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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

COHO LICENSING LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

TWITTER, INC.,

Defendant.





C.A. No.

TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
Coho Licenin! LLC "he#einafte# $Coho% o# $Plaintiff%&, th#o'!h the 'nde#i!ned
atto#ne(, fo# it Co)*laint a!aint T+itte#, Inc. "he#einafte# $T+itte#% o# $Defendant%&, alle!e
a follo+,
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. Thi i an action fo# *atent inf#in!e)ent a#iin! 'nde# the *atent la+ of the
-nited State, Title ./ of the -nited State Code "$-.S.C.%& to *#event and en0oin Defendant
f#o) inf#in!in! and *#ofitin!, in an ille!al and 'na'tho#i1ed )anne# and +itho't a'tho#i1ation
and2o# conent f#o) Coho, f#o) -.S. Patent No. 3,456,.7/ "the $8.7/ *atent%& "attached he#eto
a E9hi:it A& and -.S. Patent No. 3,1;;,47; "the $847; *atent%& "attached he#eto a E9hi:it <&
"collectivel(, the $Ae#ted Patent%& *'#'ant to ./ -.S.C. = 5>1, and to #ecove# da)a!e,
atto#ne(8 fee, and cot.
THE PARTIES
5. Plaintiff Coho i a Dela+a#e li)ited lia:ilit( co)*an( +ith it *#inci*al *lace of
:'ine at 555 Dela+a#e Aven'e, P.O. <o9 5/1.4, Wil)in!ton, DE 17377.


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.. Defendant T+itte# i a Dela+a#e co#*o#ation +ith it *#inci*al *lace of :'ine at
>7/ ?olo) St., Ste. ;44, San ?#ancico, Califo#nia 7614>. T+itte# )a( :e e#ved +ith *#oce
via it #e!ite#ed a!ent, Inco#*o#atin! Se#vice, Ltd., ./44 S. D'Pont Hi!h+a(, Dove#, Dela+a#e
17741.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
6. Thi Co'#t ha ':0ect )atte# 0'#idiction ove# thi action *'#'ant to 53 -.S.C.
== 1..1 and 1..3"a& :eca'e the action a#ie 'nde# the *atent la+ of the -nited State, ./
-.S.C. = 1 et e@.
/. Thi Co'#t ha *e#onal 0'#idiction ove# Defendant :( vi#t'e of it (te)atic
and contin'o' contact +ith thi 0'#idiction, a +ell a :eca'e of the in0'#( to Coho and the
ca'e of action Coho ha #aied, a alle!ed he#ein.
;. Defendant i ':0ect to thi Co'#t8 *ecific and !ene#al *e#onal 0'#idiction
*'#'ant to d'e *#oce and2o# Dela+a#e8 Lon!AA#) Stat'te, 14 Del. C. = .146, d'e to at leat
it ':tantial :'ine in thi fo#'), incl'din!, "i& at leat a *o#tion of the inf#in!e)ent alle!ed
he#einB and "ii& #e!'la#l( doin! o# olicitin! :'ine, en!a!in! in othe# *e#itent co'#e of
cond'ct, and2o# de#ivin! ':tantial #even'e f#o) !ood and e#vice *#ovided to individ'al in
Dela+a#e.
>. Defendant ha cond'cted and doe cond'ct :'ine +ithin the tate of Dela+a#e,
di#ectl( o# th#o'!h inte#)edia#ie, #eelle#, a!ent, o# offe# fo# ale, ell, adve#tie it e#vice
in Dela+a#e that inf#in!e the Ae#ted Patent.
3. In addition to Defendant8 contin'o'l( and (te)aticall( cond'ctin! :'ine in
Dela+a#e, the ca'e of action a!aint Defendant a#e connected ":'t not li)ited& to Defendant8
*'#*oef'l act co))itted in the tate of Dela+a#e, incl'din! Defendant8 )aCin!, 'in!,


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i)*o#tin!, offe#in! fo# ale, ellin! e#vice +hich incl'de feat'#e that fall +ithin the co*e of
at leat one clai) of each of the Ae#ted Patent.
7. Den'e lie in thi Dit#ict 'nde# 53 -.S.C. == 1.71 and 1644":& :eca'e, a)on!
othe# #eaon, Defendant i ':0ect to *e#onal 0'#idiction in thi Dit#ict, and ha co))itted
and contin'e to co))it act of *atent inf#in!e)ent in thi Dit#ict.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
The 395 patent
14. On Se*te):e# 54, 5411 the -nited State Patent and T#ade)a#C Office
"$-SPTO%& d'l( and le!all( i'ed the E.7/ *atent, entitled $Dit#i:'ted P#ocein! F'lti*le
Tie# TaC Allocation% afte# a f'll and fai# e9a)ination.
11. Coho i *#eentl( the o+ne# :( ai!n)ent of the E.7/ *atent, havin! #eceived all
#i!ht, title, and inte#et in and to the E.7/ *atent f#o) the *#evio' ai!nee of #eco#d. Coho
*oee all #i!ht of #ecove#( 'nde# the E.7/ *atent, incl'din! the e9cl'ive #i!ht to #ecove# fo#
*at inf#in!e)ent.
15. The E.7/ *atent contain th#ee inde*endent clai) and eventeen de*endent
clai). Defendant co))e#ciali1e, inter alias, )ethod that *e#fo#) all the te* #ecited in at
leat one clai) of the E.7/ *atent.
1.. The invention dec#i:ed in the E.7/ *atent incl'de a co)*'te#Ai)*le)ented
)ethod fo# dit#i:'ted *#ocein!.
16. The co)*'te# i)*le)ented )ethod of the E.7/ *atent incl'de the te* of
dividin! a taC into a *l'#alit( of *o#tionB an allocatin! co)*'te# then allocate at leat one taC
*o#tion to a ':Aallocatin! co)*'te#B and aid ':Aallocatin! co)*'te# #eceive the taC *o#tion.
The ':Aallocatin! co)*'te# then allocate a ':taC *o#tion to an allocated co)*'te#, +he#ein


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the ':taC *o#tion co)*#ie a *o#tion of a taC *o#tionB the allocated co)*'te# #eceive aid
':taC *o#tionB and a ':taC *#ocein! co)*'te# *#ocee aid ':taC *o#tion, the#e:(
c#eatin! and to#in! at leat one #e'lt. ?inall(, aid ':taC *#ocein! co)*'te# t#anfe# aid
#e'lt to a #e'lt co)*'te#B and aid #e'lt co)*'te# #eceive and to#e #e'lt #elated to aid
taC f#o) a *l'#alit( of co)*'te#.
The 096 patent
1/. On A*#il 56, 5415 the -SPTO d'l( and le!all( i'ed the E47; *atent, entitled
$Dit#i:'ted P#ocein! F'lti*leATie# TaC Allocation% afte# a f'll and fai# e9a)ination.
1;. Coho i *#eentl( the o+ne# :( ai!n)ent of the E47; *atent, havin! #eceived all
#i!ht, title, and inte#et in and to the E47; *atent f#o) the *#evio' ai!nee of #eco#d. Coho
*oee all #i!ht of #ecove#( 'nde# the E47; *atent, incl'din! the e9cl'ive #i!ht to #ecove# fo#
*at inf#in!e)ent.
1>. The E47; *atent contain th#ee inde*endent clai) and eventeen de*endent
clai). Defendant co))e#ciali1e, inter alia, )ethod that *e#fo#) all the te* #ecited in at
leat one clai) of the E47; *atent.
13. The invention dec#i:ed in the E47; *atent incl'de a co)*'te#Ai)*le)ented
)ethod fo# dit#i:'ted *#ocein!.
17. The co)*'te# i)*le)ented )ethod of the E47; *atent co)*#ie a fi#t co)*'te#
#eceivin! f#o) a *l'#alit( of co)*'te# a *l'#alit( of #e'lt #elated to a taC, +he#ein aid taC
co)*#ie a *l'#alit( of taC *o#tion, +he#ein at leat one aid taC *o#tion co)*#ie a *l'#alit(
of ':taC *o#tion, +he#ein a fi#t #e'lt #eceived :( aid fi#t co)*'te# i calc'lated f#o) a fi#t
':taC *o#tion :( a fo'#th co)*'te#, aid fi#t ':taC *o#tion #eceived :( aid fo'#th co)*'te#
f#o) a thi#d co)*'te#, aid fi#t ':taC *o#tion :ein! a divii:le *o#tion of a fi#t taC *o#tion,


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and +he#ein aid thi#d co)*'te# #eceived aid fi#t taC *o#tion f#o) a econd co)*'te#B aid
econd co)*'te# dividin! aid taC into a *l'#alit( of taC *o#tion, incl'din! aid fi#t taC
*o#tionB and +he#ein aid #eceivin! occ'# via net+o#C co))'nication.
Defendants Infringement of the Asserted Patents
54. T+itte# 'e oft+a#e that allo+ fo# the dit#i:'ted *#ocein! of la#!e data et
ac#o cl'te# of co)*'te# that fo#) a dit#i:'ted a**lication oft+a#e f#a)e+o#C. Th',
T+itte# 'e a co)*'te#Ai)*le)ented )ethod fo# dit#i:'ted *#ocein! in acco#dance +ith at
leat one clai) of the E.7/ and E47; *atent, #e*ectivel(.
51. T+itte# divide a taC into a *l'#alit( of taC *o#tion. T+itte# 'e a dataet
anal(i *latfo#) fo# anal(1in! la#!e data et that conit of a hi!hAlevel lan!'a!e fo#
e9*#ein! data anal(i *#o!#a), co'*led +ith a dit#i:'ted a**lication oft+a#e f#a)e+o#C
inf#at#'ct'#e fo# eval'atin! thee *#o!#a). The dataet anal(i *latfo#) co)*ile the hi!hA
level lan!'a!e into Fa*ARed'ce 0o: and e9ec'te the) in a dit#i:'ted cl'te#.
55. An allocatin! co)*'te# fo# T+itte# allocate at leat one taC *o#tion to a ':A
allocatin! co)*'te#, +hich #eceive the taC *o#tion. The#e a#e . )achine #ole in a dit#i:'ted
a**lication oft+a#e f#a)e+o#C 'ed :( T+itte#, Client Fachine, Go: T#acCe#, and TaC
T#aCe#. The Go: T#acCe# coo#dinate *a#allel *#ocein! of data 'in! Fa* Red'ce. The Client
Fachine ':)it Fa* Red'ce 0o: to the Go: T#acCe#. The dataet anal(i *latfo#) e#ve the
#ole of the Client Fachine in the Fa* Red'ce f#a)e+o#C.
5.. A T+itte# ':Aallocatin! co)*'te# allocate ':taC *o#tion to allocated
co)*'te#, +hich #eceive the ':taC *o#tion. In T+itte#8 co)*'te# i)*le)ented )ethod, the
Go: T#acCe# #eceive a Fa* Red'ce 0o: conitin! of individ'al )a* and #ed'ce taC.. ?o#


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e9a)*le, the Go: T#acCe# +ill ai!n )a* taC to :e #'n on the local data of va#io' TaC
T#acCe#.
56. In a T+itte# dit#i:'ted a**lication oft+a#e f#a)e+o#C, the ':taC *o#tion
co)*#ie a *o#tion of the taC *o#tion. A Fa* Red'ce Go: conit of individ'al )a* and
#ed'ce taC. A dit#i:'ted a**lication oft+a#e f#a)e+o#C 0o: conit of all the file and
clae needed to #'n a Fa* Red'ce 0o:, incl'din! the individ'al )a* and #ed'ce taC.
5/. A T+itte# ':taC *#ocein! co)*'te# *#ocee the ':taC *o#tion, c#eatin! a
#e'lt. In T+itte#8 co)*'te# i)*le)ented )ethod, the Go: T#acCe# #eceive and e9ec'te the
individ'al )a* taC. When a )a* taC i finihed, the #e'lt of the co)*'tation a#e to#ed in
local to#a!e a inte#)ediate data.
5;. The T+itte# ':taC *#ocein! co)*'te# t#anfe# the #e'lt to a #e'lt
co)*'te#, +hich #eceive and to#e #e'lt f#o) a *l'#alit( of co)*'te#. In T+itte#8 co)*'te#
i)*le)ented )ethod, the TaC T#acCe# t#anfe# thei# inte#)ediate data to a node #'nnin! a
#ed'ce taC fo# final co)*'tation. The o't*'t i a file that i +#itten to a dit#i:'ted file (te).
COUNT I
(DIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF THE 395 PATENT)

5>. Plaintiff #ealle!e and inco#*o#ate :( #efe#ence the alle!ation et fo#th in
*a#a!#a*h 1A5;.
53. TaCen to!ethe#, eithe# *a#tiall( o# enti#el(, the feat'#e incl'ded in T+itte#8
co)*'te# i)*le)ented )ethod, *e#fo#) the *#oce #ecited in one o# )o#e of the clai) of the
E.7/ *atent.
57. Defendant di#ectl( inf#in!e one o# )o#e of the clai) of the E.7/ *atent :(
)aCin!, 'in!, ellin!, offe#in! to ell and2o# i)*o#tin! the co)*'te#Ai)*le)ented )ethod fo#
dit#i:'ted *#ocein! dec#i:ed in the E.7/ *atent in violation of ./ -SC = 5>1"a&.


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COUNT II
(DIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF THE 096 PATENT)

.4. Plaintiff #ealle!e and inco#*o#ate :( #efe#ence the alle!ation et fo#th in
*a#a!#a*h 1A57.
.1. TaCen to!ethe#, eithe# *a#tiall( o# enti#el(, the feat'#e incl'ded in T+itte#8
co)*'te# i)*le)ented )ethod, *e#fo#) the *#oce #ecited in one o# )o#e of the clai) of the
E47; *atent.
32. Defendant di#ectl( inf#in!e one o# )o#e of the clai) of the E47; *atent :(
)aCin!, 'in!, ellin!, offe#in! to ell and2o# i)*o#tin! the co)*'te#Ai)*le)ented )ethod fo#
dit#i:'ted *#ocein! dec#i:ed in the E47; *atent in violation of ./ -SC = 5>1"a&.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
... Coho de)and a t#ial :( 0'#( of an( and all ca'e of action.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Coho #e*ectf'll( *#a( fo# the follo+in! #elief,
1. That Defendant :e ad0'd!ed to have inf#in!ed the Ae#ted Patent, lite#all( and2o#
'nde# the doct#ine of e@'ivalentB
5. That Defendant, it office#, di#ecto#, a!ent, e#vant, e)*lo(ee, atto#ne(,
affiliate, diviion, :#anche, *a#ent, and thoe *e#on in active conce#t o#
*a#tici*ation +ith an( of the), :e *#eli)ina#( and *e#)anentl( #et#ained and
en0oined f#o) di#ectl( and2o# indi#ectl( inf#in!in! the Ae#ted PatentB
.. An ae)ent of *#eA0'd!)ent and *otA0'd!)ent inte#et and cot a!aint
Defendant, to!ethe# +ith an a+a#d of 'ch inte#et and cot, in acco#dance +ith ./
-.S.C. = 536B


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6. That Defendant :e di#ected to *a( enhanced da)a!e, incl'din! Coho8 atto#ne(8
fee inc'##ed in connection +ith thi la+'it *'#'ant to ./ -.S.C. = 53/B and
/. That Coho have 'ch othe# and f'#the# #elief a thi Co'#t )a( dee) 0't and *#o*e#.


Dated, Se*te):e# 13, 541.

O? CO-NSEL,

E'!enio To##eAO(ola
?ERRAI-OLI LLC
551 Pla1a /th ?loo#
551 Ponce de LeHn Ave.
San G'an, P'e#to Rico 4471>
">3>& >;;A>444
eto##eIfe##ai'oli.co)


<AJARD, P.A.

/s/ Stephen B. Brauerman
Richa#d D. Ki#C "L4755&
Ste*hen <. <#a'e#)an "L67/5&
Danea R. Ti#adente "L/.73&
555 Dela+a#e Aven'e, S'ite 744
P.O. <o9 5/1.4
Wil)in!ton, DE 17377
".45& ;//A/444
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Attorneys for Coho Licensing LLC