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`Th1 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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`PARALLEL NETWORKS LLC
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`Plaintiff
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`Civil Action No 209cv172
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION
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`Defendant
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`ORIGINAL COMPLAINT
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`Plaintiff Parallel Networks LLC brings this action for patent infringement and alleges
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`the following
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`PARTIES
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`Plaintiff Parallel Networks LLC Parallel Networks is
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`Texas limited liability
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`company with
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`place of business at 100
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`Ferguson Suite 602 Tyler Texas 75702
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`On information and belief
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`defendant Microsoft Corp Microsoft
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`Washington corporation with its principal place of business at One Microsoft Way Redmond
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`Washington 98052 and is doing business in the Eastern District and elsewhere in the State of
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`Texas Microsoft may be served with process by service upon its registered agent Corporation
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`Service Company 701 Brazos Street Suite 1050 Austin Texas 78701
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`II JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`This infringement action arises under the patent
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`laws of the United States Title
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`35 United States Code This Court has jurisdiction of this action under 28 U.S.C
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`1331 and
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`1338a
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`Petitioner IBM – Ex. 1053, p. 1
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`Microsoft has done and continues to do business in the Eastern District of Texas
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`Microsoft has minimum contacts with the Eastern District of Texas such that this venue is
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`fair
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`and reasonable one Microsoft has committed purposeful
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`acts or transactions in the State of
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`Texas such that it reasonably knew and expected
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`that it could be haled into
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`Texas court as
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`consequence
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`of such activity
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`Accordingly
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`venue in the Eastern District of Texas is proper
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`under 28 U.S.C
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`1391b and 1400b
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`III PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`On April 13 1999 and July
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`2002 United States Patent Nos 5894554 and
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`6415335 B1 which are collectively
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`referred to as the Parallel Networks Patents duly and
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`legally issued
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`These two patents
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`concern
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`among other
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`things systems and methods for
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`managing dynamic Web page generation requests Copies of the Parallel Networks Patents are
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`attached hereto as Exhibits
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`and
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`and made
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`part hereof
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`Parallel Networks is the owner of the Parallel Networks Patents and has the right
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`to enforce those patents with respect
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`to the defendants
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`On information and belief Microsoft makes and/or uses systems and methods for
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`managing dynamic Web page generation requests within the scope of one or more of the claims
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`of the Parallel Networks Patents As
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`result Microsoft has been and still
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`is infringing one or
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`more of the claims of the Parallel Networks Patents as defined by 35 U.S.C 271
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`and/or
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`Parallel Networks
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`has suffered damage by reason of defendants
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`infringement and will
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`continue to suffer additional damage until
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`this Court enjoins the infringing conduct
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`To the extent
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`that Microsoft has continued or does continue its
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`infringing
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`activities after
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`receiving notice of the Parallel Networks Patents
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`such infringement is willful
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`entitling Parallel Networks to the recovery of increased damages under 35 U.S.C 284
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`This is an exceptional case justifying an award of attorneys fees and costs to
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`Parallel Networks pursuant to 35 U.S.C 285
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`Parallel Networks believes that Microsoft will continue to infringe the Parallel
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`Networks
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`Patents unless enjoined by this Court
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`Such infringing activity
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`causes Parallel
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`Networks
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`irreparable harm and will continue to cause such harm without
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`the issuance of an
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`injunction
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`IV JURY DEMAND
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`Plaintiff
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`requests trial by jury of all
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`issues so triable pursuant
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`to Federal Rule of
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`civil Procedure 38
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`Parallel Networks requests that the Court find in its favor and against Microsoft
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`and that the Court grant the following relief
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`that one or more of the claims of the Parallel Networks Patents have
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`been infringed
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`the doctrine of equivalents
`defendant
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`either
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`literally
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`and/or
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`by
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`in favor of Parallel Networks for the full amount of its actual damages
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`caused by Microsofts infringing activities including an assessment of interest
`and costs
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`Judgment
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`for increased damages
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`for willful
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`infringement pursuant
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`to 35 U.S.C
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`that this is an exceptional case and awarding Parallel Networks its
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`reasonable attorneys fees and costs pursuant to 35 U.S.C 285
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`That Microsoft be permanently enjoined from further activity or conduct
`infringes the claims of the Parallel Networks Patents and
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`that
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`That the Court award Parallel Networks such other and further relief as is just and
`proper under the circumstances
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`Respectfully submitted
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`Is Larry
`Carlson
`Carlson Lead Attorney
`Larry
`Texas State Bar No 03814500
`larry.carlson@bakerbotts.com
`Ryan Bangert
`Texas State Bar No
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`Calvin Capshaw
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAiNTIFF
`PARALLEL NETWORKS LLC
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`Petitioner IBM – Ex. 1053, p. 5