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

CHRYSLER GROUP LLC, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. ______________ TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT T i! i! an a"tion fo# $atent inf#in%e&ent in ' i" Plaintiff C#(i!e Cont#ol Te" nolo%ie! LLC )*CCT+) &a,e! t e follo'in% alle%ation! a%ain!t Defendant C #-!le# G#o($ LLC )*Defendant+). BACKGROUND /. P#ofe!!o# C. 0(&a# N. Patel i! an ele"t#i"al en%inee# and t e invento# of United

State! Patent No. 1,234,412 )t e *5412 Patent+ o# *Patel Patent+). In a di!tin%(i! ed "a#ee# dedi"ated to en%inee#in% and te" nolo%-, P#ofe!!o# Patel ea#ned i! do"to#al de%#ee in ele"t#i"al en%inee#in% at Stanfo#d in /61/ and a! a$$lied i! inventive &ind to va#io(! !"ientifi"

$#o7le&!, #e!(ltin% in 21 U.S. Patent! #elatin% to la!e#!, o$ti"al !en!o#!, and ele"t#oni" "ont#ol !-!te&!. He !e#ved a! 8i"e C an"ello# fo# Re!ea#" at t e Unive#!it- of Califo#nia, Lo! An%ele! )UCLA), i! a &e&7e# of t e National A"ade&- of En%inee#in% and t e National A"ade&- of S"ien"e, and i! a 9ello' of t e A&e#i"an A"ade&- of A#t! and S"ien"e!, t e A&e#i"an A!!o"iation fo# t e Advan"e&ent of S"ien"e!, t e A&e#i"an P -!i"al So"iet-, and t e In!tit(te of Ele"t#i"al and Ele"t#oni"! En%inee#!. In /661, P#ofe!!o# Patel 'a! a'a#ded t e National :edal of S"ien"e 7- P#e!ident ;ill Clinton. He i! "(##entl- a P#ofe!!o# of P -!i"! and Ad<(n"t P#ofe!!o# of Ele"t#i"al En%inee#in% at UCLA.

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In /66=, P#ofe!!o# Patel identified a $otential $#o7le& in t e availa7le te" nolo%e !olved 'it t e invention of t e 5412

fo# i&$le&entin% "#(i!e "ont#ol in ve i"le!, ' i"

Patent. C#(i!e "ont#ol !-!te&! at t e ti&e in"l(ded f(n"tionalit- fo# !ettin% t e !$eed of a ve i"le fo# a(to&ati" !$eed "ont#ol, 7(t al!o allo'ed t e ve i"le to a""ele#ate a7ove t e $#e!et !$eed o# to !lo' 7elo' t e $#e!et !$eed and late# #e!(&e a(to&ati" !$eed "ont#ol at t e $#e!et !$eed. In 7ot "a!e!, o'eve#, t e#e i! a $otential !afet- i!!(e ' en t e "#(i!e "ont#ol #e!(&e! "ont#ol at a $#e!et !$eed t at t e ve i"le o$e#ato# &a- ave fo#%otten. P#ofe!!o# Patel de!i%ned and develo$ed a ve i"le "#(i!e "ont#ol !-!te& t at, a&on% inventive feat(#e!, $#ovide! (!ef(l, vi!(al feed7a", indi"ative of a $#e!et !$eed to ve i"le o$e#ato#!. T e te" nolo%- of t e Patel Patent $#ovide!, a&on% ot e# t in%!, a !i%nifi"ant !afet- and (!a7ilit- i&$#ove&ent, and t e a(to&otive ind(!t#- a! no' 'idel- ado$ted and i&$le&ented P#ofe!!o# Patel5! invention. PARTIES 2. 4. CCT i! a Dela'a#e li&ited lia7ilit- "o&$an-. On info#&ation and 7elief, Defendant i! a Dela'a#e li&ited lia7ilit- "o&$an-

'it it! $#in"i$al offi"e at />>> C #-!le# D#ive, A(7(#n Hill!, :i" i%an 4?231. Defendant a! a$$ointed T e Co#$o#ation T#(!t Co&$an-, Co#$o#ation T#(!t Cente#, /3>6 O#an%e St#eet, @il&in%ton, Dela'a#e /6?>/ a! it! a%ent fo# !e#vi"e of $#o"e!!. JURISDICTION AND VENUE A. T i! a"tion a#i!e! (nde# t e $atent la'! of t e United State!, 2A U.S.C. B /, et

seq., in"l(din% B 3=/. T i! Co(#t a! !(7<e"t &atte# <(#i!di"tion $(#!(ant to 3? U.S.C. BB /22/ and /22?)a). 1. T i! Co(#t a! $e#!onal <(#i!di"tion ove# Defendant 7e"a(!e, a&on% ot e#

#ea!on!, Defendant a! done 7(!ine!! in t i! Di!t#i"t, a! "o&&itted and "ontin(e! to "o&&it

a"t! of $atent inf#in%e&ent in t i! Di!t#i"t, and a! a#&ed and "ontin(e! to a#& CCT in t i! Di!t#i"t, 7-, a&on% ot e# t in%!, (!in%, !ellin%, offe#in% fo# !ale, i&$o#tin% inf#in%in% $#od("t! andCo# !e#vi"e! in t i! Di!t#i"t. =. 8en(e i! $#o$e# in t i! Di!t#i"t (nde# 3? U.S.C. BB /26/)7)D)d) and /4>>)7)

7e"a(!e, a&on% ot e# #ea!on!, Defendant i! !(7<e"t to $e#!onal <(#i!di"tion in t i! Di!t#i"t, a! "o&&itted and "ontin(e! to "o&&it a"t! of $atent inf#in%e&ent in t i! Di!t#i"t. On info#&ation and 7elief, fo# eEa&$le, Defendant a! (!ed, !old, offe#ed fo# !ale, and i&$o#ted inf#in%in% $#od("t! andCo# !e#vi"e! in t i! Di!t#i"t. COUNT I INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,324,463 ?. CCT i! t e o'ne# 7- a!!i%n&ent of t e Patel Patent, entitled *C#(i!e Cont#ol

Indi"ato#.+ T e a$$li"ation fo# t e Patel Patent 'a! filed on :a- /3, /666. T e $atent i!!(ed on Nove&7e# 3=, 3>>/. A t#(e and "o##e"t "o$- of t e Patel Patent i! atta" ed a! EE i7it A. 6. Defendant a! 7een and no' i! di#e"tl- 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!, 7-, a&on% ot e# t in%!, &a,in%, (!in%, i&$o#tin%, offe#in% fo# !ale, andCo# !ellin% ve i"(la# "#(i!e "ont#ol $#od("t! andCo# !e#vi"e! t at in"l(de a "#(i!e "ont#ol !-!te& fo# a ve i"le avin% a (&an o$e#ato#, ' i" in"l(de! a !$eed "ont#olle# t at a(to&ati"all- &aintain! t e ve i"le5! !$eed at a $#e!et !$eedF a !'it" a!!o"iated 'it t e !$eed "ont#olle# ' i" allo'! t e ve i"le o$e#ato# to ena7le t e !-!te&F a !et !$eed in$(t in "o&&(ni"ation 'it t e !$eed "ont#olle# fo# &an(all- !ettin% t e !$eed of t e ve i"le at t e $#e!et !$eed, t e#e7- en%a%in% t e !-!te&F a &e&o#- ' i" !to#e! info#&ation indi"ative of t e $#e!et !$eedF and a feed7a", !-!te& ' i" "o&&(ni"ate! t e !to#ed $#e!et !$eed info#&ation to t e o$e#ato# of t e ve i"le. T e inf#in%in% $#od("t! and !e#vi"e! in"l(de, fo# eEa&$le,

Defendant5! C #-!le# 2>> ve i"le, and va#io(! ve#!ion! t e#eof. 2

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;- en%a%in% in t e "ond("t de!"#i7ed e#ein, Defendant a! in<(#ed CCT and i!

t (! lia7le fo# inf#in%e&ent of t e Patel Patent $(#!(ant to 2A U.S.C. B 3=/. //. a(t o#iGation. /3. To t e eEtent t at fa"t! lea#ned in di!"ove#- ! o' t at Defendant5! inf#in%e&ent Defendant a! "o&&itted t e!e a"t! of inf#in%e&ent 'it o(t li"en!e o#

of t e Patel Patent i! o# a! 7een 'illf(l, CCT #e!e#ve! t e #i% t to #eH(e!t !(" a findin% at t e ti&e of t#ial. /2. A! a #e!(lt of Defendant5! inf#in%e&ent of t e Patel Patent, CCT a! !(ffe#ed

&oneta#- da&a%e! and i! entitled to a &one- <(d%&ent in an a&o(nt adeH(ate to "o&$en!ate fo# Defendant5! inf#in%e&ent, 7(t in no event le!! t an a #ea!ona7le #o-alt- fo# t e (!e &ade of t e invention 7- Defendant, to%et e# 'it inte#e!t and "o!t! a! fiEed 7- t e Co(#t, and CCT 'ill "ontin(e to !(ffe# da&a%e! in t e f(t(#e (nle!! Defendant5! inf#in%in% a"tivitie! a#e en<oined 7t i! Co(#t. /4. CCT a! al!o !(ffe#ed and 'ill "ontin(e to !(ffe# !eve#e and i##e$a#a7le a#&

(nle!! t i! Co(#t i!!(e! a $e#&anent in<(n"tion $#o i7itin% Defendant, it! a%ent!, !e#vant!, e&$lo-ee!, #e$#e!entative!, and all ot e#! a"tin% in a"tive "on"e#t t e#e'it f#o& inf#in%in% t e Patel Patent. PRAYER FOR RELIEF CCT #e!$e"tf(ll- #eH(e!t! t at t i! Co(#t ente#. A. A <(d%&ent in favo# of CCT t at Defendant indi#e"tl-, t e Patel PatentF ;. A $e#&anent in<(n"tion en<oinin% Defendant and it! offi"e#!, di#e"to#!, a%ent!, !e#vant!, affiliate!, e&$lo-ee!, divi!ion!, 7#an" e!, !(7!idia#ie!, $a#ent!, and all a! inf#in%ed, di#e"tl- andCo#

ot e#! a"tin% in a"tive "on"e#t t e#e'it f#o& inf#in%e&ent of t e Patel Patent, o# !(" ot e# eH(ita7le #elief t e Co(#t dete#&ine! i! 'a##antedF C. A <(d%&ent and o#de# #eH(i#in% Defendant to $a- CCT it! da&a%e!, "o!t!, eE$en!e!, and $#e<(d%&ent and $o!tD<(d%&ent inte#e!t fo# Defendant5! inf#in%e&ent of t e Patel Patent a! $#ovided (nde# 2A U.S.C. B 3?4F D. A <(d%&ent and o#de# findin% t at t i! i! an eE"e$tional "a!e 'it in t e &eanin% of 2A U.S.C. B 3?A and a'a#din% to CCT it! #ea!ona7le atto#ne-!5 fee! a%ain!t DefendantF E. A <(d%&ent and o#de# #eH(i#in% Defendant to $#ovide an a""o(ntin% and to $a!($$le&ental da&a%e! to CCT, in"l(din% 'it o(t li&itation, $#eD<(d%&ent and $o!tD<(d%&ent inte#e!tF and 9. An- and all ot e# #elief to ' i" CCT &a- 7e entitled. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL CCT, (nde# R(le 2? of t e 9ede#al R(le! of Civil P#o"ed(#e, #eH(e!t! a t#ial 7- <(#- of an- i!!(e! !o t#ia7le 7- #i% t.

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;AYARD, P.A. /s/ Richard D. Kirk Ri" a#d D. 0i#, )K>633) Ste$ en ;. ;#a(e#&an )K46A3) 8ane!!a R. Ti#adente! )KA26?) 333 Dela'a#e Aven(e, S(ite 6>> P.O. ;oE 3A/2> @il&in%ton, DE /6?66 )2>3) 1AADA>>> #,i#,J7a-a#dla'."o& !7#a(e#&anJ7a-a#dla'."o& vti#adente!J7a-a#dla'."o& Attorneys for Plaintiff Cruise Control Technologies LLC

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