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mi ds o l e , t h ec h a marh a v i l ya eo s p h e r i cc o mme c a t i o na ti t sl a t e r a l s i d e s . n ec b a mb e ri n c l u d e sa n

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1 .An a Xe t i cs hoeha vi ng as ubq t a nt i a l l y hor i z ont alc ha m be rs ube nt i al l y wi t hi n ahee lpor t i on ofam i ds ol et he r e of ,s a i d cha ma rha vi ng a % os phe r i ccommuni c a t i on a tl a t e r als i dest he r e of , t he c ha me rc ompr i s i ng: Cl a i m 1 .t ' Par tm b. c ) down wa r dl yd i r e c t e dr es i l i e ntc avl t i e st he r ei n,e ac h ofs a i dc a vi ie sdef me d by a n upm rr e s i l i e nt s l e eve;

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c ha nne li sa l x des c r i be d by GDe f ya sf ol l ows :

G ai ri sdr a wn 9om t he s hoe' si n t e r i o ra nd e xm l l e d,c ool i ngt hef oo ta nd r ed uc i ng m i cr obi a lp owt l t' '
See Pl a i nt i p sExhi bi t sD 1 5. De f e ndn nt s ,i nf r i ngesCl ai m 1 .( a)

( a ) Anu p m rs u b en t i a l l yr i /ds u p po r t p l a t ei n c l u d e sap l x l ml i t yo fd o wn wa r d l yd i r e c t e d r e s i l i e n tc a vi t i e s( URC)t h e r e i n, e a c hof t h ec a v i ie sd e f me db ya nu p m rr e s i l i e n t s l e e ve( URSI .
ni si ss hown by t hephot op a phsi n ex hi bi tE. Ther e s i l i e ntca vi t i esm a r ke d URC a nd de m nd 9om

a nu p m rr i gi ds u p mr t p l a t ema r k e d( ( ; P) .Th a ti s , t h ec a v i t i e sd e f met h eu p m rr e s i l i e n ts l e e ve s( URS)
al s oi ss hown i ne xhi bi t sE,i nt hee xpl o de d vi ew oft heVe r s oshoc ks hoe. Se ePl a i n t i f l ' sExhi bi tE 1 6. De f endn nt s ,i nf r i nge sCl a i m1 .( b)

( b ) al o we rs u b s t a n t i a l l yr i g i dh o r i z o n t a l s u p mr t p l a t eh a v i n gac or r e s wn d i ngpl u r s l i t yo f
upwa r dl y di r e c t e dr e s i l i en tc avi t i e st he r e i n,e ac h ofs a i dc a vi t i e sde f me d by al owe rr e s i l i e nts l e e ve i n
wbi ch e a c ho pm s i ngpa i rofs a i dver t i c a lc a vi t i esc om pr i s e sr es pe ct i vem r t i onsofas i ngl e

ci r c um f er e nt i a lr es i l i e nts l e e vede gni ng a ni nt eg r a t i on ofs ai d upm rand l owe rs l e e ves ;a nd
a ss hown i ne xhi bi tF,phot on phsi st he l owe rs ubs t ant i a l l yr i gi d hol i z ont a ls upm r t pl a t em a r ke d RLP' '

a nds i mi l a r l yma r ke di nt heVe r s oshoc kadve r t i s e me nt .Thel owe rhor i zo nt als uppor tpl a t eCLP' ' ) i ke ,l

t h eu p p e rp l a t eCUP' ' )p o s s e s s e sap l n ml i t yo fr e s i l i e nt c a v i ue s , LRSi nt h ep h o t o np h s , e a c ho fwhi c h
ca vi t i e sa r ede f i ne d by ac or r es pm di ng c i r ml mf e r e nt i a lr e s i l i e nts l e e vem a r ked i nt he phot on ph LRS. SeePl s i nt i / sExhi bi tF ,G,H
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n eu p p e ra n dl o we rp a i mo fv e r t i c a l c a vi t i e s j o i nt of o r m as i n g l ec i r c u mf e r e n t i a l r e s i l i e n ts l e e v e
d e f me db yt h ei n t e nt i o no fs a i dO p p e ra n dl o we rs l e e v e s ' ' a ss e tf o r t hi nt h el i mi t a d o nofP M ( b )o f
Cl a i m 1 .

1 7. I nt hei l l u> a t i onsoft he œ a vi t y De f yers hoe phot on ph,e xhi bi tI,t he r ei ss hown a

Ve r s osho ckhe e lpl a t f o r m( LP)9om whi c ht her es i l i e ntca vi t i esde pe ndupwa r dl y.Pl a i n t i /sExhi bi tl
1 8. n e s t abi l i z at i on oft he i nt e n t ed upm rand l owe rm s i l i e ntc avi t i esi ss hown i nt he GDe f y
a dve r t i s i ng o ne xhi bi tJ& K pho t op a phs .

1 9. Di s ms e dwi t h i nt h er e s i l i e n ts l e e v ea r exs i l i e n t me a n

)a nds o c a l l e dç t t wi n ' ' s t a b i l i z e r

s pr i ngs ' ' a nd ç ç s ma r tm e mor ym a s t e rs pr i ng' 'oft he GDe f ys hoe. SeePl ai nt i / sExbi bi tG 20. De f e ndn nt s ,i nf r i ngesCl ai m 1 . ( cà

( c ) ap l l l ml i t yo fr e s i l i e n td i s po s e dwi t b i na na g ve g a t el e ng t ho ft or t ho p ms i n gp a i ro fs a i d
uppe ra nd l o we rca vi t i es ,s a i dr e s i l i e ntm e >nsc ompr i s i ng acyl i nd r i c alhl dy ofa s ol i dr es i l i e nt ma t e dal ,s a i d Cyl i nM c a lbody e xt e ndi ng downwa r dl yt br ough s a i dl owe rpl a t et o abot t omm os t s ur f a ceofa n out e rs ol eofY d s hoe,s a i dr e s i l i e ntm e >nsea c h havi ng a gr e a t ers pr i ng r a t eand s pr i ng co ns t an tt ha nt ha tofs a i dr e s i l i e nts l ee ve.

21 . Cl a i m1 , t pa r t c1 )c a l l sf o rpl u r a l i t yof r e s i l i e n t me a ns( RM )wi t h i na na g mg a t el e n g t ho f
e ac ho ppos i ng pai rofuppe rand l owe rca vi t i e s . n es er es i l i e ntm e a nsa r ec yl i ndr i ca lM di e sofa s ol i d

r e s i l i e n tma t e r i a l . n eGDe f y e rs h o ep ho t o np h, e xh i b i tK s h o wst h eu p m rp l a t e( W )a n d t h el o we rp l a t e( LP ) .Th e r e f r o m ma yb es e e nd e m nd i n gdg i dc y l i n d dc a l bo d i e s( RM )f o nn e do fa
s ol i d butr es i l i e ntma t e r i al .n e bo di e sa r e di s pos ed wi t hi nt her es i l i en tca vi t i esors l e evesass hown i n t hephot opaph.Re s i l i e ntc yl i ndr i c albodi esco nt a c te ac h ot heri nt hec our s e ofnor ma lom r a t i on oft he s hoe, asi ss hown i n GDe f yera dve r t i s i ng s c he ma t i cm a r ked GDe f y ers por tf oot we ar .

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22. n eCyl i ndr i c albody, asae vedef me d,ex t e ndsdownwa r dl yt oa nd t hr ough t he l owe rpl a t et o abot t ommos ts ur f a c e ofa n out ers ol eoft hes pr i ng s hoeœss hown i nt heGDef ye ra dver t i s i ng s c he ma t i c. Ass hown i n Gœ f y erVe r s oshoc ka dve r t i s eme ntma t e r i a l s ,t he r e s i l i e ntc yl i ndr i c albodi es

( RM)e x t e n dd o wn we ya n dY c o meap a r t o ft h el o we rh o r i z o n t a l s u p p o r t p l a t e( LHS P)i nt h e
nor ma lf u nc t i on t he r e of .Onl y by s uc has t r uc t u r ei st hem a xi mum s hock a bs om t i on a nd s oc al l ed

N ne r gy r e c i pr xa t i ng m we r ' ' oft heGDe f ye rs hoepos s i bl e . Se ePl ai nt i F sExhi bi tI
23. n e GDe f ye rs pr i ng s hoesc oul d notf l mc t i on i ft her es i l i e ntm e answi t hi nt hehe elwer enot mec ha ni ca l l yi nt e- t e di nt ot he l owe rhol i zont a ls uppor tpl a t e, t e r me di nt heO vi t y De f ye rl i t e mt u r e mst heVe r s oshoc k hee lpl a t f or m . Pl a i nt i / sExhi bi tI 24. De f e ndnn t s ,i nf r i nge sCl n i m 2.t he n t hl e t i cs hoeasr ec i t e di n cl si m 1f u r t he rco m pr i s i nga

me t a l l i cs pi r als pr i ng di s pos ed c i r cumf e r en t i a l l y ahmts ai ds ol i dc yl i ndr i ca lbody .
Se ePl n i nt i /sExhi bi tL De f e ndn nt si nf r i ngesCl s i m 4n ea t b l e t i cs hoe a sr e ci t ed i nc hi m 3,i n whi c hs a i dc yl i nddc a l body i ncl ude sahol l ow n nn ul a rc r os s s e di on. Se ePl a i nt i l sExhi bi tH

PATENT I NFRI NG EG NT CO UNTS

2 6. Di x o ni st h eo wn e ro fa I lr i g h t , t i t l e , a n di n t e r e s ' ti nt h eU. S. Pa t e n t No. 6 , 5 4 6 , 6 4 8C6 48 ' ' ) .
De f e ndn nt shavepr ost e dt hr o ug hi nf r i ngeme ntofDi xon' sPa t e ntl e t t er s .Asa r e s ul tof De f e nda nt s ' l ml a wf uli nm nge men tofDi xon' sPa t e n t Di xon hm ss e e r ed a nd V B c ont i nuet o

s uFe rda ma ge. Di xon i se nt i t l e dt or ec ove rf r om Def e ndn nt st hednma gess uFe r ed by Di xon a sar es ul t ofDe f enda nt s ' unl a wf ulac t s .

28. Oni nf or ma t i on a ndY l i e t lDe f e ndn nt s ' i nf r i nge me ntofDi xon' sPa t e nti swi l l f ula nd
de l i be r a t e ,e nt i t l i ng Di xon t oe nhanc e d dsmag es .

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29. On i nf o r ma t i on a nd bdi e f , De f e nda nt si n t e nd t oc ont i nuet he i runl a wf uli nf r i ngi ng a c t i vi t y ,
a nd Di xo nc on t i nuest oa nd wi l lcont i nuet os ufe ri r r e po bl e bs r m- f orwhi c ht he r ei sno a de qua t e

r e me d ya tl a w- *o ms u c hu n l a wf u l i n f r i n g i n ga c t i vi t yu nl e s sDe f e n d a n t sa r ee n j o i n e db yt h i sCo u r t .
COI J NT 1 I NFRI NGEG NT OF U. S.PATENT NO.6. 546. 648

30. Di xon r e a l l e gesa nd i nc or m mt e sby r e f e r e nc et he a l l e ga t i onss e tf or t hi n pa r ap a ph 1 32.
31 . Di xon i st heowne rofa1 1r i ght ,t i t l e ,a nd i n t e r e s ti nt he U .S. Pa t e n tC $ 6 4 8 ' ' ) , e n i t l e ds C C ATHLETI C SHOE W I TH STABI LI ZED DI SCRETE RESI LI EN T ELEW N TS I NI I EEL' 'dul ya nd

pr om r l yi s s ue d by t heU. S.Pa t e nta nd Tr a demar k Om ceonApr i l1 5, 2 0 03 .A c o p yo ft h eC6 48 ' ' )
pa t e nti sa f t n c he d asPl ai nt i / sExhi bi tA. 32. De f e nda nt sha vebe en a nd/ orar ed i r ec t l yi nf r i ngi ng and/ ori nduci ng i nf r i nge mentofand/ or

c o n ub u t o r i l yi n f r i ng i n gt h e( : 1 6 4 8 5 5 )p a t e n t b y , a mo ngo t h e rt %i n g s , ms ki n g , u s i n g , o le r i n gt os e l lo r
s el l i ngi nt heUni t H s t a t es , ori mm r t i ng i nt ot heUni t e d St a t e s oduc t sa nd/ ors e r v i c est hata r e , pr

c o v e r e db ya tl e mK tc l n i m 1( a ) @) ( c )a n dc l s i ms2a n d4o ft h eC6 48 ' ' )p a t e n t , i n c l u di n g , b ywa yo f
e xa m pl ean d notl i mi t at i onaœss hown GDe f y erVe r s oshoc k adve r t i s eme ntma t e r i a l s .
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3 3 . Pu r s l mn t t oRu l e3 8 1)o f t h eFe d e r a l Rul e so fCi v i l Pr o c e d u m Di x o nr e s p e df u l l yr e q u e s t sa

t r i a l b yj u r yo fa 1 1 i s s u e sp r o pe r l yZ a b l eb yj u r y . Pl a i n t i /Di x o nd e ma n dsat r i a l b yj u r ya st oa 1 1 i s s u e ss ot r i a b l e .
Pl a i nt i Fi nc or mr a t e sby r e f e r enc eat t a c he d exhi bi t sw1 t 1 1t hes a me f o r c eand e Fe ctass df o r t h he r ei n.

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PR AYER FOR RELI EF
WI G REFORE, Dl xon pra ysf @ra l i efasf ol l ows :

A. F o r j u dn e n t d e c l n r i n gt ha tDe f e n da n t sh a v ei n f r i n ge dDi x o n ' sU. S. Pa t e n t ; B. Fo r j u d oe n t a wa r d i n gDi x o nc o mm ns a t o r yd a ma g e sa sar e s t l l t o fDe f e n d n n t s ' i n f r i n g e me n t
ofDi xo n' sPa t e nt t oget he rw1 t 1 1i nt e r e s ta nd c os t s nd i nno e ve ntl es st hl m ar e%ona bl er oya l t y; ,a

C. Fo raj u d oe n t d e c l s r i n gt h a tDe f e n d n n t s ' i n f r i ng e me n t o fDi x o n' sPa t e n t h m s% e nwi l l f u l a n d
del i er a t e;

D. Fo ra j u d m e n t a wa r d i n gDi x o nt r e b l ed n ma g e sa n dp r e j ud me n ti n t e r e s t u n d e r3 5U S. C. j
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