IN THE UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT F'ORTHE EASTERNDISTRICT OF'TEXAS TYLER DIVISION Cell andNetwork Selection LLC,

Plaintiff,

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v. AT&T Inc.,AT&T Mobility LLC, HT Corporation HTC America,Inc., and Defendants.

$ g Civil ActionNo. 6:11-cv-706 $ $ $ $ Jury Trial Demanded $ $ $

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT C-ellandNetwork Selection LLC ("CNS"), by and throughits attomeys, its Original for Complaintagainst Defendants AT&T Inc., AT&T Mobility LLC, HT Corporation HTC and America, (collectively, Inc. "Defendants,,), hereby alleges follows: as

I. 1.

NATURE OF'THE ACTION

This is a patent infringement action to end Defendants'unauthorizedand,

infringing manufacture, sale,offering for sale,andlorimportationof productsand methods use, incorporating Plaintiff CNS's patented inventions. 2. CNS holds all substantial patentNo. rights and interestin and to United States

(the "'551 Patent"), 6,195,551 issuedon February 27,200I, for "Idle HandoffControlling Method in Cellular Communication System." A true and correctcopy of the '551 patent is attached heretoasExhibit 1. 3. Each of the Defendants makes,uses,sells and imports infringing productsand

providesinfringing services violation of the Patent. Plaintiff CNS seeks in iniunctiverelief to

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preventDefendants from continuinginfringementof Plaintiffls patent rights. plaintiff CNS furtherseeks monetarydamages prejudgment and interestfor Defendants' past infringement of the'551Patent. 4. This is an exceptional case,and CNS is entitledto damages, enhanced damages,

attorneys' fees, costs, expenses. and il. 5' THE PARTIES

Plaintiff CNS is a limited liability company organized existingunderthe laws and

of the State of Texas, with its principal place of businesslocated at 6136 Frisco Square Boulevard, Suite 385,Frisco, TX75034. 6' Upon informationand belief Defendant AT&T Inc. is a Delawarecorporation

with its principal placeof business locatedat20} S. Akard Street, Dallas,Texas75202.AT&T Inc. has appointedThe CorporationTrust Company,CorporationTrust Cent 1209Orange er Street, Wilmington Delaware 19801as agent service process. its for of AT&T Inc. does business within the State Texasandthis District. of 7. Upon information and belief DefendantAT&T Mobility LLC is a Delaware

corporationwith its principal place of businesslocatedat GlenridgeHightandsTwo, 5565 GlenridgeConnector, Atlarfia,Georgia 30342. AT&T Mobility LLC has appointedC T Corporation System, 350 N. St. Paul Street, Suite2900,Dallas,Texas75201asits agentfor serviceof process. AT&T Mobility LLC doesbusiness within the Stateof Texasand this District. Together with AT&T Inc.,AT&T Mobility LLC is referenced hereinas,.AT&T.,, 8. Upon information and belief DefendantHTC Corporationis a Taiwanese

corporation with its principalplaceof business locatedin TaoyuanCity, Taiwan,R.O.C. HTC Corporation may be servedwith process may be servedwith process 23 XinghauRoad, at at
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Taoyuan City, Taoyuan330, Taiwan, R.O.C. HTC Corporation does business within the State of Texasandthis District. 9. Upon information and belief, DefendantHTC America, Inc. is a Washington

corporation with its principalplaceof business locatedin Bellevue,Washington.HTC America, Inc' hasappointed NationalRegistered Agents, Inc., 16055Space Center Boulevard, Suite235, Houston, Texas77062as its agentfor serviceof process.HTC America,Inc. doesbusiness within the Stateof Texasandthis District. Together with HTC Corporation, HTC America.Inc. is referenced herein "HTC.,' as ilI. 10. JURISDICTION AND VENUE

This is an action for patentinfringement which arisesunderthe patentLaws of

the United States, particular, u.s.c. g$271,2gr, 2g3, 2B4, and 2g5. This court in 35 has jurisdiction overthe subject matter this actionunder28 U.S.C.$$1331and 1338(a). of 11' This Court haspersonal jurisdictionover eachof the Defendants, venueis and

proper thiscourtpursuant 28 U.S.c.g$1391(b), and1400. in to (c), IV. 12' PLAINTIFF"S '551 PATENT

The '551 Patentrelatesto automated cellular communication systems. In accordance the '551 Patent, system providedin which efficienthandoffoccursbetween with a is multiple basestations with respect which a portabledevicesuchas a cellularhandset in to is communication range. If the mobile devicedetectsa pilot channelsignal from anotherbase stationthat is sufficientlystronger than that of the currentbasestationand othercircumstances indicatea handoff is advantageous, mobile devicedetermines the that an idle handoff should occurandeffectssucha handoff. 13. CNS holds all substantial rights in and to the '551 Patent, includingall rights to

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recover all pastandfutureinfringements for thereof. VI. AT&T 14' AT&T provides, makes, uses,sells,offersfor sale, and.lor distributes infringing DEF'ENDANTS'ACTS

systems.The infringing systems include,for exampie, LTE (4G) phonesand other devicesas deployed with HTC. AT&T launched LTE servicein at leastAtlanta,Chicago, Dallas,Houston and San Antonio. With knowledgeof the '551 Patent,AT&T providesrelatedservices and instructions the infringingoperation suchsystems its customers. for of to 15. Throughits actions, AT&T has directlyinfringedthe '551 patentand actively

inducedothersincludingits customers infringe and contributed the infringement others to to by of the '551Patent throughout UnitedStates. the 16' CNS has been and will continueto suffer damages a result of Defendant as

AT&T's infringingactsunless until enioined. and

HTC 17. HTC provides, makes,uses,sells,offers for sale, andlordistributes infringing

systems. The infringing systemsinclude, for example,LTE (4G) phonesand other devices deployed with AT&T. With knowledge the '551 Patent, of HTC provides related services and instructions the infringingoperation suchsystems its customers. for of to 18. Throughits actions,HTC has directly infringedthe '551 patentand actively

inducedothersincludingits customers infringe and contributed the infringement others to to by of the '551 Patent throughout UnitedStates. the 19. CNShasbeenandwill continue sufferdamages a resultof Defendant to as HTC,s

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COUNT ONE PATENT INFRTNGEMENT-U.S. PATENT No. 60195,551 20. 2l' $271(a). 22' Defendants haveindirectlyinfringedthe '551 Patent inducingthe infringement by PlaintiffcNS realleges incorporates and herein paragraphs 1_19. Defendants have directly infringedthe '551 Patentin violation of 35 U.S.C.

of the'551 Patentand contributing the infringement the'551 patent to of in violationof 35 u.s'c. $$271(b) (c), incruding theirrespective and by customers. 23' Upon information and belief Defendants havejointly infringedthe ,551 patent,

including by controlling, instructingandlor directing othersto perform one or more of the claimed method steps. 24' Defendants' aforementioned havecaused acts damage CNS and will continue to

to do sounless until enjoined. and

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JURY DEMAND

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PlaintiffcNS hereby demands jury on all issues triable. a so

VIII.

REQUESTFOR RELIEF'

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff cNS respectfully requests the court: that A. B.

Enter judgment that each Defendant infringes one or more claims of the '551 Patentliterally and"lor under the doctrine of equivalents; Permanently enjoin each Defendant, its agents, servants, and employees, and all those in privity with e;ch Defendant or in active.concert and participation with any of the Defendants,from engagingin actsof infringementof the ,551 patent;

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Award Plaintiff cNS past and future damagestogether with prejudgmentand post-judgment interest to compensate the for infringement Defendants the '551 patentin accordance by of with 35 u.s.c' $284,andincrease such awardbyup to threetimesthe amount fo'nd or assessed accordance 35 u.s.c. in with $2g4; Declare case this exceptional pursuant 35 U.S.C.$2g5;and to Award Plaintiff cNS its costs,disbursements, attorneys, fees,and suchfurtherand additionalrelief as is deemed appropriate this by Court.

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Dated:December 20Il 29, Texas State No. 00790594 Bar AdamG. Price Texas State No.24027750 Bar Chester Shiu J. Texas State No.24071126 Bar DiNovoPriceEllwanger& Hardy LLp 7000N. MoPacExpressway, Suite350 Austin,Texas 78731 Telephone: (512)539-2626 Telecopier: (512)539-2627

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