IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE CHINOOK LICENSING DE, LLC, Plaintiff, C.A.

No.________________ v. TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED LINKEDIN CORPORATION Defendant.

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Chinook Li en!in" DE, LLC #$Chinook%&, '( and th)o*"h it! *nde)!i"ned o*n!el, fo) it! Co+,laint a"ain!t LinkedIn, Co),. #$LinkedIn% and-o) $Defendant%&, alle"e! a! follo.!/ NATURE OF THE ACTION 0. Thi! i! an a tion fo) ,atent inf)in"e+ent a)i!in" *nde) the Patent La.! of the

1nited State! of A+e)i a, 23 1.S.C. 44 0 et seq., in l*din" 23 1.S.C. 4 560. THE PARTIES 5. Plaintiff Chinook i! a Dela.a)e li+ited lia'ilit( o+,an( .ith a ,la e of

'*!ine!! at 257 8il+ette Aven*e, Glenvie., Illinoi! 97753. 2. On info)+ation and 'elief, LinkedIn i! a Dela.a)e o),o)ation .ith it! ,)in i,al

,la e of '*!ine!! at 575: Stie)lin Ct, ;o*ntain <ie., Califo)nia :=7=2. LinkedIn +a( 'e !e)ved .ith ,)o e!! th)o*"h it! )e"i!te)ed a"ent, the Co),o)ation Se)vi e! Co+,an(, 5600 Cente)ville Road, S*ite =77, 8il+in"ton, Dela.a)e 0:>7>.

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LinkedIn i! in the '*!ine!! of +akin", *!in", !ellin", offe)in" fo) !ale and-o) o+,*te) i+,le+ented +ethod fo) a*"+entin" a di)e to)( .itho*t

onte+,o)aneo*! in,*t. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. Thi! Co*)t ha! !*'?e t +atte) ?*)i!di tion ove) thi! a tion ,*)!*ant to 5> 1.S.C.

44 0220 and 022>#a& 'e a*!e the a tion a)i!e! *nde) the ,atent la.! of the 1nited State!, 23 1.S.C. 44 0 et seq. 9. Thi! Co*)t ha! ,e)!onal ?*)i!di tion ove) Defendant '( vi)t*e of it! !(!te+ati

and ontin*o*! onta t! .ith thi! ?*)i!di tion, a! .ell a! 'e a*!e of the in?*)( to Chinook and the a*!e of a tion Chinook ha! )ai!ed, a! alle"ed he)ein. 6. Defendant i! !*'?e t to thi! Co*)t@! !,e ifi and "ene)al ,e)!onal ?*)i!di tion

,*)!*ant to d*e ,)o e!! and-o) the Dela.a)e Lon"AA)+ Stat*te, Del Code. Ann. Tit. 2, 4 207=, d*e to at lea!t it! !*'!tantial '*!ine!! in thi! fo)*+, in l*din"/ #i& at lea!t a ,o)tion of the inf)in"e+ent alle"ed he)einB and #ii& )e"*la)l( doin" o) !oli itin" '*!ine!!, en"a"in" in othe) ,e)!i!tent o*)!e! of ond* t, and-o) de)ivin" !*'!tantial )even*e f)o+ "ood! and !e)vi e! ,)ovided to individ*al! in Dela.a)e. >. Defendant ha! ond* ted and doe! ond* t '*!ine!! .ithin the !tate of Dela.a)e,

di)e tl( o) th)o*"h inte)+edia)ie!, )e!elle)!, a"ent!, o) offe)! fo) !ale, !ell!, and-o) adve)ti!e! ,)od* t! in Dela.a)e that inf)in"e 1nited State! Patent No. 6,7=6,=>5 #the $@=>5 Patent%&. :. in Dela.a)e, In addition to Defendant@! ontin*o*!l( and !(!te+ati all( ond* tin" '*!ine!! the a*!e! of a tion a"ain!t Defendant a)e onne ted #'*t not li+ited& to

Defendant@! ,*),o!ef*l a t! o++itted in the !tate of Dela.a)e, in l*din" Defendant@! +akin",

*!in", i+,o)tin", offe)in" fo) !ale, o) !ellin" ,)od* t! .hi h in l*de feat*)e! that fall .ithin the ! o,e of at lea!t one lai+ of the @=>5 Patent. 07. <en*e lie! in thi! Di!t)i t *nde) 5> 1.S.C. 44 02:0 and 0=77#'& 'e a*!e, a+on"

othe) )ea!on!, Defendant i! !*'?e t to ,e)!onal ?*)i!di tion in thi! Di!t)i t, and ha! o++itted and ontin*e! to o++it a t! of ,atent inf)in"e+ent in thi! Di!t)i t. Co) eDa+,le, Defendant ha! *!ed, !old, offe)ed fo) !ale, and-o) i+,o)ted inf)in"in" ,)od* t! in thi! Di!t)i t. THE PATENT-IN-SUIT 00. 05. The)e i! one ,atent at i!!*e in thi! a tion/ the @=>5 Patent. On ;a( 09, 5779, the 1nited State! Patent and T)ade+a)k Offi e #$1SPTO%&

d*l( and le"all( i!!*ed the @=>5 Patent, entitled $A*to+ati di)e to)( !*,,le+entation% afte) a f*ll and fai) eDa+ination. Chinook i! ,)e!entl( the o.ne) of the ,atent and ,o!!e!!e! all )i"ht, title and inte)e!t in and to the @=>5 Patent. Chinook o.n! all )i"ht! of )e ove)( *nde) the @=>5 Patent, in l*din" the eD l*!ive )i"ht to )e ove) fo) ,a!t inf)in"e+ent. The @=>5 Patent i! valid and enfo) ea'le. A o,( of the @=>5 Patent i! atta hed he)eto a! EDhi'it A. 02. The @=>5 Patent ontain! th)ee inde,endent lai+! and !eventeen de,endent

lai+!. Defendant o++e) ialiEe!, inter alia, +ethod! that ,e)fo)+ all the !te,! )e ited in one o) +o)e lai+ of the @=>5 Patent. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCUSED PRODUCT 0=. LinkedIn i! a ,)ofe!!ional net.o)k .hi h i! a e!!i'le on a o+,*te) th)o*"h a

.e' ')o.!e) that allo.! *!e)! to find onne tion! 'a!ed on o++onalitie! 'et.een the *!e) and othe) +e+'e)!. Peo,le .ith info)+ation !i+ila) to a *!e) a)e added in a )e!*lt! di)e to)( that i! di!,la(ed in the $Peo,le Fo* ;a( Kno.% !e tion.

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LinkedIn a e!!e! a *!e)@! ,)ofile #fi)!t do *+ent& in o)de) to "athe) info)+ation

to )e o++end othe) +e+'e)! to the *!e). Said )e o++endation! a)e 'a!ed on info)+ation !* h a! .o)k and ed* ation hi!to)(. 09. The do *+ent! in the $Peo,le Fo* ;a( Kno.% !e tion +ake *, the )e!*lt!

di)e to)( 'a!ed on a !ea) h of othe) *!e) ,)ofile! *!in" $.o)k% and $ed* ation% ke(.o)d! f)o+ the fi)!t do *+ent. In o)de) to do !o, LinkedIn a e!!e! a !e ond *!e) ,)ofile #!e ond

do *+ent& and dete)+ine! the )elevan e of the !e ond do *+ent 'a!ed on at lea!t one ke(.o)d. Cinall(, afte) the !e ond do *+ent i! dee+ed )elevant, LinkedIn add! it to the )e!*lt! di)e to)( fo) the fi)!t *!e). COUNT I (INFRINGEMENT OF THE 482 PATENT) 06. Plaintiff )eAalle"e! and in o),o)ate! '( )efe)en e the alle"ation! !et fo)th in

,a)a")a,h! 0A09. 0>. Taken to"ethe), eithe) ,a)tiall( o) enti)el(, the feat*)e! in l*ded in LinkedIn@! o+,*te) i+,le+ented +ethod fo) a*"+entin" a di)e to)( .itho*t

.e'!ite in l*de! a

onte+,o)aneo*! *!e) in,*t that ,e)fo)+! the ,)o e!! )e ited in one o) +o)e lai+! of the @=>5 Patent. 0:. Defendant di)e tl( inf)in"e! one o) +o)e lai+! of the @=>5 Patent '( *!in" a

o+,*te) i+,le+ented +ethod fo) a*"+entin" a di)e to)( .itho*t onte+,o)aneo*! *!e) in,*t, .hi h ,e)fo)+ the ,)o e!! defined '( one o) +o)e lai+! of the @=>5 Patent. Co) eDa+,le,

.itho*t li+itation, Defendant di)e tl( inf)in"e! at lea!t lai+ 0 of the @=>5 Patent '( *!in" LinkedIn@! ,)od* t!, in l*din" *!e '( Defendant@! e+,lo(ee! and a"ent!, *!e d*)in" ,)od* t develo,+ent and te!tin" ,)o e!!e!, and *!e .hen !e)vi in" and-o) )e,ai)in" ,o)ta'le o+,*tin" devi e! on 'ehalf of *!to+e)!. =

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LinkedIn ha! indi)e tl( inf)in"ed and ontin*e! to indi)e tl( inf)in"e at lea!t

lai+ 0 of the @=>5 Patent '( a tivel( ind* in" thei) )e!,e tive *!to+e)!, *!e)!, and-o) li en!ee! to di)e tl( inf)in"e '( *!in" Chinook@! ,atented o+,*te) i+,le+ented +ethod fo) a*"+entin" a di)e to)( .itho*t onte+,o)aneo*! *!e) in,*t. LinkedIn en"a"ed o) .ill have en"a"ed in !* h ind* e+ent havin" kno.led"e of the @=>5 Patent. C*)the)+o)e, LinkedIn kne. o) !ho*ld have kno.n that it! a tion .o*ld ind* e di)e t inf)in"e+ent '( othe)! and intended that it! a tion! .o*ld ind* e di)e t inf)in"e+ent '( othe)!. Co) eDa+,le, LinkedIn !ell!, offe)! fo) !ale and adve)ti!e! the afo)e+entioned +ethod in Dela.a)e !,e ifi all( intendin" that it! *!to+e)! '*( and *!e !aid +ethod. A! a di)e t and ,)oDi+ate )e!*lt of LinkedIn@! indi)e t inf)in"e+ent '( ind* e+ent of the @=>5 Patent, Plaintiff ha! 'een and ontin*e! to 'e da+a"ed. 50. G( en"a"in" in the ond* t de! )i'ed he)ein, Defendant ha! in?*)ed Chinook and

a)e th*! lia'le fo) inf)in"e+ent of the @=>5 Patent, ,*)!*ant to 23 1.S.C. 4 560. 55. a*tho)iEation. 52. To the eDtent that fa t! lea)ned in di! ove)( !ho. that Defendant@! inf)in"e+ent Defendant ha! o++itted the!e a t! of inf)in"e+ent .itho*t li en!e o)

of the @=>5 Patent i! o) ha! 'een .illf*l, Chinook )e!e)ve! the )i"ht to )eH*e!t !* h a findin" at the ti+e of t)ial. 5=. A! a )e!*lt of Defendant@! inf)in"e+ent of the @=>5 Patent, Chinook ha! !*ffe)ed

+oneta)( da+a"e! and i! entitled to a +oneta)( ?*d"+ent in an a+o*nt adeH*ate to o+,en!ate fo) Defendant@! ,a!t inf)in"e+ent, to"ethe) .ith inte)e!t! and o!t!. 53. Chinook .ill ontin*e to !*ffe) da+a"e! in the f*t*)e *nle!! Defendant@!

inf)in"in" a tivitie! a)e en?oined '( thi! Co*)t. A! !* h, Chinook i! entitled to o+,en!ation

fo) an( ontin*in" o) f*t*)e inf)in"e+ent *, *ntil the date that Defendant i! finall( and ,e)+anentl( en?oined f)o+ f*)the) inf)in"e+ent. 59. Chinook ha! al!o !*ffe)ed and .ill ontin*e to !*ffe) !eve)e and i))e,a)a'le ha)+

*nle!! thi! Co*)t i!!*e! a ,e)+anent in?*n tion ,)ohi'itin" Defendant, it! offi e)!, di)e to)!, a"ent!, !e)vant!, e+,lo(ee!, atto)ne(!, affiliate!, divi!ion!, ')an he!, ,a)ent!, and tho!e ,e)!on! in a tive on e)t o) ,a)ti i,ation .ith an( of the+ f)o+ di)e tl( o) indi)e tl( inf)in"in" the @=>5 Patent. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 56. Chinook de+and! a t)ial '( ?*)( of an( and all a*!e! of a tion. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Chinook )e!,e tf*ll( ,)a(! fo) the follo.in" )elief/ A. G. That Defendant 'e ad?*d"ed to have inf)in"ed the @=>5 PatentB That Defendant, it! offi e)!, di)e to)!, a"ent!, !e)vant!, e+,lo(ee!, atto)ne(!,

affiliate!, divi!ion!, ')an he!, ,a)ent!, and tho!e ,e)!on! in a tive on e)t o) ,a)ti i,ation .ith an( of the+, 'e ,)eli+ina)il( and ,e)+anentl( )e!t)ained and en?oined f)o+ di)e tl( and-o) indi)e tl( inf)in"in" the @=>5 PatentB C. An a.a)d of da+a"e! ,*)!*ant to 23 1.S.C. 4 5>= !*ffi ient to o+,en!ate

Chinook fo) Defendant@! ,a!t inf)in"e+ent and an( ontin*in" and-o) f*t*)e inf)in"e+ent *, *ntil the date that Defendant i! finall( and ,e)+anentl( en?oined f)o+ f*)the) inf)in"e+ent, in l*din" o+,en!ato)( da+a"e!B D. An a!!e!!+ent of ,)eA?*d"+ent and ,o!tA?*d"+ent inte)e!t! and o!t! a"ain!t

Defendant, to"ethe) .ith an a.a)d of !* h inte)e!t! and o!t!, in a o)dan e .ith 23 1.S.C. 4 5>=B

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That Defendant 'e di)e ted to ,a( enhan ed da+a"e!, in l*din" Chinook@!

atto)ne(!@ fee! in *))ed in onne tion .ith thi! la.!*it ,*)!*ant to 23 1.S.C. 4 5>3B and C. ,)o,e). That Chinook have !* h othe) and f*)the) )elief a! thi! Co*)t +a( dee+ ?*!t and

Dated/ Ian*a)( 57, 570= OC CO1NSEL/ E*"enio To))e!AO(ola CERRAI1OLI LLC 550 PlaEa 3th Cloo) 550 Pon e de LeJn Ave. San I*an, P*e)to Ri o 77:06 #6>6& 699A6777 eto))e!Kfe))ai*oli. o+

GAFARD, P.A. /s/ Stephen B. Brauerman Ri ha)d D. Ki)k #)k7:55& Ste,hen G. G)a*e)+an #!'=:35& <ane!!a R. Ti)adente! #vt32:>& Sa)a E. G*!!ie)e #!'3653& 555 Dela.a)e Aven*e, S*ite :77 8il+in"ton, DE 0:>70 275A933A3777 )ki)kK'a(a)dla.. o+ !')a*e)+anK'a(a)dla.. o+ vti)adente!K'a(a)dla.. o+ !'*!!ie)eK'a(a)dla.. o+ Attorneys for Plaintiff Plaintiff Chinook Licensing DE, LLC