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JEFF SILVESTRI, ESQ.


Nevada Bar No. 5779
McDONALD CARANO WILSON LLP
2300 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 1200
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Telephone: 702.873.4100
Facsimile: 702.873.9966
E-mail: jsilvestri@mcdonaldcarano.com

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ADAM K. MORTARA, ESQ. (pro hac vice to be submitted)


BRIAN C. SWANSON, ESQ. (pro hac vice to be submitted)
BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
54 West Hubbard Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: 312.494.4400
E-mail: adam.mortara@bartlit-beck.com
brian.swanson@bartlit-beck.com

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DANIEL C. TAYLOR, ESQ. (pro hac vice to be submitted)


BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
1899 Wynkoop Street, 8th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: 303.592.3100
E-mail: daniel.taylor@bartlit-beck.com

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Attorneys for Plaintiff IGT
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CASE NO. 2:15-cv-00473

IGT,
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Plaintiff,
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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT


INFRINGEMENT

v.
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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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Jury Trial Demanded

Defendant.
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Plaintiff IGT brings this complaint for patent infringement and declaratory judgment against
Defendant Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (Aristocrat) and alleges as follows:
NATURE OF THE ACTION

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This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the United

States, including 35 U.S.C. 271 and 281-285.

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This lawsuit pertains to Aristocrats infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,131,908;

7,513,827; 6,394,902; 7,384,334; 8,753,189; D503,951; 6,375,570; 6,702,675; 7,303,469; and

6,932,701.

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IGT also seeks a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2201 that the doctrine

of assignor estoppel bars Aristocrat from challenging the validity of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,375,570;

6,702,675; 7,303,469; and 6,932,701.

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PARTIES
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Plaintiff IGT is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of

Nevada, with a principal place of business located at 6355 South Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada

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89113. IGT is a world leader in gaming entertainment and a leading supplier of casino and lottery

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gaming machines commonly known as slot machines.

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Defendant Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. is a corporation organized and existing under

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the laws of the State of Nevada, with a principal place of business located at 7230 Amigo Street, Las

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Vegas, Nevada 89119. Aristocrat sells, leases, and/or operates gaming machines in the casino and

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lottery markets. Aristocrat is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited, an Australian corporation.

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JURISDICTION AND VENUE


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This action arises under the Patent Laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. 101 et seq.,

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including 35 U.S.C. 271. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. 1331, 1338(a).

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This Court has personal jurisdiction over Aristocrat. Aristocrat is incorporated in

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Nevada and maintains substantial, continuous and systematic contacts in Nevada. Aristocrat has

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thus purposefully availed itself of the benefits and protections of Nevadas laws such that it should

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reasonably anticipate being haled into court here. Aristocrat regularly transacts business within

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Nevada including the sale, lease, and/or operation of gaming machines in Nevada.

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Venue is proper in the District of Nevada pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391, 1400(b).

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The Patents at Issue

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

No. 7,131,908 (the 908 Patent). The 908 Patent issued on November 7, 2006. A true and correct

copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit A.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

No. 7,513,827 (the 827 Patent). The 827 Patent issued on April 7, 2009. A true and correct

copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit B.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

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No. 6,394,902 (the 902 Patent). The 902 Patent issued on May 28, 2002. A true and correct

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copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit C.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

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No. 7,384,334 (the 334 Patent). The 334 Patent issued on June 10, 2008. A true and correct

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copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit D.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

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No. 8,753,189 (the 189 Patent). The 189 Patent issued on June 17, 2014. A true and correct

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copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit E.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

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No. D503,951 (the 951 Patent). The 951 Patent issued on April 12, 2005. A true and correct

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copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit F.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

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No. 6,375,570 (the 570 Patent). The 570 Patent issued on April 23, 2002. A true and correct

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copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit G.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

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No. 6,702,675 (the 675 Patent). The 675 Patent issued on March 9, 2004. A true and correct

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copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit H.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

No. 7,303,469 (the 469 Patent). The 469 Patent issued on December 4, 2007. A true and correct

copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit I.

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Plaintiff IGT is the owner, by assignment, of all rights, title and interest in U.S. Patent

No. 6,932,701 (the 701 Patent). The 701 Patent issued on August 23, 2005. A true and correct

copy of that patent is attached as Exhibit J.

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Joe Kaminkow and IGT


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Joe Kaminkow is a named inventor on the 570 Patent, the 675 Patent, the 469

Patent, and the 701 Patent. Kaminkow is a designer of slot machines.


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Kaminkow worked at IGT from 1999 to 2012. As IGTs Vice President of Game

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Design, Kaminkow led the development of several successful slot machines for IGT including SEX

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AND THE CITY, STAR WARS, and GHOSTBUSTERS.

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In the course of performing his duties at IGT, Kaminkow obtained patents on several

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important innovations in the field of electronic gaming machines. Among these patents are the 570

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Patent, the 675 Patent, the 469 Patent, and the 701 Patent. Kaminkow assigned all rights, title,

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and interest in these patents to IGT in exchange for valuable consideration, including salary,

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bonuses, and other employment benefits.

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Kaminkow resigned from IGT in January 2012.

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Joe Kaminkow and Aristocrat


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Upon information and belief, Aristocrat called Kaminkow the same night he resigned

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from IGT to discuss the possibility of employing him. Upon information and belief, Kaminkow had

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lunch with Aristocrat CEO Jamie Odell the next week. See Howard Stutz, Nevadan at Work:

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Veteran Game Designer is Always Creating, Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nov. 2, 2013), available at

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http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/nevadan-work-veteran-game-designer-

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always-creating.

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Kaminkow joined Aristocrat in early 2013 immediately after the one-year non-

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compete clause in his employment agreement with IGT expired. Kaminkow currently serves as

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Aristocrats Senior Vice President of Game Development. See News Release, Legendary Game

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Developer Joins Aristocrat, Market Wired (Feb. 26, 2013), available at

http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/legendary-game-developer-joins-aristocrat-asx-all-

1761483.htm.

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Upon information and belief, Kaminkow has been heavily involved in the

development and design of slot machines Aristocrat has released since Kaminkow joined the

company in 2013. The first sentence of a March 2014 article in the publication Casino Enterprise

Management confirms the centrality of Kaminkows role: Walk into Aristocrat Technologies game

development lair, and its clear this is Joe Kaminkows territory. Marian Green, Joe Kaminkow

Cultivates Slot Game Creativity, Casino Enterprise Management (Mar. 3, 2014), available at

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http://www.casinoenterprisemanagement.com/articles/march-2014/joe-kaminkow-cultivates-slot-

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game-creativity.

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrat debuted several of the slot machines

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Kaminkow designed at the Global Gaming Expo (popularly known as G2E) in Las Vegas in

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September 2013. One such slot machine is the BATMAN CLASSIC TV SERIES game. Aristocrat

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CEO Jamie Odell told Global Gaming Business Magazine that the BATMAN game is Joes great

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product and that Aristocrat wouldnt normally have made that sort of game without Kaminkow.

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Q&A with Jamie Odell, Global Gaming Business Magazine (Sept. 25, 2014), available at

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http://ggbmagazine.com/issue/vol-13-no-10-october-2014/article/q-a-with-jamie-odell. Aristocrats

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Vice President of Marketing told the video publication This Week in Gaming that Kaminkow

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designed the BATMAN game. Batman 1966 Slot Machine from Aristocrat Technologies, This

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Week in Gambling (Aug. 13, 2014), available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iL0UOSp15A

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Aristocrats Vice President of Gaming Operations described the BATMAN game as a coming-out

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party for Joe Kaminkow. Frank Legato, Aristocrat Technologies: Aiming High, Global Gaming

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Business Magazine (Aug. 27, 2013), available at http://ggbmagazine.com/issue/vol-12-no-9-

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september-2013/article/aristocrat-technologies-aiming-high. In a promotional video Aristocrats

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Vice President of Gaming Operations called the BATMAN game the beginning of a new era for

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Aristocrat and said it was very special having Kaminkow bring his skills to Aristocrat, and in

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particular to [the BATMAN game]. Video, Behind-the-Scenes Look at Batman Classic TV Series

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Slot Machine (Apr. 9, 2014), available at http://www.vegasnews.com/113305/ aristocrat-releases-

batman-classic-tv-series-slot-machine-and-behind-the-scenes-video.html. In the same video

Kaminkow himself discusses the bonus wheels on the BATMAN game and refers to himself as the

king of wheels having made more wheel games probably than anybody. Id.

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Upon information and belief, Kaminkow owns a vintage Batmobile like the one used

in the 1960s television series on which the BATMAN slot machine is based. Aristocrat displayed

Kaminkows Batmobile alongside the BATMAN game at G2E 2013. Howard Stutz, Nevadan at

Work: Veteran Game Designer is Always Creating, Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nov. 2, 2013),

available at http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/nevadan-work-veteran-game-

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designer-always-creating; Video, Frank Fantini Signs Off from G2E 2013 in Joe Kaminkows

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Batmobile (Sept. 26, 2013), available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3I1KuWFC1M.

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Aristocrat has released several other slot machines in addition to the BATMAN

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CLASSIC TV SERIES game since Kaminkow joined the company. These slot machines include

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SUPERMAN THE MOVIE, TARZAN OF THE APES, THE ROLLING STONES, THE

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WALKING DEAD, and FLASHDANCE. Upon information and belief, Kaminkow has had

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significant involvement in the design and development of these games. See Howard Stutz, Nevadan

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at Work: Veteran Game Designer is Always Creating, Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nov. 2, 2013),

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available at http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/nevadan-work-veteran-game-

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designer-always-creating (Aristocrat unveiled five games designed by [Kaminkows] team

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Flashdance, Tarzan, The Rolling Stones, Superman, and Batman.); Frank Legato,

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Aristocrat Technologies: Aiming High, Global Gaming Business Magazine (Aug. 27, 2013),

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available at http://ggbmagazine.com/issue/vol-12-no-9-september-2013/article/aristocrat-

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technologies-aiming-high (quoting Aristocrats Vice President of Gaming Operations as saying that

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Aristocrat already had [Flashdance] in development before we brought Joe Kaminkow in . . . but

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after he was done with it, it was a night-and-day change).

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COUNT I

(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,131,908)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 908 Patent: BATMAN

CLASSIC TV SERIES, THE WALKING DEAD, THE ROLLING STONES, TARZAN OF THE

APES, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE, and FLASHDANCE.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 908 Patent will continue to cause IGT

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

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Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

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COUNT II

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(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,513,827)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 827 Patent: BATMAN

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CLASSIC TV SERIES, THE WALKING DEAD, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE, and FLASHDANCE.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

COUNT III

(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,394,902)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 827 Patent will continue to cause IGT

at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 902 Patent: BATMAN
CLASSIC TV SERIES.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 902 Patent will continue to cause IGT

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

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Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

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COUNT IV

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(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,384,334)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 334 Patent: BATMAN

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CLASSIC TV SERIES and TARZAN OF THE APES.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

COUNT V

(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,753,189)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 334 Patent will continue to cause IGT

at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 189 Patent: BATMAN
CLASSIC TV SERIES, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE, and TARZAN OF THE APES.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 189 Patent will continue to cause IGT

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

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Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

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COUNT VI

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(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. D503,951)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 951 Patent: BATMAN

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CLASSIC TV SERIES and SUPERMAN THE MOVIE.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including Aristocrats profits,

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together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35 U.S.C. 289.

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

COUNT VII

(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,375,570)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 951 Patent will continue to cause IGT

at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 570 Patent: BATMAN
CLASSIC TV SERIES and THE ROLLING STONES.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 570 Patent will continue to cause IGT

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

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Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

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COUNT VIII

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(DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL ON THE 570 PATENT)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Joe Kaminkow is a named inventor on the 570 Patent. His name was added to the

above.

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list of inventors by a Certificate of Correction issued on July 8, 2003. Kaminkow assigned all of his

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rights, title, and interest in the 570 Patent to IGT in exchange for valuable consideration.

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Having received valuable consideration for his assignment of the 570 Patent,

Kaminkow is estopped from challenging the patents validity.

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the company is in privity with Kaminkow. Upon information and belief, Kaminkow had extensive

involvement in the design and development of games that infringe the 570 Patent.

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Aristocrat is also estopped from challenging the validity of the 570 Patent because

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IGT will suffer immediate and real harm if Aristocrat is permitted to challenge the

validity of the 570 Patent. This action therefore represents a live case or controversy and warrants

issuance of a declaration of the parties rights.

COUNT IX

(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,702,675)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 675 Patent: BATMAN

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CLASSIC TV SERIES, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE, THE WALKING DEAD, THE ROLLING

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STONES, TARZAN OF THE APES, and FLASHDANCE.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 675 Patent will continue to cause IGT

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

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Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

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(DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL ON THE 675 PATENT)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Joe Kaminkow is a named inventor on the 675 Patent. Kaminkow assigned all of his

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rights, title, and interest in the 675 Patent to IGT in exchange for valuable consideration.

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Kaminkow is estopped from challenging the patents validity.

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Aristocrat is also estopped from challenging the validity of the 675 Patent because

the company is in privity with Kaminkow. Upon information and belief, Kaminkow had extensive

involvement in the design and development of games that infringe the 675 Patent.

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Having received valuable consideration for his assignment of the 675 Patent,

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IGT will suffer immediate and real harm if Aristocrat is permitted to challenge the

validity of the 675 Patent. This action therefore represents a live case or controversy and warrants

issuance of a declaration of the parties rights.

COUNT XI

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(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,303,469)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

above.

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at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 469 Patent: SUPERMAN

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THE MOVIE and TARZAN OF THE APES.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 469 Patent will continue to cause IGT

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

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Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

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(DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL ON THE 469 PATENT)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Joe Kaminkow is the named inventor on the 469 Patent. Kaminkow assigned all of

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his rights, title, and interest in the 469 Patent to IGT in exchange for valuable consideration.

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Kaminkow is estopped from challenging the patents validity.

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Aristocrat is also estopped from challenging the validity of the 469 Patent because

the company is in privity with Kaminkow. Upon information and belief, Kaminkow had extensive

involvement in the design and development of games that infringe the 469 Patent.

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Having received valuable consideration for his assignment of the 469 Patent,

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IGT will suffer immediate and real harm if Aristocrat is permitted to challenge the

validity of the 469 Patent. This action therefore represents a live case or controversy and warrants

issuance of a declaration of the parties rights.

COUNT XIII

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(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,932,701)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Upon information and belief, Aristocrats manufacture, use, offer to sell, and sale of

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at least the following gaming machines infringes at least one claim of the 701 Patent: BATMAN

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CLASSIC TV SERIES and SUPERMAN THE MOVIE.

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IGT is entitled to recover from Aristocrat the damages sustained by IGT as a result of

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Aristocrats wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial, including lost profits and an amount

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not less than a reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs as fixed by this Court under 35

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U.S.C. 284.

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The infringement by Aristocrat of the 701 Patent will continue to cause IGT

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irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law unless and until

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Aristocrat is enjoined from infringing said patent.

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(DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL ON THE 701 PATENT)

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IGT repeats and realleges each of the assertions set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 28

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Joe Kaminkow is a named inventor on the 701 Patent. Kaminkow assigned all of his

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rights, title, and interest in the 701 Patent to IGT in exchange for valuable consideration.

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Having received valuable consideration for his assignment of the 701 Patent,

Kaminkow is estopped from challenging the patents validity.


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Aristocrat is also estopped from challenging the validity of the 701 Patent because

the company is in privity with Kaminkow. Upon information and belief, Kaminkow had extensive

involvement in the design and development of games that infringe the 701 Patent.

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IGT will suffer immediate and real harm if Aristocrat is permitted to challenge the

validity of the 701 Patent. This action therefore represents a live case or controversy and warrants

issuance of a declaration of the parties rights.

REQUESTED RELIEF

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WHEREFORE, IGT respectfully requests the following relief:

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The entry of judgment that Aristocrat has infringed one or more claims of the 908,

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827, 902, 334, 189, 951, 570, 675, 469, and/or 701 Patents literally and/or under the doctrine

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of equivalents;

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The entry of a permanent injunction, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 283, enjoining

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Aristocrat and its agents, servants, officers, directors, employees, affiliated entities, and all persons

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in active concert or participation with them from continued infringement of the 908, 827, 902,

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334, 189, 951, 570, 675, 469, and/or 701 Patents;

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A declaration that the doctrine of assignor estoppel bars Aristocrat from challenging

the validity of the 570 Patent, the 675 Patent, the 469 Patent, and/or the 701 Patent;
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An award to IGT of damages adequate to compensate IGT for Aristocrats acts of

infringement of the 908, 827, 902, 334, 189, 951, 570, 675, 469, and/or 701 Patents;
E.

An award to IGT equal to any profits that Aristocrat gained from its infringement of

the 908, 827, 902, 334, 189, 951, 570, 675, 469, and/or 701 Patents;

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An award of prejudgment and post-judgment interest on all sums awarded;

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A post-verdict and post-judgment account for any infringement of the 908, 827,

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902, 334, 189, 951, 570, 675, 469, and/or 701 Patents not otherwise covered by a damages

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award and the requested injunctive relief; and

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Any such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper under the

circumstances.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
Pursuant to Rule 38(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IGT respectfully requests a
trial by jury of any and all issues on which a trial by jury is available under applicable law.

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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 16th day of March, 2015.


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By: /s/ Jeff Silvestri


JEFF SILVESTRI, ESQ. (#5779)
2300 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 1200
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Telephone: 702.873.4100
Facsimile: 702.873.9966
E-mail: jsilvestri@mcdonaldcarano.com
ADAM K. MORTARA, ESQ. (pro hac vice to be
submitted)
BRIAN C. SWANSON, ESQ. (pro hac vice to be
submitted)
BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
54 West Hubbard Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: 312.494.4400
E-mail: adam.mortara@bartlit-beck.com
brian.swanson@bartlit-beck.com

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DANIEL C. TAYLOR, ESQ. (pro hac vice to be


submitted)
BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
1899 Wynkoop Street, 8th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: 303.592.3100
E-mail: daniel.taylor@bartlit-beck.com

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Attorneys for Plaintiff IGT

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