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

SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC., 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$"n l 'ie# LLC +,CCT-) (a.e# t"e f ll )in' alle'ati n# a'ain#t Defendant S*/a%* +,Defendant-)0 BACKGROUND 1. P% fe## % C. 2*(a% N. Patel i# an ele$t%i$al en'inee% and t"e invent % f United f A(e%i$a, In$.

State# Patent N . 3,456,634 +t"e ,7634 Patent- % ,Patel Patent-). In a di#tin'*i#"ed $a%ee% dedi$ated t en'inee%in' and te$"n l '8, P% fe## % Patel ea%ned "i# d $t %al de'%ee in ele$t%i$al en'inee%in' at Stanf %d in 1931 and "a# a&&lied "i# inventive (ind t va%i *# #$ientifi$

&% /le(#, %e#*ltin' in 43 U.S. Patent# %elatin' t la#e%#, &ti$al #en# %#, and ele$t% ni$ $ nt% l #8#te(#. He #e%ved a# :i$e C"an$ell % f % Re#ea%$" at t"e Unive%#it8 f Calif %nia, L # An'ele# +UCLA), i# a (e(/e% f t"e Nati nal A$ade(8 f En'inee%in' and t"e Nati nal A$ade(8 f S$ien$e, and i# a Fell ) f t"e A(e%i$an A$ade(8 f A%t# and S$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$an P"8#i$al S $iet8, and t"e In#tit*te f Ele$t%i$al and Ele$t% ni$# En'inee%#. In 1993, P% fe## % Patel )a# a)a%ded t"e Nati nal Medal f S$ien$e /8 P%e#ident Bill Clint n. He i# $*%%entl8 a P% fe## % f P"8#i$# and Ad;*n$t P% fe## % f Ele$t%i$al En'inee%in' at UCLA.

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In 199<, P% fe## % Patel identified a & tential &% /le( in t"e availa/le te$"n l '8

f % i(&le(entin' $%*i#e $ nt% l in ve"i$le#, )"i$" "e # lved )it" t"e inventi n f t"e 7634 Patent. C%*i#e $ nt% l #8#te(# at t"e ti(e in$l*ded f*n$ti nalit8 f % #ettin' t"e #&eed f a ve"i$le f % a*t (ati$ #&eed $ nt% l, /*t al# all )ed t"e ve"i$le t a$$ele%ate a/ ve t"e &%e#et #&eed % t #l ) /el ) t"e &%e#et #&eed and late% %e#*(e a*t (ati$ #&eed $ nt% l at t"e &%e#et #&eed. In / t" $a#e#, " )eve%, t"e%e i# a & tential #afet8 i##*e )"en t"e $%*i#e $ nt% l %e#*(e# $ nt% l at a &%e#et #&eed t"at t"e ve"i$le &e%at % (a8 "ave f %' tten. P% fe## % Patel de#i'ned and devel &ed a ve"i$le $%*i#e $ nt% l #8#te( t"at, a( n' inventive feat*%e#, &% vide# *#ef*l, vi#*al feed/a$. indi$ative f a &%e#et #&eed t ve"i$le &e%at %#. T"e te$"n l '8 f t"e Patel Patent &% vide#, a( n' t"e% t"in'#, a #i'nifi$ant #afet8 and *#a/ilit8 i(&% ve(ent, and t"e a*t ( tive ind*#t%8 "a# n ) )idel8 ad &ted and i(&le(ented P% fe## % Patel7# inventi n. PARTIES 4. 6. CCT i# a Dela)a%e li(ited lia/ilit8 $ (&an8. On inf %(ati n and /elief, Defendant i# a Dela)a%e $ %& %ati n )it" it# &%in$i&al

ffi$e at 554= Ma%lt n Pi.e >e#t, C"e%%8 Hill, Ne) ?e%#e8 @A@@5. Defendant "a# a&& inted T"e C %& %ati n T%*#t C (&an8, C %& %ati n T%*#t Cente%, 15@9 O%an'e St%eet, >il(in't n, Dela)a%e 19A@1 a# it# a'ent f % #e%vi$e f &% $e##. JURISDICTION AND VENUE =. T"i# a$ti n a%i#e# *nde% t"e &atent la)# f t"e United State#, 4= U.S.C. B 1, et

seq., in$l*din' B 5<1. T"i# C *%t "a# #*/;e$t (atte% ;*%i#di$ti n &*%#*ant t 5A U.S.C. BB 1441 and 144A+a). 3. T"i# C *%t "a# &e%# nal ;*%i#di$ti n ve% Defendant /e$a*#e, a( n' t"e%

%ea# n#, Defendant "a# d ne /*#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$t, /8, a( n' t"e% t"in'#, *#in', #ellin', ffe%in' f % #ale, i(& %tin' inf%in'in' &% d*$t# andC % #e%vi$e# in t"i# Di#t%i$t. <. :en*e i# &% &e% in t"i# Di#t%i$t *nde% 5A U.S.C. BB 1491+/)D+d) and 16@@+/)

/e$a*#e, a( n' t"e% %ea# n#, Defendant i# #*/;e$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 /elief, 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% /8 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 Ma8 15, 1999. T"e &atent i##*ed n N ve(/e% 5<, 5@@1. A t%*e and $ %%e$t $ &8 f t"e Patel Patent i# atta$"ed a# EE"i/it A. 9. Defendant "a# /een and n ) i# di%e$tl8 inf%in'in' t"e Patel Patent, in t"i# ;*di$ial

Di#t%i$t and el#e)"e%e in t"e United State#, /8, a( n' t"e% t"in'#, (a.in', *#in', i(& %tin', ffe%in' f % #ale, andC % #ellin' ve"i$*la% $%*i#e $ nt% l &% d*$t# andC % #e%vi$e# t"at in$l*de a $%*i#e $ nt% l #8#te( f % a ve"i$le "avin' a "*(an &e%at %, )"i$" in$l*de# a #&eed $ nt% lle% t"at a*t (ati$all8 (aintain# t"e ve"i$le7# #&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 ena/le t"e #8#te(F a #et #&eed in&*t in $ ((*ni$ati n )it" t"e #&eed $ nt% lle% f % (an*all8 #ettin' t"e #&eed f t"e ve"i$le at t"e &%e#et #&eed, t"e%e/8 en'a'in' t"e #8#te(F a (e( %8 )"i$" #t %e# inf %(ati n indi$ative f t"e &%e#et #&eedF and a feed/a$. #8#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,

Defendant7# 5@14 Le'a$8 ve"i$le, and va%i *# ve%#i n# t"e%e f. 4

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B8 en'a'in' in t"e $ nd*$t de#$%i/ed "e%ein, Defendant "a# in;*%ed CCT and i#

t"*# lia/le f % inf%in'e(ent f t"e Patel Patent &*%#*ant t 4= U.S.C. B 5<1. 11. a*t" %iGati n. 15. T t"e eEtent t"at fa$t# lea%ned in di#$ ve%8 #" ) t"at Defendant7# 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# /een )illf*l, CCT %e#e%ve# t"e %i'"t t %eH*e#t #*$" a findin' at t"e ti(e f t%ial. 14. A# a %e#*lt f Defendant7# inf%in'e(ent f t"e Patel Patent, CCT "a# #*ffe%ed

( neta%8 da(a'e# and i# entitled t a ( ne8 ;*d'(ent in an a( *nt adeH*ate t $ (&en#ate f % Defendant7# inf%in'e(ent, /*t in n event le## t"an a %ea# na/le % 8alt8 f % t"e *#e (ade f t"e inventi n /8 Defendant, t 'et"e% )it" inte%e#t and $ #t# a# fiEed /8 t"e C *%t, and CCT )ill $ ntin*e t #*ffe% da(a'e# in t"e f*t*%e *nle## Defendant7# inf%in'in' a$tivitie# a%e en; ined /8 t"i# C *%t. 16. CCT "a# al# #*ffe%ed and )ill $ ntin*e t #*ffe% #eve%e and i%%e&a%a/le "a%(

*nle## t"i# C *%t i##*e# a &e%(anent in;*n$ti n &% "i/itin' Defendant, it# a'ent#, #e%vant#, e(&l 8ee#, %e&%e#entative#, and all t"e%# a$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*ll8 %eH*e#t# t"at t"i# C *%t ente%0 A. A ;*d'(ent in fav % f CCT t"at Defendant "a# inf%in'ed, di%e$tl8 andC %

indi%e$tl8, t"e Patel PatentF B. A &e%(anent in;*n$ti n en; inin' Defendant and it# ffi$e%#, di%e$t %#, a'ent#, #e%vant#, affiliate#, e(&l 8ee#, divi#i n#, /%an$"e#, #*/#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*ita/le %elief t"e C *%t dete%(ine# i# )a%%antedF C. A ;*d'(ent and %de% %eH*i%in' Defendant t &a8 CCT it# da(a'e#, $ #t#,

eE&en#e#, and &%e;*d'(ent and & #tD;*d'(ent inte%e#t f % Defendant7# inf%in'e(ent f t"e Patel Patent a# &% vided *nde% 4= U.S.C. B 5A6F 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 4= U.S.C. B 5A= and a)a%din' t CCT it# %ea# na/le att %ne8#7 fee# a'ain#t DefendantF E. A ;*d'(ent and %de% %eH*i%in' Defendant t &% vide an a$$ *ntin' and t &a8 #*&&le(ental da(a'e# t CCT, in$l*din' )it" *t li(itati n, &%eD;*d'(ent and & #tD;*d'(ent inte%e#tF and F. An8 and all t"e% %elief t )"i$" CCT (a8 /e entitled.

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