BlackBerry Limited v. Facebook, Inc. et al

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COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-21360760 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff BlackBerry Limited. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J) (Attorney James R Asperger added to party BlackBerry Limited(pty:pla))(Asperger, James)

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EXHIBIT I EXHIBIT I Esther Valdez From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Anne Hoge <hoge@whatsapp.com> Tuesday, June 21, 2016 9:34 PM Victor Schubert III Brian Hennessy Re: WhatsApp Letter Clean WhatsApp Facebook BB NDA 6.20.2016.doc Hi Victor:    Thank you for following up.  We have reviewed the patents you cited in your March 25 letter and do not believe we  require a license.  However, we would be willing to meet with you in‐person to discuss after entering into an appropriate  NDA.  To that end, I have attached an NDA for your review.     We also direct your attention to Facebook patent nos. US 9,203,879; US 9,177,299; US 9,041,737; US 8,468,254 and US  7,624,172.  These patents are relevant to a wide range of Blackberry products and features, including touchscreen‐ enabled Blackberry devices, WiFi‐enabled Blackberry cellular devices, operating system features such as notification  services, including lock screen notifications, and/or server‐based notifications and alerts.     In addition, we note that BlackBerry has recently been seeking to have business discussions with WhatsApp.  However,  WhatsApp is not willing to discuss business matters with BlackBerry while under threat of litigation. Please inform your  business team, including Mark Wilson, who recently contacted Jan Koum.     Regards,  Anne    On 6/3/16, 1:13 PM, "Victor Schubert III" <vschubert@blackberry.com> wrote:    >I am following up on your review of my letters to WhatsApp in March and April earlier this year.  >  >As noted in the letters, we would be happy to meet and discuss our belief in the applicability of our patents to your  products/services at your convenience.  >  >Best ‐ Vic Schubert  >  >‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  >From: Brian Hennessy [mailto:bhennessy@whatsapp.com]   >Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 2:50 PM  >To: Victor Schubert III <vschubert@blackberry.com>  >Cc: Anne Hoge <hoge@whatsapp.com>  >Subject: WhatsApp Letter  >  >Victor,  >  >On behalf of Anne Hoge, please find the attached letter.  >  >Regards,  >  >Brian  >  >  >  1 EXHIBIT I Page 252 >  >    2 EXHIBIT I Page 253

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