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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA '13 CV2871 LAB NLS 10 Fourte Desien & Development, LLC, a I Case No. California limited liability comany,' I ^^_ -__ COMPLAINT FOR PATENT 11

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INFRINGEMENT

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Innolight Technology Corporation, Uhlnese corporatlon,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff Fourte Design & Development, LLC alleges as follows against

Defendant Innolight Technology Corporation:

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Plaintiff Fourte Design & Development, LLC ("Plaintiffl') is a

California limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
State of California,

with offices at 7139 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 250, Pleasanton,

California 94566.

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Defendant Innolight Technology Corporation ("Defendant") is, on

information and belief, a Chinese corporation doing business in the lJnited States,
the State of Califomia and within this judicial district, including without limitation by and through its subsidiary and/or affiliate companies, sales offlrces and research
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and development (R&D) centers in San Jose, Califomia, Sunnyvale, California and

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JURISDICTION AND VENUE

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This is a civil action for patent infringement arising under the patent

laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. sections

l, et seq.

This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuan|to 28 U.S.C.

sections 1331 and 1338(a).

This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant and venue in this

9 judicial district is proper because, on information and belief, Defendant engages in

10 continuous and systematic business within the United States and within this judicial
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district and/or Defendant has placed infringing products into the stream of
commerce by sellingandlor offering to sell products into the United States and this

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judicial district with knowledge that such products would be shipped into and/or
used in the United States and this judicial district.

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U.S. Patent No. 6,872,010, entitled "Fiber Optic Connector Release

was duly and legally granted on March 29,2005.

t7 Mechanism" (theo"010 Patent")

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At all times relevant to this action, Plaintiff is and has been the owner,

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Plaintiff re-alleges and incorporates paragraphs I through 7 above.

On information and belief, Defendant has been and is now directly

24 infringing the '010 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. section 271(a) in the State

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25 California, this judicial district and elsewhere in the United States by designing, 26 making, manufacturing, operating, using, offering for sale, andlor selling within the 27 United States and/or importing into the United States, one or more devices (the 28 "Infringing Devices") that are covered by the inventions claimed in the '010 Patent.
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The Infringing Devices include, without limitation, the Innolight

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designated as a 40Gb/s QSFP+ LR4 Optical Transceiver, TR-QQ131-NOO.

On information and belief, Defendant has been and is now indirectly

infringing the '010 Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. section 271(b) and/or (c) by
intentionally inducing infringement and/or contributing to the infringement of the '010 Patent in the State of California, this judicial district and elsewhere in the

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users of those products.

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Defendant is liable for infringement of the '010 Patent pursuant to 35

U.S.C. section 271(a), (b) andlor (c).

Plaintiff has been damaged and injured by Defendant's infringement of

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the '010 Patent. Because of its infringing acts and for its unauthorized use of the inventions claimed in the '010 Patent, Defendant is liable to Plaintiff for damages in
an amount no less fhan a reasonable royalty.

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Defendant's infringement of the '010 Patent has caused and

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unless Defendant is permanently enjoined from further infringement.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for judgment:

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AdjudgingthatDefendant has infringed one or more claims of the '010

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Permanently enjoining Defendant and its officers, agents, servants,

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Awarding Plaintiff damages adequate to compensate it for Defendant's

26 infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty; 27 28

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Awarding Plaintiff pre-judgment and post-judgment interest; and

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Awarding Plaintiff such other and fuither relief as this Court deems just

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and equitable.

DATED: December 3,2013

SOLOMON WARD SEIDEN\ryURM & SMITH, llp

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Plaintiff hereby demands a jury trial of all claims triable by a jury.

DATED: December 3,2013

SOLOMON V/ARD SEIDENWURM SMITH. LLP

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