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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`NORFOLK DIVISION
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`FILED
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`AUG 1 2013
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`CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
`NORFOLK, VA
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`STRAIGHT PATH IP GROUP, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`LG ELECTRONICS, INC.,
`LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., AND
`LG ELECTRONICS MOBILECOMM U.S.A, INC.
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`•
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`Defendants.
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`Civil Action No. / :1,3 CV '733
`Fti TIZT-
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`1.
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`Plaintiff Straight Path IP Group, Inc. ("Straight Path" or "Plaintiff'), for its
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`Complaint against Defendants LG Electronics, Inc. ("LG Electronics"), LG Electronics U.S.A.,
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`Inc. ("LG Electronics USA"), and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A, Inc. ("LG Electronics
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`MobileComm") (collectively, "Defendants"), hereby alleges as follows:
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`PARTIES
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`2.
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`Straight Path is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at
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`5300 Hickory Park Dr., Suite 218, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
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`3.
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`LG Electronics is located at LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouidodong, Yeongdeungpo-
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`gu Seoul 150-721, South Korea. LG Electronics is in the business of, inter alia, developing,
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`manufacturing, and selling consumer electronics, display devices and products containing same,
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`and point-to-point network communications devices and products containing same. Such
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`devices include, but are not limited to, smartphone handsets, tablet computers, computers, smart
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`TVs, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes. LG Electronics maintains operations in many countries
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`throughout the world. LG Electronics is the parent corporation of defendants LG Electronics
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`USA and LG Electronics MobileComm.
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`4.
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`LG Electronics USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of defendant LG Electronics
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`and a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with its
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`principal place of business located at 1000 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 07632. LG
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`Electronics USA manages the North American operations of defendant LG Electronics
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`MobileComm, and the two entities provide sales and marketing support in North America for
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`their ultimate parent, LG Electronics.
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`5.
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`LG Electronics MobileComm (dlb/a LG Mobile Phones) is a wholly-owned
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`subsidiary of respondent LG Electronics USA. LG Electronics MobileComm is a corporation
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`organized and existing under the laws of the state of California with its principal place of business
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`located at 10101 Old Grove Road, San Diego, CA 92131, and is managed by its parent LG
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`Electronics USA. On information and belief, LG Electronics MobileComm provides a variety of
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`messaging and telephony devices, including mobile telephone handsets and tablet computers, to
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`customers throughout the United States. LG Electronics MobileComm has imported such goods
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`manufactured by LG Electronics from South Korea.
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`NATURE OF THE ACTION
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`6.
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`This is a civil action for the infringement of United States Patent No. 6,009,469
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`(the '469 Patent") (attached as Exhibit A) entitled "Graphic User Interface for Internet
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`Telephony Application," United States Patent No. 6,108,704 (the '704 Patent") (attached as
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`Exhibit B) entitled "Point-to-Point Protocol," and United States Patent No. 6,131,121 (the '121
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`Patent) (attached as Exhibit C) entitled "Point-to-Point Computer Network Communication
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`Utility Utilizing Dynamically Assigned Network Protocol Addresses" (collectively, the "Patents-
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`in-Suit") under the patent laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. § 1, et seq.
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`7.
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`This action involves Defendants' manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, and/or
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`importation into the United States of infringing products, methods, processes, services and
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`systems that are primarily used or primarily adapted for use in point-to-point network
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`communications devices and products containing same, including, for example but without
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`limitation, smartphone handsets, tablet computers, computers, smart TVs, Blu-ray players and
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`set-top boxes, that infringe one or more of the claims of the Patents-in-Suit.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`8.
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`This Court has original jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Complaint
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`under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a) because this action arises under the patent laws of the
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`United States, including 35 U.S.C. §§ 1, et seq.
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`9.
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`Defendants are subject to personal jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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`because Defendants regularly transact business in this judicial district by, among other things,
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`offering Defendants' products and services to customers, business affiliates and partners located
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`in this judicial district. In addition, the Defendants have committed acts of direct infringement of
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`one or more of the claims of one or more of the Patents-in-Suit in this judicial district.
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`10. Venue in this district is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) and 1391(b) and (c),
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`because the Defendants are subject to personal jurisdiction in this district and have committed
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`acts of infringement in this district.
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`FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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`11.
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`Plaintiff Straight Path is the lawful assignee of all right, title and interest in and to
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`the Patents-in-Suit.
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`12. (cid:9)
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`All maintenance fees for the Patents-in-Suit have been timely paid, and there are
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`no fees currently due.
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`COUNT I
`(Defendants' Infringement of the '469 Patent)
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`13.
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`Paragraphs 1 through 12 are incorporated by reference as if fully restated herein.
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`14. Defendants make, use, sell, offer to sell and/or import into the United States for
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`subsequent sale or use products, services, methods or processes that directly and/or indirectly
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`infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents, or that employ systems, components
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`and/or processes that make use of systems or processes that directly and/or indirectly infringe,
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`literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents, claims of the '469 Patent, including at least
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`Claims 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 17 and 18.
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`15.
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`Such infringing devices include consumer electronics and display devices,
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`including but not limited to, certain of Defendants' point-to-point network communications
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`devices and products containing same, including, for example but without limitation, the LG
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`Optimus G Smartphone (hereinafter, "the LG Smartphone", which encompasses all LG
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`smartphones, including but not limited to model numbers LG LUCID2 (VS870), LG SPIRIT 4G
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`(MS870), LGE960 (Nexus 4), LG OPTIMUS REGARD (LW770), LG MACH (LS860), LG
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`OPTIMUS G (LS970), LG OPTIMUS L9 (P769), LG OPTIMUS G (E970), LG VENICE
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`(LG730), LG ESCAPE (P870), LG SPECTRUM 2 (VS930), LG SPLENDOR (US730), LG
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`INTUITION (VS950), LG MOTION 4G (MS770), LG OPTIMUS PLUS (AS695), LG ELITE
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`(LS696), LG VIPER (LS840), LG OPTIMUS M+ (MS695), LG LUCID (VS840), LG NITRO
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`(P930), LG SPECTRUM (VS920), LG MARQUEE (LG855), LG CONNECT 4G (MS840), LG
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`OPTIMUS Q (LGL55C), LG OPTIMUS 2 (AS680), LG IGNITE (AS855), LG MYTOUCH Q
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`(LGC800DG), LG MYTOUCH Q (LGC800VL), LG OPTIMUS ONE (P504), LG MYTOUCH
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`(LGE739BK), LG DOUBLEPLAY (C729), LG OPTIMUS SLIDER (VM701), LG ESTEEM
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`(MS910), LG ENLIGHTEN (VS700), LG MARQUEE (LS855), LG THRILL (P925), LG
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`REVOLUTION (VS910), LG GENESIS (US760), LG G2X (P999), LG THRIVE (P506), LG
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`PHOENIX (P505), LG OPTIMUS C (LW690), LG OPTIMUS V (VM670), LG VORTEX
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`(VS660)), as well as others of Defendants' smartphone handsets, tablet computers, computers,
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`smart TVs, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes.
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`16. Defendants actively, knowingly, and intentionally induced, and continue to
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`actively, knowingly, and intentionally induce, infringement of the '469 Patent by making, using,
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`offering for sale, importing, and selling infringing consumer electronics and display devices, as
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`well as by contracting with others to use, market, sell, offer to sell, and import infringing
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`consumer electronics and display devices, all with knowledge of the '469 Patent and its claims;
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`with knowledge that its customers and end users will use, market, sell, offer to sell, and import
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`infringing consumer electronics and display devices; and with the knowledge and the specific
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`intent to encourage and facilitate those infringing sales and uses of infringing consumer
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`electronics and display devices through the creation and dissemination of promotional and
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`marketing materials, instructional materials, product manuals, and technical materials.
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`17. Defendants have also contributed to the infringement by others, including the end
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`users of infringing consumer electronics and display devices, and continue to contribute to
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`infringement by others, by selling, offering to sell, and importing the infringing consumer
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`electronics and display devices into the United States, knowing that those products constitute a
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`material part of the inventions of the '469 Patent, knowing those products to be especially made
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`or adapted to infringe the '469 Patent, and knowing that those products are not staple articles or
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`commodities of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing use.
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`18. Defendants have had knowledge of and notice of the '469 Patent and its
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`infringement since at least, and through, the filing and service of this Complaint and, despite this
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`knowledge, continue to commit tortious conduct by way of patent infringement.
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`19. Defendants have been and continue to be infringing one or more of the claims of
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`the '469 Patent through the aforesaid acts.
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`20.
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`Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages adequate to compensate for the
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`infringement.
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`COUNT II
`(Defendants' Infringement of the '704 Patent)
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`21.
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`Paragraphs 1 through 20 are incorporated by reference as if fully restated herein.
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`22. Defendants make, use, sell, offer to sell and/or import into the United States for
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`subsequent sale or use products, services, methods or processes that directly and/or indirectly
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`infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents, or that employ systems, components
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`and/or processes that make use of systems or processes that directly and/or indirectly infringe,
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`literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents, claims of the '704 Patent, including at least
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`Claims 1, 11, 12, 19, 22, 23, and 30.
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`23.
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`Such infringing devices include consumer electronics and display devices,
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`including but not limited to, certain of Defendants' point-to-point network communications
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`devices and products containing same, including, for example but without limitation, the LG
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`Optimus G Smartphone (hereinafter, "the LG Smartphone", which encompasses all LG
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`smartphones, including but not limited to model numbers LG LUCID2 (VS870), LG SPIRIT 4G
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`(MS870), LGE960 (Nexus 4), LG OPTIMUS REGARD (LW770), LG MACH (LS860), LG
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`OPTIMUS G (LS970), LG OPTIMUS L9 (P769), LG OPTIMUS G (E970), LG VENICE
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`(LG730), LG ESCAPE (P870), LG SPECTRUM 2 (VS930), LG SPLENDOR (US730), LG
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`INTUITION (VS950), LG MOTION 4G (MS770), LG OPTIMUS PLUS (AS695), LG ELITE
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`(LS696), LG VIPER (LS840), LG OPTIMUS M+ (MS695), LG LUCID (VS840), LG NITRO
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`(P930), LG SPECTRUM (VS920), LG MARQUEE (LG855), LG CONNECT 4G (MS840), LG
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`OPTIMUS Q (LGL55C), LG OPTIMUS 2 (AS680), LG IGNITE (AS855), LG MYTOUCH Q
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`(LGC800DG), LG MYTOUCH Q (LGC800VL), LG OPTIMUS ONE (P504), LG MYTOUCH
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`(LGE739BK), LG DOUBLEPLAY (C729), LG OPTIMUS SLIDER (VM701), LG ESTEEM
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`(MS910), LG ENLIGHTEN (VS700), LG MARQUEE (LS855), LG THRILL (P925), LG
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`REVOLUTION (VS910), .LG GENESIS (US760), LG G2X (P999), LG THRIVE (P506), LG
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`PHOENIX (P505), LG OPTIMUS C (LW690), LG OPTIMUS V (VM670), LG VORTEX
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`(VS660)), as well as others of Defendants' smartphone handsets, tablet computers, computers,
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`smart TVs, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes.
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`24. Defendants actively, knowingly, and intentionally induced, and continue to
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`actively, knowingly, and intentionally induce, infringement of the '704 Patent by making, using,
`
`offering for sale, importing, and selling infringing consumer electronics and display devices, as
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`well as by contracting with others to use, market, sell, offer to sell, and import infringing
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`consumer electronics and display devices, all with knowledge of the '704 Patent and its claims;
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`with knowledge that its customers and end users will use, market, sell, offer to sell, and import
`
`infringing consumer electronics and display devices; and with the knowledge and the specific
`
`intent to encourage and facilitate those infringing sales and uses of infringing consumer
`
`electronics and display devices through the creation and dissemination of promotional and
`
`marketing materials, instructional materials, product manuals, and technical materials.
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`25. Defendants have also contributed to the infringement by others, including the end
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`users of infringing consumer electronics and display devices, and continue to contribute to
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`infringement by others, by selling, offering to sell, and importing the infringing consumer
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`electronics and display devices into the United States, knowing that those products constitute a
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`material part of the inventions of the '704 Patent, knowing those products to be especially made
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`or adapted to infringe the '704 Patent, and knowing that those products are not staple articles or
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`commodities of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing use.
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`26. Defendants have had knowledge of and notice of the '704 Patent and its
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`infringement since at least, and through, the filing and service of this Complaint and, despite this
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`knowledge, continue to commit tortious conduct by way of patent infringement.
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`27. Defendants have been and continue to be infringing one or more of the claims of
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`the '704 Patent through the aforesaid acts.
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`28.
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`Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages adequate to compensate for the
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`infringement.
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`COUNT III
`(Defendants' Infringement of the '121 Patent)
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`29.
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`Paragraphs 1 through 28 are incorporated by reference as if fully restated herein.
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`30. Defendants make, use, sell, offer to sell and/or import into the United States for
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`subsequent sale or use products, services, methods or processes that directly and/or indirectly
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`infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents, or that employ systems, components
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`and/or processes that make use of systems or processes that directly and/or indirectly infringe,
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`literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents, claims of the '121 Patent, including at least
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`Claims 6 and 13.
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`31.
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`Such infringing devices include consumer electronics and display devices,
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`including but not limited to, certain of Defendants' point-to-point network communications
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`devices and products containing same, including, for example but without limitation, the LG
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`Optimus G Smartphone (hereinafter, "the LG Smartphone", which encompasses all LG
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`smartphones, including but not limited to model numbers LG LUCID2 (VS870), LG SPIRIT 4G
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`(MS870), LGE960 (Nexus 4), LG OPTIMUS REGARD (LW770), LG MACH (LS860), LG
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`OPTIMUS G (LS970), LG OPTIMUS L9 (P769), LG OPTIMUS G (E970), LG VENICE
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`(LG730), LG ESCAPE (P870), LG SPECTRUM 2 (VS930), LG SPLENDOR (US730), LG
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`INTUITION (VS950), LG MOTION 4G (MS770), LG OPTIMUS PLUS (AS695), LG ELITE
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`(LS696), LG VIPER (LS840), LG OPTIMUS M+ (MS695), LG LUCID (VS840), LG NITRO
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`(P930), LG SPECTRUM (VS920), LG MARQUEE (L0855), LG CONNECT 4G (MS840), LG
`
`OPTIMUS Q (LGL55C), LG OPTIMUS 2 (AS680), LG IGNITE (AS855), LG MYTOUCH Q
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`(LGC800DG), LG MYTOUCH Q (LGC800VL), LG OPTIMUS ONE (P504), LG MYTOUCH
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`(LGE739BK), LG DOUBLEPLAY (C729), LG OPTIMUS SLIDER (VM701), LG ESTEEM
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`(MS910), LG ENLIGHTEN (VS700), LG MARQUEE (LS855), LG THRILL (P925), LG
`
`REVOLUTION (VS910), LG GENESIS (US760), LG G2X (P999), LG THRIVE (P506), LG
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`PHOENIX (P505), LG OPTIMUS C (LW690), LG OPTIMUS V (VM670), LG VORTEX
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`(VS660)), as well as others of Defendants' smartphone handsets, tablet computers, computers,
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`smart TVs, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes.
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`32. (cid:9)
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`Defendants actively, knowingly, and intentionally induced, and continue to
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`actively, knowingly, and intentionally induce, infringement of the '121 Patent by making, using,
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`offering for sale, importing, and selling infringing consumer electronics and display devices, as
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`well as by contracting with others to use, market, sell, offer to sell, and import infringing
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`consumer electronics and display devices, all with knowledge of the '121 Patent and its claims;
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`with knowledge that its customers and end users will use, market, sell, offer to sell, and import
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`infringing consumer electronics and display devices; and with the knowledge and the specific
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`intent to encourage and facilitate those infringing sales and uses of infringing consumer
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`electronics and display devices through the creation and dissemination of promotional and
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`marketing materials, instructional materials, product manuals, and technical materials.
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`33. Defendants have also contributed to the infringement by others, including the end
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`users of infringing consumer electronics and display devices, and continue to contribute to
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`infringement by others, by selling, offering to sell, and importing the infringing consumer
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`electronics and display devices into the United States, knowing that those products constitute a
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`material part of the inventions of the '121 Patent, knowing those products to be especially made
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`or adapted to infringe the '121 Patent, and knowing that those products are not staple articles or
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`commodities of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing use.
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`34. Defendants have had knowledge of and notice of the '121 Patent and its
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`infringement since at least, and through, the filing and service of this Complaint and, despite this
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`knowledge, continue to commit tortious conduct by way of patent infringement.
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`35. Defendants have been and continues to be infringing one or more of the claims of
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`the '121 Patent through the aforesaid acts.
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`36.
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`Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages adequate to compensate for the
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`infringement.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`WHEREFORE, Straight Path IP Group, Inc., respectfully requests the following relief:
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`A judgment that Defendants have infringed the '469 Patent;
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`A judgment that Defendants have infringed the '704 Patent;
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`A judgment that Defendants have infringed the '121 Patent; and
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`(cid:221)¿›» (cid:239)(cid:230)(cid:239)(cid:237)(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)(cid:231)(cid:237)(cid:237)(cid:243)(cid:223)(cid:214)(cid:204)(cid:243)(cid:215)(cid:220)(cid:220) (cid:220)–‰«‡»†‹ (cid:239) (cid:218)•·»… (cid:240)Łæ(cid:240)(cid:239)æ(cid:239)(cid:237) —¿„» (cid:239)(cid:239) –” (cid:239)(cid:238) —¿„»(cid:215)(cid:220)(cid:253) (cid:239)(cid:239)
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`d) (cid:9)
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`A judgment that awards Straight Path all appropriate damages under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 284 for the Defendants' past infringement, and any continuing or future infringement of
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`the Patents-in-Suit, up until the date such judgment is entered, including interest, costs,
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`and disbursements as justified under 35 U.S.C. § 284 and, if necessary, to adequately
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`compensate Straight Path for Defendants' infringement, an adjudication;
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`i.
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`ii.
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`that this case is exceptional within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285;
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`that Straight Path be awarded the attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses it incurs
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`in prosecuting this action; and
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`iii.
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`that Straight Path be awarded such further relief at law or in equity as the
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`Court deems just and proper.
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`DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`Straight Path hereby demands trial by jury on all claims and issues so triable.
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`(cid:221)¿›» (cid:239)(cid:230)(cid:239)(cid:237)(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)(cid:231)(cid:237)(cid:237)(cid:243)(cid:223)(cid:214)(cid:204)(cid:243)(cid:215)(cid:220)(cid:220) (cid:220)–‰«‡»†‹ (cid:239) (cid:218)•·»… (cid:240)Łæ(cid:240)(cid:239)æ(cid:239)(cid:237) —¿„» (cid:239)(cid:238) –” (cid:239)(cid:238) —¿„»(cid:215)(cid:220)(cid:253) (cid:239)(cid:238)
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`DATED: August 1, 2013 (cid:9)
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Gregory N. Stillman (VSB #14308)
`Brent L. VanNorman (VSB #45956)
`HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP
`500 East Main Street, Suite 1000
`Norfolk, VA 23510
`Telephone: (757) 640-5300
`Facsimile: (757) 625-7720
`gstillman@hunton.com
`bvannorman@hunton.com
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Michael T. Renaud — LEAD ATTORNEY
`James M. Wodarski
`Michael J. McNamara
`Michael C. Newman
`Sandra J. Badin
`Dominik R. Rabiej
`Robert J. L. Moore
`MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY & POPEO P.C.
`One Financial Center
`Boston, MA 02111
`(617) 542-6000
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`mtrenaud@mintz.com
`jwodarski@mintz.com
`mmcnamara@mintz.com
`mcnewman@mintz.com
`sjbadin@mintz.com
`drrabiej@mintz.com
`rjmoore@mintz.com
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`Counsel for Plaintiff
`Straight Path IP Group, Inc.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`NORFOLK DIVISION
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`STRAIGHT PATH IP GROUP, INC..
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`Plaintiff,
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`VIZIO, INC., AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.,
`& AMTRAN LOGISTICS, INC.
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`Defendants.
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`m !1 2013]
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`CLERK. U S. DISTRICT COURT
`NORFOLK. VA
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`Civil Action No.
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED^/ ' ^
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`COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`1.
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`Plaintiff Straight Path IP Group, Inc. ("Straight Path"or "Plaintiff'), for its
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`Complaint against Defendants Vizio, Inc. ("Vizio"), AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
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`("AmTRAN Technology"), and AmTRAN Logistics, Inc. ("AmTRAN LOGISTICS")
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`(collectively, "Defendants"), hereby alleges as follows:
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`PARTIES
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`2.
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`Straight Path is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at
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`5300 Hickory Park Dr., Suite 218, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
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`3.
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`Vizio is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the stateof
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`California, with its principal place of business located at 39Tesla, Irvine, California 92618.
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`Vizio isinthe business ofdeveloping and selling electronic devices. Such devices include, but
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`are not limited to, televisions and laptop and tablet computers.
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`4.
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`AmTRAN Technology is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
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`Taiwan, with its principal place ofbusiness at 17f, 268, Lien Cheng Rd., 23553 New Taipei City,
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`Taiwan. AmTRAN Technology is inthe business of manufacturing, selling for importation,
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