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`REPORT ON THE
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`In Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or 15 U.S.C. § 1116 you are hereby advised that a court action has been
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`R. Scott Weide (NV Bar No. 5541)
`Kendelee L. Works (NV Bar No. 9611)
`WEIDE & MILLER, LTD.
`Bank of Nevada Building
`5th Floor, Suite 530
`7251 West Lake Mead Blvd.
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`Las Vegas, NV 89128
`Phone: (702) 382—4804
`Facsimile: (702) 382—4805
`E-mail: sweide@weidemiller.com
`E-mail: kworks @weidemiller.com
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`Brenton R. Babcock (pending pro hac vice)
`Marko R. Zoretic (pending pro hac vice)
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main 51., 14‘h Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Phone: (949) 760—0404
`Facsimile: (949) 760—9502
`E-mail: brent.babcock@knobbe.com
`E—mail: marko.zoretic@knobbe.c0m
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`Frederick S. Berretta (pending pro hac vice)
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`12790 El Camino Real
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`San Diego, CA 92130
`Phone: (858) 707—4000
`Facsimile:
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`E—mail: fred.berretta@knobbe.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`SILVER STATE INTELLECTUAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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`WEIDE 81 MILLER. LTD,
`7251 W. LAKE MEAD BLVDV,
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`(702) 3824804
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`SILVER STATE INTELLECTUAL
`TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Nevada
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`APPLE INC., a California corporation,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No.: 2: 13-cv-00957
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`COMPLAINT FOR PATENT
`INFRINGEMENT
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`DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`Plaintiff SILVER STATE INTELLECTUAL TECHNOLOGIES,
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`INC. by and
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`through its undersigned attorneys, hereby complains of Defendant APPLE INC.,
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`infringement of the United States Patents identified herein, and alleges as follows:
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the
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`United States, Title 35, United States Code, and more particularly 35 U.S.C. §§ 271 and 281.
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`2.
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`This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to 28
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`U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a).
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`3.
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`Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and (c),
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`and 1400(b).
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`THE PARTIES
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`Plaintiff SILVER STATE INTELLECTUAL TECHNOLOGIES,
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`INC.
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`(hereinafter, “SILVER STATE”) is a Nevada corporation with its principal place of business
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`at 9811 Charleston Blvd., #2-787, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117.
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`5.
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`SILVER STATE is the owner by assignment of United States Patent No.
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`’6,525,768, entitled POSITIONAL CAMERA AND GPS DATA INTERCHANGE DEVICE,
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`duly and lawfully issued on February 25, 2003 (“the ’768 patent”), attached hereto as Exhibit A;
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`United States Patent No? 6,529,824, entitled PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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`FOR COMMUNICATING VOICE DATA POSITIONING INFORMATION, duly and
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`lawfully issued on March 4, 2003 (“the ’824 patent”), attached hereto as Exhibit B; United
`States Patent Nolf6,868,335, entitled PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR
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`COMMUNICATING VOICE DATA POSITIONING INFORMATION, duly and lawfully
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`issued on March 15, 2005 (“the ’335 patent”), attached hereto as Exhibit C; United States Patent
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`NON/522,992, entitled TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVE NAVIGATION BASED ON USER
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`PREFERENCES, duly and lawfully issued on April 21, 2009 (“the ’992 patent”), attached
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`hereto as Exhibit D; United States Patent No?! 7,593,812, entitled TECHNIQUE FOR
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`EFFECTIVE NAVIGATION BASED ON USER PREFERENCES, duly and lawfully issued
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`on September 22, 2009 (“the ’812 patent”), attached hereto as Exhibit E; and United States
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`Patent Nci.'7,650,234, entitled TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVE NAVIGATION BASED ON
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`USER PREFERENCES, duly and lawfully issued on January 19, 2010 (“the ’234 patent”),
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`attached hereto as Exhibit F; among other patents and pending patent applications.
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`Upon information and belief, Defendant APPLE INC. (hereinafter, “APPLE”)
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`is a California corporation with its principal place of business at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino,
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`California 95014.
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`Upon information and belief, APPLE makes, uses, offers for sale and sells in
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`the United States, and imports into the United States certain mobile digital devices, including
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`the APPLE iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and associated systems, that SILVER STATE
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`alleges infringe the ’768 patent, the ’824 patent, the ’335 patent, the ’992 patent, the ’812
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`patent, and the ’234 patent as alleged further herein.
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`Upon information and belief, APPLE does business in this judicial district and
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`has committed acts of infringement in this judicial district.
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`FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
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`INFRINGEMENT OF US. PATENT NO. 6,525,768
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`SILVER STATE realleges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
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`stated in paragraphs 1—8 of this Complaint.
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`Upon information and belief, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(3), APPLE has
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`directly infringed and is continuing to directly infringe one or more claims of the ’768 patent
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`by making, using, offering for sale and selling in the United States, and by importing into the
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`United States, without authority, certain mobile digital devices, including, without limitation,
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`infringement of Claim 2 of the ’768 patent by one or more versions of the APPLE iPhone and
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`iPad.
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`As a direct and proximate result of APPLE’s infringement of the ’768 patent,
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`SILVER STATE has been and continues to be damaged in an amount to be determined at
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`trial.
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`WEIDE & MILLER, LTD.
`7251 W. LAKE MEAD BLVD.,
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`SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
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`INFRINGEMENT OF US. PATENT NO. 6,529,824
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`SILVER STATE realleges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
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`stated in paragraphs 1—8 of this Complaint.
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`13.
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`Upon information and belief, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), APPLE has
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`directly infringed and is continuing to directly infringe one or more claims of the ’824 patent,
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`including, without limitation, by practicing the method of Claim 8 of the ’824 patent in
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`connection with APPLE’s mobile digital devices, such as the APPLE iPhone, iPad and iPod
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`touch.
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`As a direct and proximate result of APPLE’s infringement of the ’824 patent,
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`SILVER STATE has been and continues to be damaged in an amount to be determined at
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`trial.
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`THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
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`INFRINGEMENT OF US. PATENT NO. 6,868,335
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`SILVER STATE realleges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
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`stated in paragraphs 1—8 of this Complaint.
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`Upon information and belief, in Violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(b), APPLE, upon
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`notice of this complaint, is inducing infringement, and shall continue to induce infringement
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`of one or more claims of the ’335 patent including, without limitation,
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`infringement of
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`Claim 1 of the ’335 patent by inducing others, including entities such as end users of one or
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`more versions of the APPLE iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, to perform one or more of the
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`claimed methods of the ’335 patent, including at least Claim 1.
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`Upon information and belief, APPLE designs and manufactures the APPLE
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`iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and has taken active steps to encourage use of the iPhone, iPad,
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`and iPod touch by others, including, for example, providing customers with one or more
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`versions of iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches that practice, at least, Claim 1 of the ’335 Patent,
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`and providing options or instructions to its customers to use these products in a manner that
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`18.
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`As a direct and proximate result of APPLE’s infringement of the ’335 patent,
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`SILVER STATE shall continue to be damaged in an amount to be determined at trial.
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`FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
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`INFRINGEMENT OF US. PATENT NO. 7,522,992
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`19.
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`SILVER STATE realleges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
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`stated in paragraphs 1—8 of this Complaint.
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`Upon information and belief, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), APPLE has
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`directly infringed and is continuing to directly infringe one or more claims of the ’992 patent
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`by making, using, offering for sale and selling in the United States, and by importing into the
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`United States, without authority, certain mobile digital devices, including, without limitation,
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`infringement of Claim 23 of the ’992 patent by one or more versions of the APPLE iPhone,
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`iPad, and iPod touch.
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`As a direct and proximate result of APPLE’s infringement of the ’992 patent,
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`SILVER STATE has been and continues to be damaged in an amount to be determined at
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`trial.
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`FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
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`INFRINGEMENT OF US. PATENT NO. 7,593,812
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`SILVER STATE realleges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
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`stated in paragraphs 1—8 of this Complaint.
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`23.
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`Upon information and belief, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), APPLE has
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`directly infringed and is continuing to directly infringe one or more claims of the ”812 patent
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`by making, using, offering for sale and selling in the United States, and by importing into the
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`United States, without authority, certain mobile digital devices and associated systems,
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`including, without limitation, infringement of Claim 10 of the ’812 patent by one or more
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`versions of the APPLE iPhone.
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`As a direct and proximate result of APPLE’S infringement of the ’812 patent,
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`SILVER STATE has been and continues to be damaged in an amount to be determined at
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`trial.
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`WEIDE & MILLER, LTD,
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`SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
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`INFRINGEMENT OF US. PATENT NO. 7,650,234
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`SILVER STATE realleges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
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`stated in paragraphs 1—8 of this Complaint.
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`Upon information and belief, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), APPLE has
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`directly infringed and is continuing to directly infringe one or more claims of the ’234 patent
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`by making, using, offering for sale and selling in the United States, and by importing into the
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`United States, without authority, certain mobile digital devices and associated systems,
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`including, without limitation, infringement of Claim 17 of the ’234 patent by one or more
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`versions of the APPLE iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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`As a direct and proximate result of APPLE’s infringement of the ’234 patent,
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`SILVER STATE has been and continues to be damaged in an amount to be determined at
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`trial.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`WHEREFORE, Plaintiff SILVER STATE prays for judgment in its favor against
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`APPLE for the following relief:
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`For an Order adjudging APPLE to have infringed the ’768 patent under
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`35 U.S.C. § 271;
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`For an Order adjudging APPLE to have infringed the ’824 patent under
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`35 U.S.C. § 271;
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`For an Order adjudging APPLE to have infringed the ’335 patent under
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`35 U.S.C. § 271;
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`For an Order adjudging APPLE to have infringed the ’992 patent under
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`35 U.S.C. § 271;
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`For an Order adjudging APPLE to have infringed the ’812 patent under
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`35 U.S.C.§271;
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`For an Order adjudging APPLE to have infringed the ’234 patent under
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`That the Court award SILVER STATE recovery of damages to compensate it for
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`APPLE’S infringement of SILVER STATE’s patents as alleged herein, pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 284;
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`That the Court order APPLE to pay supplemental damages to SILVER STATE,
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`including, without limitation, prenjudgment and post—judgment interest, and costs of suit herein
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`pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284; and
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`That SILVER STATE have such other and further relief as this Court may deem
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`just and proper.
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`Dated: May 30, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`WEIDE & MILLER, LTD.
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`By:
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`R. Scott Weide, Esq.
`Kendelee L. Works, Esq.
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
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`Brenton R. Babcock, Esq. (pending pro hac vice)
`Frederick S. Berretta, Esq. (pending pro hac vice)
`Marko R. Zoretic, Esq. (pending pro hac vice)
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`SILVER STATE INTELLECTUAL
`TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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`DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY 1[URY
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`Plaintiff SILVER STATE hereby demands a trial by jury on all issues so triable.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`WEIDE & MILLER, LTD.
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`“regrets
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`B y '
`R. Scott Weide, Esq.
`Kendelee L. Works, Esq.
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
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`Brenton R. Babcock, Esq. (pending pro hac vice)
`Frederick S. Berretta, Esq. (pending pro hac vice)
`Marko R. Zoretic, Esq. (pending pro hac vice)
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`SILVER STATE INTELLECTUAL
`TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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`Dated: May 30, 2013
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