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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE CRUISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Plaintiff, v.

JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA LLC, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. N . !!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT T"i# i# an a$ti n f % &atent inf%in'e(ent in )"i$" Plaintiff C%*i#e C nt% l Te$"n l 'ie# LLC +,CCT-) (a.e# t"e f ll )in' alle'ati n# a'ain#t Defendant Ja'*a% Land R ve% N %t" A(e%i$a LLC +,Defendant-)/ BACKGROUND 0. P% fe## % C. 1*(a% N. Patel i# an ele$t%i$al en'inee% and t"e invent % f United

State# Patent N . 2,345,523 +t"e ,6523 Patent- % ,Patel Patent-). In a di#tin'*i#"ed $a%ee% dedi$ated t en'inee%in' and te$"n l '7, P% fe## % Patel ea%ned "i# d $t %al de'%ee in ele$t%i$al en'inee%in' at Stanf %d in 0820 and "a# a&&lied "i# inventive (ind t va%i *# #$ientifi$

&% 9le(#, %e#*ltin' in 32 U.S. Patent# %elatin' t la#e%#, &ti$al #en# %#, and ele$t% ni$ $ nt% l #7#te(#. He #e%ved a# Vi$e C"an$ell % f % Re#ea%$" at t"e Unive%#it7 f Calif %nia, L # An'ele# +UCLA), i# a (e(9e% f t"e Nati nal A$ade(7 f En'inee%in' and t"e Nati nal A$ade(7 f S$ien$e, and i# a :ell ) f t"e A(e%i$an A$ade(7 f A%t# and S$ien$e#, t"e A(e%i$an

A## $iati n f % t"e Advan$e(ent f S$ien$e#, t"e A(e%i$an P"7#i$al S $iet7, and t"e In#tit*te f Ele$t%i$al and Ele$t% ni$# En'inee%#. In 0882, P% fe## % Patel )a# a)a%ded t"e Nati nal Medal f S$ien$e 97 P%e#ident ;ill Clint n. He i# $*%%entl7 a P% fe## % f P"7#i$# and Ad<*n$t P% fe## % f Ele$t%i$al En'inee%in' at UCLA.

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In 088=, P% fe## % Patel identified a & tential &% 9le( in t"e availa9le te$"n l '7

f % i(&le(entin' $%*i#e $ nt% l in ve"i$le#, )"i$" "e # lved )it" t"e inventi n f t"e 6523 Patent. C%*i#e $ nt% l #7#te(# at t"e ti(e in$l*ded f*n$ti nalit7 f % #ettin' t"e #&eed f a ve"i$le f % a*t (ati$ #&eed $ nt% l, 9*t al# all )ed t"e ve"i$le t a$$ele%ate a9 ve t"e &%e#et #&eed % t #l ) 9el ) t"e &%e#et #&eed and late% %e#*(e a*t (ati$ #&eed $ nt% l at t"e &%e#et #&eed. In 9 t" $a#e#, " )eve%, t"e%e i# a & tential #afet7 i##*e )"en t"e $%*i#e $ nt% l %e#*(e# $ nt% l at a &%e#et #&eed t"at t"e ve"i$le &e%at % (a7 "ave f %' tten. P% fe## % Patel de#i'ned and devel &ed a ve"i$le $%*i#e $ nt% l #7#te( t"at, a( n' inventive feat*%e#, &% vide# *#ef*l, vi#*al feed9a$. indi$ative f a &%e#et #&eed t ve"i$le &e%at %#. T"e te$"n l '7 f t"e Patel Patent &% vide#, a( n' t"e% t"in'#, a #i'nifi$ant #afet7 and *#a9ilit7 i(&% ve(ent, and t"e a*t ( tive ind*#t%7 "a# n ) )idel7 ad &ted and i(&le(ented P% fe## % Patel6# inventi n. PARTIES 3. 5. CCT i# a Dela)a%e li(ited lia9ilit7 $ (&an7. On inf %(ati n and 9elief, Defendant i# a Dela)a%e li(ited lia9ilit7 $ (&an7

)it" it# &%in$i&al ffi$e at >>> Ma$A%t"*% ; *leva%d, Ma")a", Ne) Je%#e7 ?=53?. Defendant "a# a&& inted T"e C %& %ati n T%*#t C (&an7, C %& %ati n T%*#t Cente%, 04?8 O%an'e St%eet, @il(in't n, Dela)a%e 08A?0 a# it# a'ent f % #e%vi$e f &% $e##. JURISDICTION AND VENUE >. T"i# a$ti n a%i#e# *nde% t"e &atent la)# f t"e United State#, 3> U.S.C. B 0, et

seq., in$l*din' B 4=0. T"i# C *%t "a# #*9<e$t (atte% <*%i#di$ti n &*%#*ant t 4A U.S.C. BB 0330 and 033A+a). 2. T"i# C *%t "a# &e%# nal <*%i#di$ti n ve% Defendant 9e$a*#e, a( n' t"e%

%ea# n#, Defendant "a# d ne 9*#ine## in t"i# Di#t%i$t, "a# $ ((itted and $ ntin*e# t $ ((it

a$t# f &atent inf%in'e(ent in t"i# Di#t%i$t, and "a# "a%(ed and $ ntin*e# t "a%( CCT in t"i# Di#t%i$t, 97, a( n' t"e% t"in'#, *#in', #ellin', ffe%in' f % #ale, i(& %tin' inf%in'in' &% d*$t# andC % #e%vi$e# in t"i# Di#t%i$t. =. Ven*e i# &% &e% in t"i# Di#t%i$t *nde% 4A U.S.C. BB 0380+9)D+d) and 05??+9)

9e$a*#e, a( n' t"e% %ea# n#, Defendant i# #*9<e$t t &e%# nal <*%i#di$ti n in t"i# Di#t%i$t, "a# $ ((itted and $ ntin*e# t $ ((it a$t# f &atent inf%in'e(ent in t"i# Di#t%i$t. On inf %(ati n and 9elief, f % eEa(&le, Defendant "a# *#ed, # ld, ffe%ed f % #ale, and i(& %ted inf%in'in' &% d*$t# andC % #e%vi$e# in t"i# Di#t%i$t. COUNT I INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,324,463 A. CCT i# t"e )ne% 97 a##i'n(ent f t"e Patel Patent, entitled ,C%*i#e C nt% l

Indi$at %.- T"e a&&li$ati n f % t"e Patel Patent )a# filed n Ma7 04, 0888. T"e &atent i##*ed n N ve(9e% 4=, 4??0. A t%*e and $ %%e$t $ &7 f t"e Patel Patent i# atta$"ed a# EE"i9it A. 8. Defendant "a# 9een and n ) i# di%e$tl7 inf%in'in' t"e Patel Patent, in t"i# <*di$ial

Di#t%i$t and el#e)"e%e in t"e United State#, 97, a( n' t"e% t"in'#, (a.in', *#in', i(& %tin', ffe%in' f % #ale, andC % #ellin' ve"i$*la% $%*i#e $ nt% l &% d*$t# andC % #e%vi$e# t"at in$l*de a $%*i#e $ nt% l #7#te( f % a ve"i$le "avin' a "*(an &e%at %, )"i$" in$l*de# a #&eed $ nt% lle% t"at a*t (ati$all7 (aintain# t"e ve"i$le6# #&eed at a &%e#et #&eedF a #)it$" a## $iated )it" t"e #&eed $ nt% lle% )"i$" all )# t"e ve"i$le &e%at % t ena9le t"e #7#te(F a #et #&eed in&*t in $ ((*ni$ati n )it" t"e #&eed $ nt% lle% f % (an*all7 #ettin' t"e #&eed f t"e ve"i$le at t"e &%e#et #&eed, t"e%e97 en'a'in' t"e #7#te(F a (e( %7 )"i$" #t %e# inf %(ati n indi$ative f t"e &%e#et #&eedF and a feed9a$. #7#te( )"i$" $ ((*ni$ate# t"e #t %ed &%e#et #&eed inf %(ati n t t"e &e%at % f t"e ve"i$le. T"e inf%in'in' &% d*$t# and #e%vi$e# in$l*de, f % eEa(&le,

Defendant6# Ran'e R ve%, and va%i *# ve%#i n# t"e%e f. 3

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;7 en'a'in' in t"e $ nd*$t de#$%i9ed "e%ein, Defendant "a# in<*%ed CCT and i#

t"*# lia9le f % inf%in'e(ent f t"e Patel Patent &*%#*ant t 3> U.S.C. B 4=0. 00. a*t" %iGati n. 04. T t"e eEtent t"at fa$t# lea%ned in di#$ ve%7 #" ) t"at Defendant6# inf%in'e(ent Defendant "a# $ ((itted t"e#e a$t# f inf%in'e(ent )it" *t li$en#e %

f t"e Patel Patent i# % "a# 9een )illf*l, CCT %e#e%ve# t"e %i'"t t %eH*e#t #*$" a findin' at t"e ti(e f t%ial. 03. A# a %e#*lt f Defendant6# inf%in'e(ent f t"e Patel Patent, CCT "a# #*ffe%ed

( neta%7 da(a'e# and i# entitled t a ( ne7 <*d'(ent in an a( *nt adeH*ate t $ (&en#ate f % Defendant6# inf%in'e(ent, 9*t in n event le## t"an a %ea# na9le % 7alt7 f % t"e *#e (ade f t"e inventi n 97 Defendant, t 'et"e% )it" inte%e#t and $ #t# a# fiEed 97 t"e C *%t, and CCT )ill $ ntin*e t #*ffe% da(a'e# in t"e f*t*%e *nle## Defendant6# inf%in'in' a$tivitie# a%e en< ined 97 t"i# C *%t. 05. CCT "a# al# #*ffe%ed and )ill $ ntin*e t #*ffe% #eve%e and i%%e&a%a9le "a%(

*nle## t"i# C *%t i##*e# a &e%(anent in<*n$ti n &% "i9itin' Defendant, it# a'ent#, #e%vant#, e(&l 7ee#, %e&%e#entative#, and all t"e%# a$tin' in a$tive $ n$e%t t"e%e)it" f% ( inf%in'in' t"e Patel Patent. PRAYER FOR RELIEF CCT %e#&e$tf*ll7 %eH*e#t# t"at t"i# C *%t ente%/ A. A <*d'(ent in fav % f CCT t"at Defendant "a# inf%in'ed, di%e$tl7 andC %

indi%e$tl7, t"e Patel PatentF ;. A &e%(anent in<*n$ti n en< inin' Defendant and it# ffi$e%#, di%e$t %#, a'ent#, #e%vant#, affiliate#, e(&l 7ee#, divi#i n#, 9%an$"e#, #*9#idia%ie#, &a%ent#, and all

t"e%# a$tin' in a$tive $ n$e%t t"e%e)it" f% ( inf%in'e(ent f t"e Patel Patent, % #*$" t"e% eH*ita9le %elief t"e C *%t dete%(ine# i# )a%%antedF C. A <*d'(ent and %de% %eH*i%in' Defendant t &a7 CCT it# da(a'e#, $ #t#,

eE&en#e#, and &%e<*d'(ent and & #tD<*d'(ent inte%e#t f % Defendant6# inf%in'e(ent f t"e Patel Patent a# &% vided *nde% 3> U.S.C. B 4A5F D. A <*d'(ent and %de% findin' t"at t"i# i# an eE$e&ti nal $a#e )it"in t"e (eanin' f 3> U.S.C. B 4A> and a)a%din' t CCT it# %ea# na9le att %ne7#6 fee# a'ain#t DefendantF E. A <*d'(ent and %de% %eH*i%in' Defendant t &% vide an a$$ *ntin' and t &a7 #*&&le(ental da(a'e# t CCT, in$l*din' )it" *t li(itati n, &%eD<*d'(ent and & #tD<*d'(ent inte%e#tF and :. An7 and all t"e% %elief t )"i$" CCT (a7 9e entitled.

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DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL CCT, *nde% R*le 3A f t"e :ede%al R*le# f Civil P% $ed*%e, %eH*e#t# a t%ial 97 <*%7 f an7 i##*e# # t%ia9le 97 %i'"t.

Dated/ De$e(9e% 40, 4?04

;AKARD, P.A. /s/ Stephen B. Brauerman Ri$"a%d D. 1i%. +L?844) Ste&"en ;. ;%a*e%(an +L58>4) Vane##a R. Ti%adente# +L>38A) 444 Dela)a%e Aven*e, S*ite 8?? P.O. ; E 4>03? @il(in't n, DE 08A88 +3?4) 2>>D>??? %.i%.J9a7a%dla).$ ( #9%a*e%(anJ9a7a%dla).$ ( vti%adente#J9a7a%dla).$ ( Attorneys for Plaintiff Cruise Control Technologies LLC

Of C *n#el/ AleEande% C.D. GiGa Ma%$ A. :en#te% RUSS, AUGUST I 1A;AT 04545 @il#"i%e ; *leva%d 04t" :l L # An'ele#, Calif %nia 8??4> Tele&" ne/ +30?) A42D=5=5 :a$#i(ile/ +30?) A42D2880 a'iGaJ%a.la).$ ( (fen#te%J%a.la).$ (

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