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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`Civil Action No. ______________
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`LITL LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., and DELL
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`Defendants.
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`COMPLAINT
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`Plaintiff LiTL LLC (“Plaintiff” or “LiTL”) brings this action for patent infringement
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`against Defendants Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Inc. (collectively, “Defendants” or “Dell”).
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`This is a civil action for patent infringement under the laws of the United States,
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`35 U.S.C. § 1, et seq.
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`2.
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`Defendants have infringed and continue to infringe one or more claims of U.S.
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`Patent Nos. 8,289,688 (“the ’688 patent”); 8,624,844 (“the ’844 patent”); 9,563,229 (“the ’229
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`patent “); 10,289,154 (“the ’154 patent”); 9,003,315 (“the ’315 patent”); 9,880,715 (“the ’715
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`patent”); 10,564,818 (“the ’818 patent”); and 8,612,888 (“the ’888 patent”) (collectively, the
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`“Asserted Patents”) at least by making, using, selling, offering for sale, and importing into the
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`United States computing devices that infringe one or more claims of each of the Asserted
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`Patents.
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`3.
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`LiTL is the legal owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in and
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`to the Asserted Patents, which were duly and legally issued by the United States Patent and
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`EX-1017
`Microsoft Inc. v. LiTL LLC
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`Trademark Office (“USPTO”). LiTL seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief to address
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`past and ongoing infringement of its valuable patent portfolio.
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`THE PARTIES
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`4.
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`Plaintiff LiTL LLC is a Delaware company, having its principal place of
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`business at 501 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
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`5.
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`Defendant Dell Technologies Inc. is a corporation organized under the laws of
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`the State of Delaware, with a place of business at One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682.
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`6.
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`Defendant Dell Inc., a subsidiary of Dell Technologies Inc., is a corporation
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`organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, with a place of business at One Dell Way,
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`Round Rock, Texas 78682.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`7.
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`This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of the
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`United States Code. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28
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`U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a).
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`8.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Dell. Defendants are subject to general
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`personal jurisdiction in the State of Delaware because they are incorporated in the State of
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`Delaware.
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`9.
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`Venue is proper in this District under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391 and 1400(b).
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`Defendants are incorporated in this District. Upon information and belief, Defendants have
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`transacted business in this District and have committed acts of direct and indirect infringement in
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`this District by, among other things, making, using, offering to sell, selling, and/or importing
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`products that infringe the Asserted Patents.
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`FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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`LiTL’s Patented Technologies
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`In 2007, John Chuang had a vision for a new type of computer. He recognized
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`that traditional computers are designed to meet the needs of everyone from a six year old to the
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`largest employers on earth. Mr. Chuang set out to build a computer for the home that offered a
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`simplified operating environment. Mr. Chuang founded LiTL and assembled a team of hardware
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`and software engineers and user interface designers to achieve his vision.
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`11.
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`LiTL developed a webbook, a portable computing device, which launched in
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`2009. LiTL focused on how a family typically uses the Internet in the home, and optimized the
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`webbook’s user interface for consuming Internet content.
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`The webbook provided multiple display modes. In laptop mode, users access a
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`keyboard and touchpad to browse the Internet and access apps that can be arranged as a set of
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`cards.
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`Rotating the webbook display into “easel mode” allows users to easily consume
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`content from the Internet via a streamlined, intuitive interface.
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`In easel mode the webbook’s keyboard faces away from the user, and content is
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`enlarged on the display for easier viewing from further away.
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`http://web.archive.org/web/20130420102239/http://litl.com/webbook/meet-webbook/more-
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`fun.htm
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`The webbook can also be configured in “frame mode,” in which the keyboard
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`faces down into the surface on which the webbook rests.
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`’688 patent, Figure 26.
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`The webbook delivers content from a user’s favorite websites via “channels” to
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`provide an experience that resembles watching television.
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`http://web.archive.org/web/20091204052453/http://www.litl.com/essays/software.htm
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`LiTL’s investment in innovation has produced a portfolio that includes over 30
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`patents in the United States as well as additional patents in other countries across the globe.
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`LiTL’s Asserted Patents
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`18.
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`This complaint focuses on eight LiTL patents directed to various aspects of
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`computing devices that can be used in multiple display modes.
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`19.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’688 patent titled “Portable computer with multiple display configurations.” The ’688
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`patent was duly and legally issued on October 16, 2012. The patent is generally directed to
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`portable computers configurable between a plurality of display modes. A copy of the ʼ688 patent
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`is attached as Exhibit A.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’844 patent titled “Portable computer with multiple display configurations.” The ’844
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`patent was duly and legally issued on January 7, 2014. The patent is generally directed to portable
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`computers configurable between a plurality of display modes. A copy of the ʼ844 patent is
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`attached as Exhibit B.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’229 patent titled “Portable computer with multiple display configurations.” the ’229
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`patent was duly and legally issued on February 7, 2017. The patent is generally directed to
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`portable computers configurable between a plurality of display modes. A copy of the ʼ229 patent
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`is attached as Exhibit C.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’154 patent titled “Portable computer with multiple display configurations.” The ’154
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`patent was duly and legally issued on May 14, 2019. The patent is generally directed to portable
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`computers configurable between a plurality of display modes. A copy of the ʼ154 patent is
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`attached as Exhibit D.
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`23.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’315 patent titled “System and method for streamlining user interaction with electronic
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`content.” The ’315 patent was duly and legally issued on April 7, 2015. The patent is generally
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`directed to a user interface configured to display a plurality of views of computer content. A
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`copy of the ʼ315 patent is attached as Exhibit E.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’715 patent titled “System and method for streamlining user interaction with electronic
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`content.” The ’715 patent was duly and legally issued on January 30, 2018. The patent is
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`generally directed to a user interface configured to display a plurality of views of computer
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`content. A copy of the ʼ715 patent is attached as Exhibit F.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’818 patent titled “System and method for streamlining user interaction with electronic
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`content.” The ’818 patent was duly and legally issued on February 18, 2020. The patent is
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`generally directed to a user interface configured to display a plurality of views of computer
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`content. A copy of the ʼ818 patent is attached as Exhibit G.
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`26.
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`LiTL is the current owner by assignment of the entire right, title, and interest in
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`and to the ’888 patent titled “Method and apparatus for managing digital media content.” The
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`’888 patent was duly and legally issued on December 17, 2013. The patent relates generally to
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`accessing and managing digital media libraries on streamlined computing devices with a
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`plurality of selectable I/O profiles. A copy of the ʼ888 patent is attached as Exhibit H.
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`27.
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`LiTL has complied with its obligations under 35 U.S.C. § 287 for each of the
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`Asserted Patents.
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`28.
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`The Asserted Patents are well-known to personal computing companies because
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`the Asserted Patents and their published applications have been frequently cited during
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`prosecution of patent applications owned by personal computing companies.
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`29.
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`The Asserted Patents belong to a family whose members have been cited in over
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`1,000 third-party patents and published applications.
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`The ’688 patent and its corresponding published application have been cited in
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`over 250 patents or published applications, including many that are assigned to major players in
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`the personal computing space such as Dell.
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`The ’229, ’154, ’315, ’715, ’818 and ’888, patents are descendants of the ’688
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`patent.
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`Given the numerous patents directed to Dell’s convertible (also referred to as “2-
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`in-1”) laptops, the citations to the ’688 patent and corresponding published applications in Dell’s
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`own patent applications, on information and belief Dell was aware of each of the Asserted
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`Patents before the filing of this Complaint and knew that Dell’s convertible design infringes the
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`Asserted Patents.
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`Dell’s Incorporation of LiTL’s Patented Technologies into Its Computing Devices
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`33.
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`The allegations provided below are exemplary and without prejudice to LiTL’s
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`infringement contentions. In providing these allegations, LiTL does not convey or imply any
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`particular claim constructions or the precise scope of the claims. LiTL’s claim construction
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`contentions regarding the meaning and scope of the claim terms will be provided under the
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`Court’s scheduling order and local rules.
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`34.
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`The infringing products include, but are not limited to, Latitude 3120 2-in-1;
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`Latitude 3189 2-in-1; Latitude 3190 2-in-1; Latitude 3310 2-in-1; Latitude 3330 2-in-1; Latitude
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`3379 2-in-1; Latitude 3390 2-in-1; Latitude 5289 2-in-1; Latitude 5300 2-in-1; Latitude 5310 2-
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`in-1; Latitude 5320 2-in-1; Latitude 5330 2-in-1; Latitude 7310 2-in-1; Latitude 7330 2-in-1;
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`Latitude 7389 2-in-1; Latitude 7390 2-in-1; Latitude 7400 2-in-1; Latitude 7410 2-in-1; Latitude
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`7420 2-in-1; Latitude 7430 2-in-1; Latitude 9330 2-in-1; Latitude 9410 2-in-1; Latitude 9420 2-
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`in-1; Latitude 9430 2-in-1; Latitude 9510 2-in-1; Latitude 9520 2-in-1; Inspiron 3153 2-in-1;
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`Inspiron 3158 2-in-1; Inspiron 3168 2-in-1; Inspiron 3169 2-in-2; Inspiron 3179 2-in-1; Inspiron
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`3185 2-in-1; Inspiron 3195 2-in-1; Inspiron 5368 2-in-1; Inspiron 5378 2-in-1; Inspiron 5379 2-
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`in-1; Inspiron 5400 2-in-1; Inspiron 5406 2-in-1; Inspiron 5410 2-in-1; Inspiron 5481 2-in-1;
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`Inspiron 5482 2-in-1; Inspiron 5485 2-in-1; Inspiron 5491 2-in-1; Inspiron 5568 2-in-1; Inspiron
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`5578 2-in-1; Inspiron 5579 2-in-1; Inspiron 5582 2-in-1; Inspiron 5591 2-in-1; Inspiron 7300 2-
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`in-1; Inspiron 7306 2-in-1; Inspiron 7353 2-in-1; Inspiron 7359 2-in-1; Inspiron 7368 2-in-1;
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`Inspiron 7373 2-in-1; Inspiron 7375 2-in-1; Inspiron 7378 2-in-1; Inspiron 7386 2-in-1; Inspiron
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`7390 2-in-1; Inspiron 7391 2-in-1; Inspiron 7405 2-in-1; Inspiron 7415 2-in-1; Inspiron 7420 2-
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`in-1; Inspiron 7425 2-in-1; Inspiron 7500 2-in-1; Inspiron 7506 2-in-1; Inspiron 7568 2-in-1;
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`Inspiron 7569 2-in-1; Inspiron 7573 2-in-1; Inspiron 7579 2-in-1; Inspiron 7586 2-in-1; Inspiron
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`7590 2-in-1; Inspiron 7591 2-in-1; Inspiron 7620 2-in-1; Inspiron 7706 2-in-1; Inspiron 7773 2-
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`in-1; Inspiron 7778 2-in-1; Inspiron 7779 2-in-1; Inspiron 7786 2-in-1; Inspiron 7791 2-in-1;
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`XPS 13 7390 2-in-1; XPS 13 9310 2-in-1; XPS 13 9365 2-in-1; and XPS 15 9575 2-in-1
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`(“Accused Products”). The Accused Products are non-limiting examples that were identified
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`based on publicly available information, and LiTL reserves the right to identify additional
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`infringing activities, products and services, including, for example, on the basis of information
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`obtained during discovery.
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`35.
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` Dell distinguishes between their conventional laptops and convertible models by
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`including the “2-in-1” designation in the product name. Dell’s support website,
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`https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us, provides literature, service manuals, product
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`specifications, user guides, and other materials that encourage customers to purchase the
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`Accused Products and depict their multi-mode functionality. Dell provides a Service Manual and
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`a Setup and Specifications documents that describe the convertible configurations of its Latitude,
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`Inspiron and XPS products.
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`For example, the Setup and Specifications document for the Latitude 5330
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`covers both the conventional and convertible versions of this device, and describes the
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`differences between the two configurations. The document depicts four user modes (i.e.,
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`notebook, tablet, tent, and stand) for the convertible configuration of the Latitude 5330.
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`and-specifications.pdf, pp. 10-12.
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`Id., p. 13 (distinguishing between the minimum weight between the “Laptop” and “2-in-1”
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`Table 20. Display specifications
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`Full High Definition
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`Wide Viewing Angle
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`Display-panel native=|4990 x 1080
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`293.76 mm (11.57
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`Luminance (typical)
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`950 nits
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`45% NTSC typ.
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`Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
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`Contrast ratio (typical)
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`Horizontal view angle 60/80 min. 85/85 typ.|80/80 min. 85/85 typ. 60/80 min. 65/85 typ.|80/80 min. 85/85
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`typ. +/- degrees
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`Vertical view angle 80/80 min. 85/85 typ.|80/80 min. 85/35 typ. 80/80 min. 85/85 typ.|80/80 min. 85/85
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`Pixel pitch
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`0.153 « 0.153 mm
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`0.153 x 0.153 mm
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`0.153 x 0.153 mm
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`0.153 « 0.153 mm
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`Id., pp. 22-23 (distinguishing between the display specifications, the final column corresponding
`Id., pp. 22-23 (distinguishing between the display specifications, the final column corresponding
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`to a “2-in-1” configuration).
`to a “2-in-1” configuration).
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`Table 22. Sensor
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`100% attached on 2-in-1)
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`Ambient Light Sensor on the hinge-up (optional)
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`P-sensor on the hinge-up (optional)
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`1 Accelerometer in the base (system board) for both Clamshell and 2-in-1
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`1 Accelerometer (Accelerometer + Gyro) in the hinge-up sensor board (Upsell on clamshell with Proximity/ALS/IR camera and
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`“Clamshell” and “2-in-1” configuration).
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`As another example, the Setup and Specifications document for the Inspiron
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`7391 2-in-1 describes the Accused Product’s four display modes (i.e., notebook, tablet, stand,
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`and tent mode).
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`See, e.g., https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7391-2-in-1-laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf,
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`pp. 9-10.
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`As another example, the Setup and Specifications document for the XPS 13
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`7390 2-in-1 describes the Accused Product’s four display modes (i.e., notebook, tablet, stand,
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`and tent mode).
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`Dell’s website describes “the differences between a laptop and a 2-in-1” and
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`touts the superior portability, versatility, and battery power of convertible (2-in-1) devices circa
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`2014:
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`Portability – A laptop may not exactly be an anchor, but it still requires more
`muscle to lug around than your typical 2-in-1, which offers both laptop and tablet
`functionality at a surprisingly low weight (roughly 2.5 pounds). Flip-screen hybrids
`are also thinner than traditional convertibles, making them that much easier to
`move around. And let’s not even get started on the amount of effort needed to tote
`both a laptop and a tablet. Edge: 2-in-1
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`Versatility – A 2-in-1 with a flip-screen design offers four-way flexibility: tablet
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`to be handled, a 2-in-1’s soft-touch exterior also makes it more durable. Simply
`put, a laptop and its traditional clamshell design cannot compete. Edge: 2-in-1
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`Power – The longest-lasting laptops can reach the 12-hour mark, with the average
`clocking at eight to nine hours per charge. But the best flip-screen 2-in-1’s are
`getting more and more powerful, with the newest on the market offering roughly
`9.5 hours per charge. Edge: 2-in-1
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`https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/laptop-vs-2-in-1-which-is-better/.
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`Dell makes, uses, sells, offers for sale and imports the Latitude 5330 2-in-1,
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`which is described on Dell’s website:
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` https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/latitude-5330-laptop-or-2-in-
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`1/spd/latitude-13-5330-laptop (“Latitude 5330 2-in-1 Webpage”)
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` https://dl.dell.com/content/manual29903967-latitude-5330-latitude-5330-2in1-setup-
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`and-specifications.pdf (“Latitude 5330 2-in-1 Specifications”)
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` https://dl.dell.com/content/manual27461876-latitude-5330-latitude-5330-2in1-
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`service-manual.pdf (“Latitude 5330 2-in-1 Service Manual”)
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` https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000132403/how-to-enable-or-disable-
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`tablet-mode-on-your-notebook-in-windows-10 (“Dell 2-in-1 Tablet Mode Support”)
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`Dell’s website discusses the benefits of convertible notebook configurations and
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`describes at least four operating modes: Laptop mode, Tent mode, Stand mode, and Tablet mode.
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`According to Dell, the convertible laptop configurations present “key advantages over standard
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`laptops” allowing users to “easily switch from typing up an email in laptop mode, to reading an
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`e-book in tablet mode, to video chatting in tent mode,” and to “adjust between tent or stand mode
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`to watch movies, video chat, or consume content in general.” See https://www.dell.com/en-
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`us/lp/best-2-in-1-laptops.
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`On information and belief, the Accused Products identified in the table below are
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`convertible laptops, which are capable of operating in four operating modes (i.e., notebook,
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`tablet, stand, and tent mode):
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`Latitude 3120 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual33593571-latitude-3120-
`latitude-3120-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 3189 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-11-3189-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 3190 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-11-3190-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 3310 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-3310-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 3330 2-in-1
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`https://dl.dell.com/content/manual53282019-latitude-3330-
`latitude-3330-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 3379 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-3379-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 3390 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-3390-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual5_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 5289 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual34591402-latitude-5289-2-in-1-
`owner-s-manual.pdf?language=en-us&ps=true
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`Latitude 5300 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-5300-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 5310 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-5310-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 5320 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual40442222-latitude-5320-
`latitude-5320-2in1-setup-and-specifications-guide.pdf
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`Latitude 5330 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual29903967-latitude-5330-
`latitude-5330-2in1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 7310 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-7310-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual2_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 7330 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual34811490-latitude-7330-latitude-
`7330-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 7389 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-7389-2-in-1-laptop_owners-
`manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 7390 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-13-7390-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual3_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 7400 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-14-7400-2-in-1-laptop_owners-
`manual2_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 7410 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-14-7410-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual2_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 7420 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual43859724-latitude-
`7420-latitude-7420-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 7430 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual46425537-latitude-
`7430-latitude-7430-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 9330 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual39084778-latitude-
`9330-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 9410 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-14-9410-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 9420 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual20845082-latitude-
`9420-latitude-9420-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 9430 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual48581782-latitude-
`9430-latitude-9430-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Latitude 9510 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-15-9510-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual5_en-us.pdf
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`Latitude 9520 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual23879139-latitude-
`9520-latitude-9520-2-in-1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`Inspiron 3153 2-in-1 https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-
`products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-
`11-3153
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`Inspiron 3158 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-
`products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-
`11-3158
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`Inspiron 3168 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-
`products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_laptop_inspiron/esuprt_la
`ptop_inspiron_3000/
`
`Inspiron 3169 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-
`products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_laptop_inspiron/esuprt_la
`ptop_inspiron_3000/
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`Inspiron 3179 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-11-3179-2-in-1-
`laptop_specifications_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 3185 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-11-3185-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 3195 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-11-3195-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5368 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-
`products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/
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`Inspiron 5378 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-5378-2-in-1-
`laptop_service-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5379 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-5379-2-in-1-
`laptop_specifications_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5400 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5400-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5406 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5406-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5410 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5410-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5481 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5481-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5482 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5482-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5485 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5485-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5491 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5491-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5568 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-5568-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5578 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-5578-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5579 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-5579-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5582 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-5582-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 5591 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-5591-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7300 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7300-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7306 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7306-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7353 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7353-
`laptop_service-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7359 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-
`products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/
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`Inspiron 7368 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7368-2-in-1-
`laptop_service-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7373 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7373-2-in-1-
`laptop_specifications_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7375 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7375-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7378 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7378-2-in-1-
`laptop_service-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7386 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7386-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7390 2-in-1
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`https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7390-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7391 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-13-7391-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7405 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-7405-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7415 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-7415-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7500 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7500-2-in-1-
`silver-laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7506 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7506-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide2_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7568 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7568-
`laptop_service-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7569 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7569-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7573 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7573-2-in-1-
`laptop_specifications_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7579 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7579-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7586 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7586-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7590 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7590-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7591 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-15-7591-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7706 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-11-3189-2-in-1-
`laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7773 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-17-7773-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7778 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-17-7778-2-in-1-
`laptop_service-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7779 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-17-7779-2-in-1-
`laptop_service-manual_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7786 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-17-7786-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`Inspiron 7791 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-17-7791-2-in-1-
`laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf
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`XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/xps-13-7390-2-in-1-
`laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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`XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/content/manual40030076-xps-13-2-in-
`1-9310-2n1-setup-and-specifications.pdf
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`XPS 13 9365 2-in-1 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-
`support/product/xps-13-9365-2-in-1-laptop/drivers
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`XPS 15 9575 2-in-1 https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/xps-15-9575-2-in-1-
`laptop_specifications_en-us.pdf
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`43.
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`As detailed below, each element of at least one claim of each of the Asserted
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`Patents is literally present in the Accused Products, or is literally practiced by Dell personnel,
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`agents or customers who use the Accused Products. To the extent that any element is not
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`literally present or practiced, each such element is present or practiced under the doctrine of
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`equivalents.
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`44.
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`Dell has made extensive use of LiTL’s patented technologies, including the
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`technology described and claimed in the Asserted Patents. LiTL is committed to defending its
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`proprietary and patented technology. LiTL requests that this Court award it damages sufficient
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`to compensate for Dell’s infringement of the Asserted Patents, find this case exceptional and
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`award LiTL its attorneys’ fees and costs, and grant an injunction against Dell to prevent ongoing
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`infringement of the Asserted Patents.
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`COUNT I
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`(Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,289,688)
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`45.
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`LiTL incorporates by reference and realleges all the foregoing paragraphs of the
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`Complaint as if fully set forth herein.
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`Dell’s Direct Infringement
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`46.
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`Dell has directly infringed and continues to directly infringe, literally and/or
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`equivalently, one or more claims of the ʼ688 patent, including at least claim 19, including by
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`importing, using, selling, and offering for sale in the United States the Accused Products.
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`47.
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`The Accused Products (e.g., the Latitude 5330 2-in-1) are portable computers
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`that include a base unit comprising an integrated keyboard and a single display unit including a
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`single display screen configured to display content. For example:
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`48.
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`The Accused Products (e.g., the Latitude 5330 2-in-1) include an orientation
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`
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`sensor which detects a physical orientation of the single display unit relative to the base unit and
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`a display orientation module which orients the content displayed on the single display screen
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`responsive to the physical orientation detected by the orientation sensor between at least a first
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`content display orientation and a second content display orientation, the second content display
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`orientation being 180 degrees relative to the first content display orientation. For example:
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`See, e.g., Latitude 5330 2-in-1 Specifications, p. 23.
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`First content display orientation in laptop mode
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`Second content display orientation in easel mode
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`49.
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`The Accused Products (e.g., the Latitude 5330 2-in-1) include a display
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`orientation module that is configured to detect a change between a laptop mode, an easel mode,
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`and a frame mode based on the detected physical orientation of the single display unit relative to
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`the base unit. For example:
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`Laptop mode
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`Easel mode
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`Frame mode
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`50.
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`The Accused Products (e.g., the Latitude 5330 2-in-1) include a display
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`orientation module further configured to trigger a display inversion from one of the first and
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`second content display orientations to the other of the first and second content display
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`orientations responsive to the orientation sensor detecting the change between the laptop mode
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`and the easel mode. For example:
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`First content display orientation in laptop mode
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`Second content display orientation in easel mode
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`51.
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`The Accused Products (e.g., the Latitude 5330 2-in-1) include a display
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`orientation module further configured to trigger a display inversion from one of the first and
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`second content display orientations to the other of the first and second content display
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`orientations responsive to the orientation sensor detecting the change between the easel mode and
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`the frame mode. For example:
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`Easel mode
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`Frame mode
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`Dell’s Knowledge of the Patents Owned by Its Subsidiary Dell Products L.P.
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`52.
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`In each of Dell’s 10-K statements from 2017 through 2022, Dell has reported the
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`number issued patents and patent applications that it owns.
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`53.
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`On information and belief, the vast majority of Dell’s patents and patent
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`applications are assigned to Dell Products, L.P. (“Dell Products”).
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`54.
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`Dell Products is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell Inc. See REC Software USA,
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`Inc. v. Dell Inc. et al, No. 2:14-cv-01048, D.I. 20 (Aug. 19, 2014 W.D. Wash.); Trustees of
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`Boston University v. Dell Inc. et al, No. 1:13-cv-12330, D.I. 15 (Nov. 4, 2013 D. Mass.).
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`55.
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`Dell Products and Dell