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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
`WESTERN DIVISION
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 2:12-cv-2829 JPM-tmp
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`JURY DEMAND
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`INITIAL INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS AND DOCUMENT PRODUCTION
`ACCOMPANYING INITIAL INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS
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`Plaintiff B.E. Technology, L.L.C. (“Plaintiff” or “B.E.”) hereby submits to Defendant
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`Microsoft Corporation (“Defendant” or “Microsoft”) its Initial Infringement Contentions and
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`Document Production Accompanying Initial Infringement Contentions pursuant to Local Patent
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`Rules 3.1 and 3.2.
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`Plaintiff makes these contentions based upon information reasonably available to it as of
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`this date. Plaintiff has not completed its preparation of this matter for trial and discovery has not
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`yet begun. Because Plaintiff’s investigations are ongoing and discovery is not yet complete,
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`Plaintiff reserves the right to amend, modify, supplement, or narrow any portion of its asserted
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`claims and infringement contentions, including, but not limited to, the identification of the claims
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`infringed by Defendant and of the products and/or services accused of infringement. In
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`particular, B.E. reserves the right to supplement its contentions as necessary and in accordance
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`with this Court’s Local Rules in light of Defendant’s future document production, interrogatory
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`answers, admissions, disclosures, fact witness testimony expert witness evidence, additional
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`discovery, future rulings from the Court, any amendments to the pleadings, any additional items
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 1
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`of evidence, and/or for any other reason authorized by statute, rule, or applicable case law. B.E.
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`similarly reserves the right to supplement its Initial Infringement Contentions to assert
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`infringement of claims currently not addressed. B.E. further reserves the right to supplement its
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`Initial Infringement Contentions and the associated infringement claim charts after Defendant
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`identifies which claim elements it contends are not present in Defendant’s products and/or
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`services, and the bases for any such contentions.
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`I.
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`L.P.R 3.1: INITIAL INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS.
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`A.
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`Identification Of Asserted Claims.
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`Based on the information presently known and reasonably available to Plaintiff, Plaintiff
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`identifies Claims 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, and 20 of U.S. Pat. No. 6,628,314 (“the ’314 patent”); and
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`Claims 2-3 of U.S. Pat. No. 6,771,290 (“the ’290 Patent”) to be the Asserted Claims. These
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`contentions of Asserted Claims are, at this stage in the proceedings, necessarily limited in the
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`sense that Plaintiff has had limited access to information concerning the structure and function of
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`Defendant’s products and/or services. Plaintiff therefore reserves the right to supplement these
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`contentions as it obtains additional information concerning Defendant’s products and/or services
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`over the course of discovery.
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`The applicable statutory subsections of 35 U.S.C. § 271 for each of the Asserted Claims
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`are as follows:
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`Claims 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, and 20 of the ’314 Patent: 35 U.S.C. §§ 271(a).
`Claims 2-3 of the ’290 Patent: 35 U.S.C. §§ 271(a).
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`Plaintiff reserves the right to amend, modify, supplement, or narrow these contentions
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`pursuant to Local Patent Rule 3.11 as discovery in this case proceeds.
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`B.
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`Identification Of Accused Instrumentalities.
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., without the benefit of complete
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`discovery from Defendant, B.E. presently accuses at least (but not limited to) the following of
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`Defendant’s products and/or services of infringing the Asserted Claims of the ’314 Patent: Bing
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`Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Windows Ads in App, any other products and/or services identified
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`in the attached Appendix A, and all reasonably similar products and/or services (“Accused
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`Instrumentalities”).
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., without the benefit of complete
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`discovery from Defendant, B.E. presently accuses at least (but not limited to) the following of
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`Defendant’s products and/or services of infringing the Asserted Claims of the ’290 Patent:
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`Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Xbox 360, any other products and/or services identified in the
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`attached Appendix B, and all reasonably similar products and/or services (“Accused
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`Instrumentalities”). In addition, B.E. presently accuses all of Defendant’s products and/or
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`services with the following programs, features, software, firmware, or applications of infringing
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`the Asserted Claims of the ’290 patent: Xbox Live, Xbox Music, Apps Marketplace, Windows
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`Store, Xbox Video, and Xbox Games (also, “Accused Instrumentalities”).
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., B.E. contends that the Asserted
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`Claims of the ’314 Patent and ’290 Patent are infringed by the Accused Instrumentalities. B.E.
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`believes that discovery will reveal additional Accused Instrumentalities, products, and/or services
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`that infringe the ’314 Patent and ’290 Patent, and B.E. explicitly reserves the right to amend,
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`modify, supplement, or narrow its contentions to identify additional Accused Instrumentalities,
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`products, and/or services pursuant to Local Patent Rule 3.11.
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`C.
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`Claim Chart Identifying Claim Elements Present In Accused
`Instrumentalities.
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., without the benefit of complete
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`discovery from Defendant, B.E. provides the attached Appendix A (which explains how the
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`Accused Instrumentalities and other products/services infringe each of the Asserted Claims of
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`the ’314 Patent) and Appendix B (which explains how the Accused Instrumentalities and other
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`products/services infringe each of the Asserted Claims of the ’290 Patent). B.E.’s attached
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`Appendices are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. The infringement
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`contention charts appended hereto are exemplary and not limiting, and address the Asserted
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`Claims without the benefit of full discovery. Any citations included in the infringement
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`contention charts are exemplary only, and should not be construed to be limiting.
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`In the attached Appendices containing B.E.’s infringement contention charts, B.E. has
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`subdivided each Asserted Claim to better explain where each claim element may be found with
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`the respective Accused Instrumentalities and other products/services. The subdivisions in the
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`appended infringement contention charts should not be taken as an indication of the boundaries
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`of claim elements with respect to doctrine of equivalents, or any other issue. Additionally, the
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`Accused Instrumentalities and Defendant’s other products/services may infringe the Asserted
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`Claims in multiple ways. B.E. reserves the right to provide an alternative claim mapping or
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`infringement contention.
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`B.E. reserves the right to amend, modify, supplement, or narrow these contentions
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`pursuant to Local Patent Rule 3.11 as discovery in this case proceeds.
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`D.
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`Identification Of Direct Infringement Underlying Allegations Of Indirect
`Infringement.
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`B.E. contends that the Asserted Claims of the ’314 Patent and ’290 Patent are directly
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`infringed by Defendant. Defendant, without B.E.’s authority, directly infringes the Asserted
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`Claims of the ’314 Patent and ’290 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by making, using, offering to
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`sell, or sell its Accused Instrumentalities and other products/services within the United States, or
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`imports into the United States its Accused Instrumentalities and other products/services.
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`B.E. reserves the right to amend, modify, supplement, or narrow these contentions
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`pursuant to Local Patent Rule 3.11 as discovery in this case proceeds.
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`E.
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`Identification Of Elements Present Literally And Present Under The
`Doctrine Of Equivalents.
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`Based on the information presently available to B.E., B.E. contends that each Asserted
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`Claim is literally met in the Accused Instrumentalities and/or other Defendant products/services.
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`At present, B.E. knows of no elements of the Asserted Claims where the doctrine of equivalents
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`would change the infringement analysis set forth in the attached infringement claim charts.
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`Without the benefit of the Court’s claim construction, B.E. presently believes that Defendant’s
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`Accused Instrumentalities and other products/services literally infringe the Asserted Claims of
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`the ’314 Patent and ’290 Patent.
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`Regardless, B.E. also contends that each Asserted Claim is met in the Accused
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`Instrumentalities and/or other Defendant products/services under the doctrine of equivalents.
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`Specifically, to the extent a claim element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of
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`equivalents because they perform substantially the same function, in substantially the same way,
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`to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent that any differences are alleged to exist
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`between the Asserted Claims and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities, products and/or
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`services, such differences are insubstantial.
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`Information regarding the formulations of the Accused Instrumentalities and Defendant’s
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`products/services, and the processing conditions used to manufacture the Accused
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`Instrumentalities and Defendant’s products/services, is either confidential or is not publically
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`available. Following discovery regarding Defendant’s products/services, Accused
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`Instrumentalities, and technical information relating to the Accused Instrumentalities and
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`Defendant’s products/services, B.E. reserves the right to amend, modify, supplement, or narrow
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`these contentions pursuant to Local Patent Rule 3.11 as discovery in this case proceeds.
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`Moreover, because discovery has not yet commenced, B.E. reserves the right to further apply the
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`doctrine of equivalents to each and every Asserted Claim element after full discovery from
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`Defendant, or as appropriate in response to the Court’s legal determination of issues, including,
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`without limitation, the construction of the Asserted Claims.
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`Should Defendant contend that any element or limitation of the Asserted Claims is absent
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`in an Accused Instrumentality and/or Defendant’s products/services, B.E. reserves the right to
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`demonstrate that the allegedly missing element or limitation is present in the Accused
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`Instrumentality and/or Defendant’s products/services under the doctrine of equivalents.
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`F.
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`Identification Of Priority Date.
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`The ’314 patent was filed on October 30, 2000, claiming priority from Division of U.S.
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`Patent Application No. 09/118,351, filed July 17, 1998, now U.S. Patent No. 6,141,010. Thus,
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`the ’314 Patent and each asserted claim are entitled to a priority date of at least as early as July
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`17, 1998. The ’290 patent was filed on July 16, 1999, claiming priority from Continuation-in-
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`Part of U.S. Patent Application No. 09/118,351, filed July 17, 1998, now U.S. Patent No.
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`6,141,010. Thus, the ’290 Patent and each asserted claim are entitled to a priority date of at least
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`as early as July 17, 1998. B.E. reserves the right to present evidence that the ’314 Patent and the
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`’290 Patent are entitled to an earlier priority date based on an earlier conception of the claimed
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`inventions and an earlier diligent reduction to practice.
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`G. Willful Infringement.
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., without the benefit of complete
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`discovery from Defendant, B.E. contends that Defendant willfully infringed the ’314 Patent and
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`’290 Patent beginning no later than September 2012 when B.E. filed its Complaint for Patent
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`Infringement against Defendant. Plaintiff believes that discovery will reveal that Defendant was
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`aware of the ’314 Patent and the ’290 Patent long before September 2012, but Defendant
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`nevertheless proceeded with its infringing conduct. At all times when Defendant was aware of
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`the ’314 Patent and the ’290 Patent, Defendant undertook no efforts to design its
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`products/services around the ’314 Patent and the ’290 Patent to avoid infringement despite
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`Defendant’s knowledge and understanding that its products/services infringe these patents.
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`As such, Defendant proceeded with the infringing conduct with knowledge of the ’314
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`Patent and the ’290 Patent. Moreover, Defendant proceeded in the face of an unjustifiably high
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`risk that it was infringing the claims of valid and enforceable ’314 Patent and ’290 Patent.
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`Moreover, Defendant cannot formulate a credible defense based on non-infringement.
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`Because Defendant is very familiar with the formulations of the Accused Instrumentalities and
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`its other products/services, as well as the method of manufacturing the Accused Instrumentalities
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`and Defendant’s other products/services, Defendant is aware that each and every element of each
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`Asserted Claim of the ’314 Patent and ’290 Patent is present in the Accused Instrumentalities
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`and Defendant’s other products/services. Defendant cannot articulate a convincing non-
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`infringement argument.
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`Given the facts and circumstances available prior to and during Defendant’s infringing
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`actions, a reasonable person in Defendant’s position would have appreciated a high likelihood
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`that acting in Defendant’s manner would infringe the ’314 Patent and the ’290 Patent.
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`Furthermore, Defendant knew or should have known of the unjustifiably high risk that it was
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`infringing the ’314 Patent and the ’290 Patent, each of which is valid and enforceable.
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`II.
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`L.P.R. 3.2: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION ACCOMPANYING INITIAL
`INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS
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`A.
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`Disclosure, Transfer, Sale, Offers To Sell Claimed Invention.
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., B.E. is not aware of any responsive,
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`relevant, non-privileged, non-immune documents that correspond to this category. B.E. reserves
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`the right to supplement this disclosure if, and as, warranted.
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`B.
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`Conception And Reduction To Practice.
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., B.E. refers Defendant to the
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`documents produced in conjunction with the service of this disclosure and identified by Bates
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`production numbers BE00000001-BE00002165, BE00002779-BE00002870.
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`C.
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`File Histories.
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., B.E. refers Defendant to the file
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`histories produced in conjunction with the service of this disclosure and identified by Bates
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`production numbers BE00002166-BE00002778.
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`D.
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`Ownership.
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`Based on the information presently known to B.E., B.E. refers Defendant to the
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`assignment records produced in conjunction with the service of this disclosure and identified by
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`Bates production numbers BE00002871-BE00002873.
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`Dated: January 7, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`s/Craig R. Kaufman
`Robert E. Freitas (CA Bar No. 80948)
`Craig R. Kaufman (CA Bar No. 159458)
`James Lin (CA Bar No. 241472)
`Qudus B. Olaniran (CA Bar No. 267838)
`FREITAS TSENG & KAUFMAN LLP
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`100 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Telephone: (650) 593-6300
`Facsimile: (650) 593-6301
`rfreitas@ftklaw.com
`ckaufman@ftklaw.com
`jlin@ftklaw.com
`qolaniran@ftklaw.com
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`Richard M. Carter (TN B.P.R. #7285)
`Adam C. Simpson (TN B.P.R. #24705)
`MARTIN, TATE, MORROW & MARSTON, P.C.
`6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1000
`Memphis, TN 38119-4839
`Telephone: (901) 522-9000
`Facsimile: (901) 527-3746
`rcarter@martintate.com
`asimpson@martintate.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff B.E. Technology, L.L.C.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that on this 7th day of January, 2013, a copy of the foregoing was
`served upon the following counsel by email:
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`Bradley E. Trammell
`Adam Baldridge
`BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ
`165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000
`Memphis, Tennessee 38103
`Telephone: (901) 577-2121
`Facsimile: (901) 577-2102
`btrammell@bakerdonelson.com
`abaldridge@bakerdonelson.com
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`Counsel for Defendant MICROSOFT CORPORATION
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`s/ Elizabeth Kim
`Elizabeth Kim
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`APPENDIX A
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`APPENDIX A
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 11
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 11
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/splitter
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`user.
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs a method of providing demographically-targeted advertising to a computer
`Accused Products
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`Microsoft Accused Products: Microsoft Advertising; Windows Ads in Apps
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`U.S. Patent No. US 6,628,314 B1 (Hoyle)
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`comprising the steps of:
`computer user,
`targeted advertising to a
`demographically-
`providing
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`11. A method of
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 12
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/online-targeting-audience
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 13
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/online-targeting-audience
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 14
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/profile-targeting
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 15
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/ad-network/audience
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 16
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/ad-network/audience
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 17
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/profile -matcher
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 18
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/ad-solutions/windows-8-ads-in-app#
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 19
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`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`http://advertising.microsoft.com/ad-solutions/windows-8-ads-in-apps#
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 20
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`on servers that are accessible via the Internet using a web browser.
`least one website included in the Microsoft Accused Product, including www.msn.com and ads1.msads.net, are hosted
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs providing a server that is accessible via a computer network. For example, at
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`network,
`via a computer
`that is accessible
`(a) providing a server
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`via the Internet using a web browser.
`For example, Microsoft’s websites, www.microsoft.com and www.bing.com, are hosted on servers that are accessible
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs permitting a computer user to access said server via said computer network.
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`network,
`via said computer
`access said server
`computer user to
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`(b) permitting a
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 24
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 25
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`by a user of Microsoft in response to a request by Microsoft for the demographic information.
`information. For example, Microsoft acquires demographic information, such as age and gender, specifically provided
`information including information specifically provided by the user in response to a request for said demographic
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs acquiring demographic information about the user, said demographic
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)
`including
`information
`demographic
`the user, said
`information about
`demographic
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`(c) acquiring
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 26
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`https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx
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`information,
`demographic
`a request for said
`user in response to
`provided by the
`specifically
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 27
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`https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 28
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`http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/sign-in-what-is-microsoft-account
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 29
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`http://www.microsoft.com/privacystatement/en-us/core/default.aspx
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 30
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`http://www.microsoft.com/privacystatement/en-us/core/default.aspx
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 31
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`21
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`computer, and periodically requests additional advertising content.
`on a computer, displays advertising content, records computer usage information concerning the user's utilization of the
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs providing the user with download access to computer software that, when run
`Accused Products
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`content,
`advertising
`additional
`requests
`and periodically
`of the computer,
`user's utilization
`concerning the
`information
`computer usage
`content, records
`advertising
`displays
`a computer,
`that, when run on
`computer software
`access to
`with download
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`(d) providing the user
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`Accused Products
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 36
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`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`download request by the user.
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs transferring a copy of said software to the computer in response to a
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
`Accused Products
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`by the user,
`download request
`response to a
`computer in
`software to the
`copy of said
`(e) transferring a
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`Claim
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`user.
`Accused Product provides and stores a cookie that includes a unique identifier to the computer of a Microsoft Network
`identifies information sent over said computer network from the computer to said server. For example, the Microsoft
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs providing a unique identifier to the computer, wherein said identifier uniquely
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`to said server,
`from the computer
`computer network
`over said
`information sent
`identifies
`identifier uniquely
`wherein said
`to the computer,
`unique identifier
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`(f) providing a
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 38
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`Accused Products
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`http://www.microsoft.com/privacystatement/en-us/core/default.aspx
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 40
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`Accused Products
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 41
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`demographic information) associated with a unique identifier (a cookie).
`database. For example, the Microsoft Accused Product saves activity by a registered user profile (containing
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs associating said unique identifier with demographic information in a
`Accused Products
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`database,
`information in a
`with demographic
`unique identifier
`(g) associating said
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`the demographic information associated with said unique identifier.
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs selecting advertising content for transfer to the computer in accordance with
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`the demographic
`accordance with
`computer in
`transfer to the
`content for
`advertising
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`(h) selecting
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`Accused Products
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 44
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`identifier;
`said unique
`associated with
`information
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`Accused Products
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 45
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`http://choice.microsoft.com
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 46
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`display by said program.
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs transferring said advertising content from said server to the computer for
`Accused Products
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`program,
`display by said
`computer for
`server to the
`content from said
`advertising
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`(i) transferring said
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 47
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 48
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 49
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 50
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`information using said unique identifier.
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs associating said computer usage information with said demographic
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`information recorded by said software from the computer via said computer network.
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs periodically acquiring said unique identifier and said computer usage
`Accused Products
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`said demographic
`information with
`computer usage
`(k) associating said
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`network, and
`computer
`computer via said
`software from the
`recorded by said
`usage information
`and said computer
`unique identifier
`acquiring said
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`(j) periodically
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 51
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`identifier.
`said unique
`information using
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 52
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 53
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`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
`that any differences are alleged to exist between the claimed element and Defendant’s Accused Instrumentalities,
`substantially the same function, in substantially the same way, to achieve substantially the same result. To the extent
`To the extent this element is not met literally, it is met under the doctrine of equivalents because Microsoft performs
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 54
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`computer in response to a request therefor.
`The Microsoft Accused Product performs periodically selecting and transferring additional advertising content to the
`Accused Products
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`therefor.
`in response to a request
`content to the computer
`additional advertising
`and transferring
`periodically selecting
`comprising the step of
`claim 11, further
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`12. The method of
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 55
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 56
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`Accused Products
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`Claim
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1012, p. 57
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`The Microsoft Accused Product is accessible over the Internet, which is a publicly-accessible global computer network.
`products and/or services, such differences are insubstantial.
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