201.
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`110.
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`Upon

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