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CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.,
`HUAWEI ENTERPRISE USA INC.
`HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES USA INC.
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`Defendants.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`AUSTIN DIVISION
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`PLAINTIFF CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.’S
`COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`THE PARTIES
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:13-CV-1025
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`JURY DEMANDED
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`1.
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`Plaintiff Crossroads Systems, Inc. (“Crossroads”) is a corporation incorporated
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`under the laws of the State of Delaware and has its principal place of business at 11000 North
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`MoPac Expressway, Austin, Texas 78759.
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`2.
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`Upon information and belief, Defendant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei
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`China”) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China
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`with its principal place of business in Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang, Shenzshen,
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`Guangdong, P.R. China, 518129.
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`3.
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`Upon information and belief, Defendant Huawei Enterprise USA Inc. (“Huawei
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`Enterprise”) is a California Corporation with its principal office at 3965 Freedom Circle, 11th
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`Floor, Santa Clara, CA 95054.
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`4.
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`Upon information and belief, Defendant Huawei Technologies USA Inc. is a
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`Texas corporation with its principal office at 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 500, Plano, TX
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`75024.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 1
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`5.
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`This action arises under the laws of the United States, more specifically under 35
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`U.S.C. § 100, et seq. Subject matter jurisdiction is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§
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`1331 and 1338.
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`6.
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`Personal jurisdiction and venue are proper in this district under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391
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`and 1400(b). Upon information and belief, Defendants Huawei China, Huawei Enterprise and
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`Huawei Technologies USA Inc. established minimum contacts with this forum such that the
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`exercise of jurisdiction over Defendants would not offend traditional notions of fair play and
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`substantial justice. Upon information and belief, Defendants regularly conduct business in the
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`State of Texas and in this judicial district and are subject to the jurisdiction of this Court. Upon
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`information and belief, Defendants have been doing business in Texas and this judicial district
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`by distributing, marketing, selling and/or offering for sale its products, including, but not limited
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`to, products that practice the subject matter claimed in the Patents-In-Suit, and/or regularly doing
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`or soliciting business and/or engaging in other persistent courses of conduct in and/or directed to
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`Texas and this judicial district.
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`COUNT 1: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,425,035
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`7.
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`Crossroads incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in the preceding
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`paragraphs.
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`8.
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`On July 23, 2002, United States Patent No. 6,425,035 (the “’035 Patent”) was
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`duly and legally issued. A true and correct copy of the ’035 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit
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`A. Crossroads is the assignee and the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the ’035
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`Patent. The ’035 Patent is entitled to a presumption of validity.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 2
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`9.
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`On information and belief, Defendants have directly infringed the ’035 Patent.
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`On information and belief, Defendant continues to directly infringe the ’035 Patent.
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`10.
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`Specifically, on information and belief, Defendants have directly infringed the
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`’035 Patent by making, using, offering for sale, selling and/or importing into the United States
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`certain of products including at least the following: OceanStor S2200T Storage System,
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`OceanStor S6800T Storage System, OceanStor T Series Unified Storage Systems (including the
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`OceanStor S2600T, OceanStor S5500T, OceanStor S5600T, OceanStor S5800T), OceanStor
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`HVS85T Storage Systems, OceanStor HVS88T Storage Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T Storage
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`Systems, OceanStor Dorado 2100 G2 Storage Systems, and OceanStor Dorado 5100 Storage
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`Systems.
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`11.
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`Further, on information and belief, Defendants have been and now are indirectly
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`infringing by way of inducing infringement of the ’035 Patent with knowledge of the ’035 Patent
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`by making, offering for sale, selling, importing into the United States, marketing, supporting,
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`providing product instruction and/or advertising certain products, including the OceanStor
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`S2200T Storage System, OceanStor S6800T Storage System, OceanStor T Series Unified
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`Storage Systems (including the OceanStor S2600T, OceanStor S5500T, OceanStor S5600T,
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`OceanStor S5800T), OceanStor HVS85T Storage Systems, OceanStor HVS88T Storage
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`Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T Storage Systems, OceanStor Dorado 2100 G2 Storage Systems,
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`and OceanStor Dorado 5100 Storage Systems, and Defendants knew that these actions were
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`inducing end users to infringe the ’035 Patent.
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`12.
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`Further, on information and belief, Defendants have been and now are indirectly
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`infringing by way of contributing to the infringement by end users of the ’035 Patent by selling,
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`offering to sell and/or importing into the United States components, including the OceanStor
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 3
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`S2200T Storage System, OceanStor S6800T Storage System, OceanStor T Series Unified
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`Storage Systems (including the OceanStor S2600T, OceanStor S5500T, OceanStor S5600T,
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`OceanStor S5800T) OceanStor HVS85T Storage Systems, OceanStor HVS88T Storage Systems,
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`OceanStor VIS6600T Storage Systems, OceanStor Dorado 2100 G2 Storage Systems, and
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`OceanStor Dorado 5100 Storage Systems, knowing the components to be especially made or
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`especially adapted for use in the infringement of the ’035 Patent. Such components are not a
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`staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing uses.
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`13.
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`Defendants have been on constructive and/or actual notice of the ’035 Patent
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`since at least as early as February 2012, and Defendants have not ceased their infringing
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`activities. The infringement of the ’035 Patent by Defendants has been and continues to be
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`willful and deliberate.
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`14.
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`Crossroads has been irreparably harmed by Defendants’ acts of infringement of
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`the ’035 Patent, and will continue to be harmed unless and until Defendants’ acts of infringement
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`are enjoined and restrained by order of this Court.
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`15.
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`As a result of the acts of infringement of the ’035 Patent by Defendants,
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`Crossroads has suffered and will continue to suffer damages in an amount to be proven at trial.
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`COUNT 2: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,934,041
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`16.
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`Crossroads incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in the preceding
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`paragraphs.
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`17.
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`On April 26, 2011, United States Patent No. 7,934,041 (the “’041 Patent”) was
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`duly and legally issued. A true and correct copy of the ’041 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit
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`B. Crossroads is the assignee and the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the ’041
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`Patent. The ’041 Patent is entitled to a presumption of validity.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 4
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`18.
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`On information and belief, Defendants have directly infringed the ’041 Patent.
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`On information and belief, Defendants continue to directly infringe the ’041 Patent.
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`19.
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`Specifically, on information and belief, Defendants have directly infringed the
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`’041 Patent by making, using, offering for sale, selling and/or importing into the United States
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`certain products including at least the following: OceanStor S2200T Storage System, OceanStor
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`S6800T Storage System, OceanStor T Series Unified Storage Systems (including the OceanStor
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`S2600T, OceanStor S5500T, OceanStor S5600T, OceanStor S5800T) OceanStor HVS85T
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`Storage Systems, OceanStor HVS88T Storage Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T Storage Systems,
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`OceanStor Dorado 2100 G2 Storage Systems, and OceanStor Dorado 5100 Storage Systems.
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`20.
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`Further, upon information and belief, Defendants have been and now are
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`indirectly infringing by way of inducing infringement of the ’041 Patent with knowledge of the
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`’041 Patent by making, offering for sale, selling, importing into the United States, marketing,
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`supporting, providing product instruction and/or advertising certain products, including the
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`OceanStor S2200T Storage System, OceanStor S6800T Storage System, OceanStor T Series
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`Unified Storage Systems (including the OceanStor S2600T, OceanStor S5500T, OceanStor
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`S5600T, OceanStor S5800T), OceanStor HVS85T Storage Systems, OceanStor HVS88T Storage
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`Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T Storage Systems, OceanStor Dorado 2100 G2 Storage Systems,
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`and OceanStor Dorado 5100 Storage Systems, and Defendant knew that these actions were
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`inducing end users to infringe the ’041 Patent.
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`21.
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`Further, upon information and belief, Defendants have been and now are
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`indirectly infringing by way of contributing to the infringement by end users of the ’041 Patent
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`by selling, offering to sell and/or importing into the United States components, OceanStor
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`S2200T Storage System, OceanStor S6800T Storage System, OceanStor T Series Unified
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 5
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`Storage Systems (including the OceanStor S2600T, OceanStor S5500T, OceanStor S5600T,
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`OceanStor S5800T), OceanStor HVS85T Storage Systems, OceanStor HVS88T Storage
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`Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T Storage Systems, OceanStor Dorado 2100 G2 Storage Systems,
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`and OceanStor Dorado 5100 Storage Systems, knowing the components to be especially made or
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`especially adapted for use in the infringement of the ’041 Patent. Such components are not a
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`staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing uses.
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`22.
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`Defendants have been on constructive and/or actual notice of the ’041 Patent
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`since at least as early as early as February 2012, and Defendants have not ceased the infringing
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`activities. The infringement of the ’041 Patent by Defendants has been and continues to be
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`willful and deliberate.
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`23.
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`Crossroads has been irreparably harmed by Defendants’ acts of infringement of
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`the ’041 Patent, and will continue to be harmed unless and until Defendants’ acts of infringement
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`are enjoined and restrained by order of this Court.
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`24.
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`As a result of the acts of infringement of the ’041 Patent by Defendants,
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`Crossroads has suffered and will continue to suffer damages in an amount to be proven at trial.
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`COUNT 3: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,051,147
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`25.
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`Crossroads incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in the preceding
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`paragraphs.
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`26.
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`On May 23, 2006, United States Patent No. 7,051,147 (the “’147 Patent”) was
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`duly and legally issued. A true and correct copy of the ’147 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit
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`C. Crossroads is the assignee and the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the ’147
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`Patent. The ’147 Patent is entitled to a presumption of validity.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 6
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`27.
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`On information and belief, Defendants have directly infringed the ’147 Patent.
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`On information and belief, Defendants continue to directly infringe the ’147 Patent.
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`28.
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`Specifically, on information and belief, Defendants have directly infringed the
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`’147 Patent by making, using, offering for sale, selling and/or importing into the United States
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`certain products including at least the following: OceanStor S5600T Storage Systems,
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`OceanStor S5800T Storage Systems, OceanStor S6800T Storage Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T
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`Storage Systems.
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`29.
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`Further, on information and belief, Defendants have been and now are indirectly
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`infringing by way of inducing infringement of the ’147 Patent with knowledge of the ’147 Patent
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`by making, offering for sale, selling, importing into the United States, marketing, supporting,
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`providing product instruction and/or advertising certain products, including the OceanStor
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`S5600T Storage Systems, OceanStor S5800T Storage Systems, OceanStor S6800T Storage
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`Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T Storage Systems, and Defendants knew that these actions were
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`inducing end users to infringe the ’147 Patent.
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`30.
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`Further, on information and belief, Defendants have been and now are indirectly
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`infringing by way of contributing to the infringement by end users of the ’147 Patent by selling,
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`offering to sell and/or importing into the United States components, including OceanStor
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`S5600T Storage Systems, OceanStor S5800T Storage Systems, OceanStor S6800T Storage
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`Systems, OceanStor VIS6600T Storage Systems, knowing the components to be especially made
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`or especially adapted for use in the infringement of the ’147 Patent. Such components are not a
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`staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial non-infringing uses.
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`31.
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`Defendants have been on constructive and/or actual notice of the ’147 Patent
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`since at least as early as February 2012, and Defendants have not ceased the infringing activities.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 7
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`The infringement of the ’147 Patent by Defendants has been and continues to be willful and
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`deliberate.
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`32.
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`Crossroads has been irreparably harmed by Defendants’ acts of infringement of
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`the ’147 Patent, and will continue to be harmed unless and until Defendants’ acts of infringement
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`are enjoined and restrained by order of this Court.
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`33.
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`As a result of the acts of infringement of the ’147 Patent by Defendants,
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`Crossroads has suffered and will continue to suffer damages in an amount to be proven at trial.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`WHEREFORE, Crossroads requests this Court enter judgment as follows:
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`A.
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`B.
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`C.
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`That Defendants have infringed the ’035 Patent;
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`That such infringement of the ’035 Patent by Defendants has been willful;
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`That Defendants account for and pays to Crossroads all damages caused
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`by the infringement of the ’035 Patent;
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`D.
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`That Crossroads receive enhanced damages from Defendants in the form
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`of treble damages, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284 based on Defendants’
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`willful infringement of the ’035 Patent;
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`E.
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`That Crossroads be granted pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on
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`the damages caused to it by reason of Defendants’ infringement of the
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`’035 Patent, including pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on any
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`enhanced damages or attorneys’ fees award;
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`That Defendants have infringed the ’041 Patent;
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`That such infringement of the ’041 Patent by Defendants has been willful;
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`F.
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`G.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 8
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`H.
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`That Defendants account for and pay to Crossroads all damages caused by
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`the infringement of the ’041 Patent;
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`I.
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`That Crossroads receive enhanced damages from Defendants in the form
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`of treble damages, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284 based on Defendants’
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`willful infringement of the ’041 Patent;
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`J.
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`That Crossroads be granted pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on
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`the damages caused to it by reason of Defendants’ infringement of the
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`’041 Patent, including pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on any
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`K.
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`L.
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`M.
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`enhanced damages or attorneys’ fees award;
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`That Defendants have infringed the ’147 Patent;
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`That such infringement of the ’147 Patent by Defendants has been willful;
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`That Defendants account for and pay to Crossroads all damages caused by
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`the infringement of the ’147 Patent;
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`N.
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`That Crossroads receive enhanced damages from Defendants in the form
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`of treble damages, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284 based on Defendants’
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`willful infringement of the ’147 Patent;
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`O.
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`That Crossroads be granted pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on
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`the damages caused to it by reason of Defendants’ infringement of the
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`’147 Patent, including pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on any
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`enhanced damages or attorneys’ fees award;
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`P.
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`That Defendants pay Crossroads all of Crossroads’ reasonable attorneys’
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`fees and expenses;
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`Q.
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`That costs be awarded to Crossroads;
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 9
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`R.
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`That Defendants, Defendants’ agents, employees,
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`representatives,
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`successors and assigns, and those acting in privity or in concert with
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`Defendants, be preliminary and permanently enjoined from further
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`infringement of the ’035 Patent;
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`S.
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`That Defendant, Defendants’ agents, employees,
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`representatives,
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`successors and assigns, and those acting in privity or in concert with
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`Defendants, be preliminary and permanently enjoined from further
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`infringement of the ’041 Patent;
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`T.
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`That Defendants, Defendants’ agents, employees,
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`representatives,
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`successors and assigns, and those acting in privity or in concert with
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`Defendants, be preliminary and permanently enjoined from further
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`infringement of the ’147 Patent;
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`That this is an exceptional case under 35 U.S.C. § 285; and
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`That Crossroads be granted such other and further relief as the Court may
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`U.
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`V.
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`deem just and proper under the circumstances.
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`DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`Crossroads hereby demands a trial by jury on all issues.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 10
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`Dated: November 26, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Steven Sprinkle
` Steven Sprinkle
` Texas Bar No. 00794962
` Elizabeth J. Brown Fore
` Texas Bar No. 24001795
` Sprinkle IP Law Group, PC
` 1301 W. 25th Street, Suite 408
` Austin, Texas 78705
` Tel: 512-637-9220
` Fax: 512-371-9088
` ssprinkle@sprinklelaw.com
` ebrownfore@sprinklelaw.com
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`Susan K. Knoll
`Texas Bar No. 11616900
`Russell T. Wong
`Texas Bar No. 21884235
`James H. Hall
`Texas Bar No. 24041040
`WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH,
`RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, L.L.P.
`20333 SH 249, Suite 600
`Houston, TX 77070
`Tel: 832-446-2400
`Fax: 832-446-2424
`sknoll@counselip.com
`rwong@counselip.com
`jhall@counselip.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
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`Oracle Ex. 1035, pg. 11
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