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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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10 MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ) Case No:

a Washington Corporation )
11 )
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12 Plaintiff, ) COMPLAINT FOR PATENT
) INFRINGEMENT
13 v. )
) JURY DEMAND
14 SALESFORCE.COM, INC., )
a Delaware Corporation )
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Defendants. )
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18 Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) for its Complaint For Patent Infringement

19 against Defendant Salesforce.com, Inc. (“Defendant”), alleges as follows:

20 PARTIES

21 1. Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation is a Washington corporation having its principal

22 place of business at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052.

23 2. Founded in 1975, Microsoft is a worldwide leader in computer software, services,

24 and solutions for businesses and consumers. Since 1979, Microsoft has been headquartered in

25 the Seattle, Washington metropolitan area. Microsoft currently employs nearly 40,000 people in

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 1 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 the Puget Sound area and occupies nearly 8 million square feet of facilities at its Redmond

2 campus.

3 3. Microsoft has a long history of technical innovation in the software and hardware

4 products it develops and distributes. These software products include operating systems for

5 servers, personal computers, embedded devices, smartphones, PDAs, and other intelligent

6 devices; “cloud” computing platforms, such as Windows Azure; customer relationship

7 management software, such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics ERP; server

8 applications for distributed computing environments; various web applications and services;

9 information worker productivity applications; business solution applications; high-performance

10 computing applications; and software development tools.

11 4. On information and belief, Defendant Salesforce.com, Inc. is a United States

12 corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware having a principal place of

13 business at The Landmark at One Market Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105.

14 5. On information and belief, Defendant is in the business of developing and

15 providing customer relationship management (CRM) software as a service over the Internet. On

16 information and belief, Defendant offers this CRM “software as a service” (SAAS) worldwide,

17 including in the United States, via its websites and servers, which are located throughout the

18 United States. On information and belief, Defendant does business within the Western District

19 of Washington.

20 JURISDICTION AND VENUE

21 6. This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the

22 United States, Title 35, United States Code.

23 7. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and

24 1338(a).

25 8. Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b), 1391(c) and

26 1400(b). On information and belief, Defendant is subject to this Court’s personal jurisdiction,

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 2 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 consistent with the principles of due process and the Washington Long Arm Statute, because

2 Defendant offers its services for sale in the Western District of Washington, has transacted

3 business in this District, and/or has committed and/or induced acts of patent infringement in this

4 District.

5 PATENT INFRINGEMENT COUNTS

6 9. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent Nos.

7 7,251,653; 5,742,768; 5,644,737; 6,263,352; 6,122,558; 6,542,164; 6,281,879; 845,077; and

8 5,941,947 (collectively, “the Microsoft patents-in-suit”), which the Defendant is infringing

9 and/or inducing others to infringe by, among other things, making, using, making available for

10 another’s use, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell or selling in

11 the United States, or importing into the United States, products or processes that practice

12 inventions claimed in the Microsoft patents-in-suit.

13 10. The Defendant has profited through infringement of the Microsoft patents-in-suit.

14 As a result of the Defendant’s unlawful infringement of the Microsoft patents-in-suit, Microsoft

15 has suffered and will continue to suffer damage. Microsoft is entitled to recover from the

16 Defendant the damages suffered by Microsoft as a result of the Defendant’s unlawful acts.

17 11. On information and belief, Defendant’s infringement of the Microsoft patents-in-

18 suit is willful and deliberate, entitling Microsoft to enhanced damages and reasonable attorney

19 fees and costs. Microsoft has provided Defendant notice of its infringement through, inter alia,

20 service of this complaint and prior communications between the parties.

21 12. On information and belief, the Defendant intends to continue its unlawful

22 infringing activity, and Microsoft continues to and will continue to suffer irreparable harm—for

23 which there is no adequate remedy at law—from such unlawful infringing activity unless

24 Defendant is enjoined by this Court.

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 3 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 COUNT I

2 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,251,653

3 13. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

4 paragraphs 1-12.

5 14. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 7,251,653

6 (“the ’653 patent”), entitled “Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical

7 data,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 31, 2007. A

8 copy of the ’653 patent is attached as Exhibit A.

9 15. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing the ’653 patent by, among

10 other things, making, using, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell

11 or selling in the United States, products and/or services, including various web applications and

12 services and the hardware and software running these applications and services, that embody or

13 incorporate, or the operation of which otherwise practices, one or more claims of the ’653 patent.

14 COUNT II

15 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,742,768

16 16. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

17 paragraphs 1-12.

18 17. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,742,768

19 (“the ’768 patent”), entitled “System and method for providing and displaying a web page

20 having an embedded menu,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

21 on April 21, 1998. A copy of the ’768 patent is attached as Exhibit B.

22 18. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing others to

23 infringe the ’768 patent by, among other things, making, using, making available for another’s

24 use, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell or selling in the United

25 States, products and/or services, including various web applications and services and the

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 4 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 hardware and software running these applications and services, that embody or incorporate, or

2 the operation of which otherwise practices, one or more claims of the ’768 patent.

3 COUNT III

4 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,644,737

5 19. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

6 paragraphs 1-12.

7 20. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,644,737

8 (“the ’737 patent”), entitled “Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display,”

9 duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 1, 1997. A copy of

10 the ’737 patent is attached as Exhibit C.

11 21. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing others to

12 infringe the ’737 patent by, among other things, making, using, making available for another’s

13 use, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell or selling in the United

14 States, or importing into the United States, products and/or services, including various web

15 applications and services and the hardware and software running these applications and services,

16 that embody or incorporate, or the operation of which otherwise practices, one or more claims of

17 the ’737 patent.

18 COUNT IV

19 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,263,352

20 22. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

21 paragraphs 1-12.

22 23. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,263,352

23 (“the ’352 patent”), entitled “Automated web site creation using template driven generation of

24 active server page applications,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark

25 Office on July 17, 2001. A copy of the ’352 patent is attached as Exhibit D.

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 5 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 24. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing the ’352 patent by, among

2 other things, making, using, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell

3 or selling in the United States, products and/or services, including various web applications and

4 services and the hardware and software running these applications and services, that embody or

5 incorporate, or the operation of which otherwise practices, one or more claims of the ’352 patent.

6 COUNT V
7 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,122,558
8 25. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

9 paragraphs 1-12.

10 26. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,122,558

11 (“the ’558 patent”), entitled “Aggregation of system settings into objects,” duly and properly

12 issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on September 19, 2000. A copy of the ’558

13 patent is attached as Exhibit E.

14 27. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing others to

15 infringe the ’558 patent by, among other things, making, using, making available for another’s

16 use, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell or selling in the United

17 States, products and/or services, including various web applications and services and the

18 hardware and software running these applications and services, that embody or incorporate, or

19 the operation of which otherwise practices, one or more claims of the ’558 patent.

20 COUNT VI
21 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,542,164
22 28. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

23 paragraphs 1-12.

24 29. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,542,164

25 (“the ’164 patent”), entitled “Timing and velocity control for displaying graphical information,”

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 6 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on April 1, 2003. A copy of

2 the ’164 patent is attached as Exhibit F.

3 30. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing others to

4 infringe the ’164 patent by, among other things, making, using, offering to license or licensing in

5 the United States, offering to sell or selling in the United States, products and/or services,

6 including various web applications and services and the hardware and software running these

7 applications and services, that embody or incorporate, or the operation of which otherwise

8 practices, one or more claims of the ’164 patent.

9 COUNT VII
10 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,281,879
11 31. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

12 paragraphs 1-12.

13 32. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,281,879

14 (“the ’879 patent”), entitled “Timing and velocity control for displaying graphical information,”

15 duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on August 28, 2001. A copy

16 of the ’879 patent is attached as Exhibit G.

17 33. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing others to

18 infringe the ’879 patent by, among other things, making, using, making available for another’s

19 use, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell or selling in the United

20 States, products and/or services, including various web applications and services and the

21 hardware and software running these applications and services, that embody or incorporate, or

22 the operation of which otherwise practices, one or more claims of the ’879 patent.

23 COUNT VIII
24 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,845,077
25 34. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

26 paragraphs 1-12.

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 7 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 35. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,845,077

2 (“the ’077 patent”), entitled “Method and system for identifying and obtaining computer

3 software from a remote computer,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark

4 Office on December, 1, 1998. A copy of the ’077 patent is attached as Exhibit H.

5 36. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing others to

6 infringe the ’077 patent by, among other things, making, using, making available for another’s

7 use, offering to license or licensing in the United States, offering to sell or selling in the United

8 States, products and/or services, including various web applications and services and the

9 hardware and software running these applications and services, that embody or incorporate, or

10 the operation of which otherwise practices, one or more claims of the ’077 patent.

11 COUNT IX
12 INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,941,947
13 37. Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

14 paragraphs 1-12.

15 38. Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,941,947

16 (“the ’947 patent”), entitled “System and method for controlling access to data entities in a

17 computer network,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on

18 August 24, 1999. A copy of the ’947 patent is attached as Exhibit I.

19 39. The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing the ’947 patent by, among

20 other things, making, using, making available for another’s use, offering to license or licensing in

21 the United States, offering to sell or selling in the United States, products and/or services,

22 including various web applications and services and the hardware and software running these

23 applications and services, that embody or incorporate, or the operation of which otherwise

24 practices, one or more claims of the ’947 patent.

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 8 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 1 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

2 40. Pursuant to Rule 38(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Microsoft

3 respectfully requests a trial by jury on all issues properly triable by jury.

4 PRAYER FOR RELIEF

5 WHEREFORE, Microsoft prays for relief as follows:

6 A. For a judgment declaring that Defendant has infringed at least one claim of each

7 of the Microsoft patents-in-suit;

8 B. For a judgment awarding Microsoft compensatory damages as a result of

9 Defendant’s infringement of the Microsoft patents-in-suit, together with interest and costs, and in

10 no event less than a reasonable royalty;

11 C. For a judgment declaring that Defendant’s infringement of the Microsoft patents-

12 in-suit has been willful and deliberate;

13 D. For a judgment awarding Microsoft treble damages and pre-judgment interest

14 under 35 U.S.C. § 284 as a result of Defendant’s willful and deliberate infringement of the

15 Microsoft patents-in-suit;

16 E. For a judgment declaring that this case is exceptional and awarding Microsoft its

17 expenses, costs, and attorneys fees in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §§ 284 and 285 and Rule 54(d)

18 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

19 F. For a grant of preliminary and permanent injunctions pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 283,

20 enjoining Defendant from further acts of infringement; and

21 G. For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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23 Dated: May 18, 2010 By: /s/ David E. Killough

David E. Killough
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T. ANDREW CULBERT (SBN 35925)
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andycu@microsoft.com
26 DAVID E. KILLOUGH (SBN 40185)
davkill@microsoft.com
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation
INFRINGEMENT– 9 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
1 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
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Telephone: 425-882-8080
3 Facsimile: 425-869-1327

4 OF COUNSEL:
5 DAVID T. PRITIKIN
6 dpritikin@sidley.com
RICHARD A. CEDEROTH
7 rcederoth@sidley.com
DOUGLAS I. LEWIS
8 dilewis@sidley.com
JOHN W. MCBRIDE
9 jwmcbride@sidley.com
10 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
One South Dearborn
11 Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: 312-853-7000
12 Facsimile: 312-853-7036
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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT Microsoft Corporation

INFRINGEMENT– 10 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080