Apple Inc. v. Amazon.Com, Inc.
Filing
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Declaration of Thomas R. La Perle in Support of 18 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION filed byApple Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5a, # 6 Exhibit 5b, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10)(Related document(s) 18 ) (Eberhart, David) (Filed on 4/13/2011)
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PCOG NGCF YKVJ [QWT EQORCP[ PCOG HQNNQYGF D[ VJG CRRNKECVKQP PCOG CPF GPF YKVJ
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7UKPI #RRNG RTQFWEV PCOGU
#RRNG RTQFWEV PCOGU ECP CRRGCT KP EQR[ CNQPI YKVJ VJG PCOGU QH QVJGT OQDKNG
QT EQORWVKPI FGXKEGU
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#NVJQWIJ VJG PCOGU QH QVJGT FGXGNQROGPV RNCVHQTOU ECP DG WUGF KP RTQOQVKQPCN
EQR[ PGXGT FKURNC[ #RRNG RTQFWEV KOCIGU CNQPI YKVJ VJG KOCIGU QH QVJGT OQDKNG QT
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2TQOQVKPI VJG #RR 5VQTG
7UKPI VJG PCOG #RR 5VQTG
9JGP WUKPI VJG PCOG #RR 5VQTG KP JGCFNKPGU QT EQR[ CNYC[U V[RGUGV #RR 5VQTG YKVJ
CP WRRGTECUG # CPF CP WRRGTECUG 5 HQNNQYGF D[ NQYGTECUG NGVVGTU &Q PQV VTCPUNCVG VJG
PCOG #RR 5VQTG KP JGCFNKPGU QT DQF[ EQR[ #NYC[U UGV VJG PCOG #RR 5VQTG KP 'PINKUJ
GXGP YJGP KV CRRGCTU YKVJKP VGZV KP C NCPIWCIG QVJGT VJCP 'PINKUJ +PENWFG QPN[ VJG
CTVKENG VJG DGHQTG VJG PCOG #RR 5VQTG 0GXGT KPENWFG QVJGT FGUETKRVQTU HQT GZCORNG
FQ PQV UC[ K6WPGU #RR 5VQTG #RRNG #RR 5VQTG QT K2JQPG #RR 5VQTG +V KU EQTTGEV VQ UC[
VJCV [QWT CRRNKECVKQP KU CXCKNCDNG QP VJG #RR 5VQTG +V KU CNUQ EQTTGEV VQ UC[ VJCV [QWT
CRRNKECVKQP ECP DG FQYPNQCFGF HTQO VJG #RR 5VQTG
K6WPGU CPF #RR 5VQTG #ÓNKCVG 2TQITCO
#U CP K15 &GXGNQRGT 2TQITCO OGODGT [QW
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TGXGPWG IGPGTCVGF D[ NKPMU VQ K6WPGU HTQO
[QWT YGDUKVG (KPF QWV OQTG CV
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5WIIGUVGF OGUUCIKPI
;QW ECP WUG VJGUG UWIIGUVGF OGUUCIGU KP [QWT EQOOWPKECVKQPU VQ FGUETKDG VJG #RR
5VQTG QT [QW ECP FGXGNQR [QWT QYP EQR[ /CMG UWTG VJCV [QW WUG VJG PCOG #RR 5VQTG
EQTTGEVN[ CU FGUETKDGF CDQXG
5JQTV EQR[ DNQEM
6JG #RR 5VQTG NGVU [QW DTQYUG CRRNKECVKQPU CPF FQYPNQCF VJGO FKTGEVN[ VQ
[QWT K2CF K2JQPG QT K2QF VQWEJ
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6CR KPVQ VJG #RR 5VQTG CPF [QW¨NN °PF CRRNKECVKQPU KP GXGT[ ECVGIQT[¤HTQO
ICOGU VQ DWUKPGUU GFWECVKQP VQ GPVGTVCKPOGPV RTQFWEVKXKV[ VQ UQEKCN PGVYQTMKPI
#RRNKECVKQPU HQT K2CF CPF K2JQPG VCMG CFXCPVCIG QH ITQWPFDTGCMKPI HGCVWTGU UWEJ
CU /WNVK6QWEJ )25 CPF VJG CEEGNGTQOGVGT #PF VJG[ ECP CNN DG FQYPNQCFGF
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9JGP [QW FGUETKDG [QWT CRRNKECVKQP¨U EQORCVKDKNKV[ WUG EQORNGVG #RRNG RTQFWEV
PCOGU CU UJQYP QP VJG #RRNG YGDUKVG CV YYYCRRNGEQO &Q PQV NKUV #RRNG RTQFWEVU
VJCV CTG PQV EQORCVKDNG YKVJ [QWT CRRNKECVKQP #XQKF WUKPI EQORCVKDKNKV[ OGUUCIGU KP
JGCFNKPGU 7UG VJG VGTO YQTMU YKVJ VQ FGUETKDG EQORCVKDKNKV[ KP DQF[ EQR[ (QT GZCORNG
KV KU EQTTGEV VQ UC[ ¥#RR PCOG YQTMU YKVJ K2CF K2JQPG K2JQPG )5 K2JQPG ) VJG
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9JGP WUKPI VJG PCOG K2CF K2JQPG QT K2QF VQWEJ CNYC[U V[RGUGV K2CF K2JQPG QT K2QF
YKVJ C NQYGTECUG K CPF CP WRRGTECUG 2 HQNNQYGF D[ NQYGTECUG NGVVGTU #NYC[U UGV VQWEJ
YKVJ C NQYGTECUG V 6JG PCOG K2CF K2JQPG QT K2QF UJQWNF UVCTV YKVJ C NQYGTECUG K GXGP
YJGP KV KU VJG °TUV YQTF KP C UGPVGPEG RCTCITCRJ QT VKVNG &Q PQV VTCPUNCVG VJG PCOG
K2CF K2JQPG QT K2QF VQWEJ #NYC[U UGV K2CF K2JQPG QT K2QF VQWEJ KP 'PINKUJ GXGP YJGP
KV CRRGCTU YKVJKP VGZV KP C NCPIWCIG QVJGT VJCP 'PINKUJ #NYC[U WUG VJG EQTTGEV PCOGU
K2CF K2JQPG CPF K2QF VQWEJ &Q PQV WUG XCTKCVKQPU UWEJ CU VQWEJ QT K6QWEJ
4GHGT VQ #RRNG RTQFWEVU QPN[ VQ FGUETKDG VJGKT EQORCVKDKNKV[ YKVJ [QWT CRRNKECVKQP
#RRNG FQGU PQV CNNQY VJKTFRCTV[ RTQOQVKQP QH CP[ MKPF HQT K2CF QT K2JQPG
#RR /CTMGVKPI CPF +FGPVKV[
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*GTG CTG UQOG EQOOQP OKUVCMGU VQ CXQKF YJGP [QW RTQOQVG VJG #RR 5VQTG
&Q PQV EQR[ QT KOKVCVG CP[ #RRNG CFXGTVKUKPI OCTMGVKPI QT OGUUCIKPI HQT K2CF
K2JQPG K2QF VQWEJ QT VJG #RR 5VQTG KP [QWT OCTMGVKPI EQOOWPKECVKQPU
&Q PQV KPEQTRQTCVG VJG #RR 5VQTG KFGPVKV[ QT VJG K2JQPG KEQP KP JGCFNKPGU QT
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&Q PQV WUG JGCFNKPGU EQR[ KEQPU QT KOCIGU HTQO #RRNG¨U YGDUKVG CV YYYCRRNGEQO
&Q PQV UWIIGUV QYPGTUJKR QT EWUVQOK\CVKQP QH VJG #RR 5VQTG (QT GZCORNG FQ
PQV WUG )GV [QWT HCXQTKVG ICOGU QP VJG
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&Q PQV WUG CV VJG #RR 5VQTG #NYC[U WUG QP VJG #RR 5VQTG QT HTQO VJG #RR 5VQTG
&Q PQV WUG FQYPNQCFCDNG #NYC[U WUG FQYPNQCF HTQO VJG #RR 5VQTG
#RRNG 4GSWKTGOGPVU
;QWT CRRNKECVKQP UETGGP KOCIGU VJG K2CF K2JQPG QT K2QF VQWEJ RTQFWEV KOCIGU QT
RJQVQITCRJU VJGTGQH ECPPQV DG WUGF KP CP[ OCPPGT VJCV HCNUGN[ UWIIGUVU CP
CUUQEKCVKQP YKVJ #RRNG QT KU NKMGN[ VQ TGFWEG FKOKPKUJ QT FCOCIG VJG IQQFYKNN XCNWG
QT TGRWVCVKQP CUUQEKCVGF YKVJ VJG K2CF K2JQPG K2QF VQWEJ QT #RRNG KVUGNH
68 CFXGTVKUKPI CRRTQXCN
#RRNG CRRTQXCN KU TGSWKTGF HQT CNN 68 CFXGTVKUKPI ;QWT CF UJQWNF TG±GEV [QWT EQORCP[¨U
EQOOWPKECVKQP UV[NG 0GXGT EQR[ QT KOKVCVG #RRNG CFXGTVKUKPI
6JG HQNNQYKPI KPHQTOCVKQP OWUV DG RTQXKFGF HQT #RRNG¨U GXCNWCVKQP
%TGCVKXG EQORU QT UVQT[DQCTFU
/GFKC RNCP FGVCKNU
KPENWFKPI URGPF
5WDOKV CNN VGNGXKUKQP ETGCVKXG OCVGTKCNU VQ VJG HQNNQYKPI CFFTGUU
CRRUVQTGOCTMGVKPI"CRRNGEQO 2NGCUG CNNQY °XG DWUKPGUU FC[U HQT C TGURQPUG
6[RQITCRJ[
0GXGT WUG C /[TKCF HQPV HQT #RR 5VQTG£TGNCVGF
VGZV #RR 5VQTG OGUUCIKPI UJQWNF OCVEJ
VJG V[RQITCRJKECN UV[NG QH VJG TGUV QH [QWT
EQOOWPKECVKQP
#NN JGCFNKPGU CPF DQF[ EQR[ VJCV TGHGT VQ VJG #RR 5VQTG UJQWNF DG V[RGUGV KP C OCPPGT
VJCV KU EQPUKUVGPV YKVJ [QWT EQORCP[¨U KFGPVKV[ 6JG HQPV WUGF HQT #RR 5VQTG OGUUCIKPI
UJQWNF OCVEJ VJG HQPV WUGF KP VJG TGUV QH [QWT EQOOWPKECVKQP FQ PQV WUG C FKÒGTGPV
HQPV YJGP UGVVKPI VJG PCOG #RR 5VQTG &Q PQV KOKVCVG #RRNG V[RQITCRJ[ #RRNG WUGU
C RTQRTKGVCT[ XGTUKQP QH VJG /[TKCF HQPV 7PFGT PQ EKTEWOUVCPEGU CTG CRRNKECVKQP
FGXGNQRGTU RGTOKVVGF VQ WUG #RRNG¨U HQPV KP VJGKT EQOOWPKECVKQPU 6Q CXQKF EWUVQOGT
EQPHWUKQP FQ PQV WUG QVJGT XGTUKQPU QH /[TKCF UWEJ CU #FQDG /[TKCF KP [QWT
EQOOWPKECVKQPU
#RR /CTMGVKPI CPF +FGPVKV[
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6TCFGOCTM 5[ODQNU CPF %TGFKV .KPGU
7UG VJG CRRTQRTKCVG U[ODQN
5/ QT VJG °TUV VKOG CP #RRNG VTCFGOCTM CRRGCTU
KP VGZV¤HQT GZCORNG
K2CF
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#RR 5VQTG 5/
4GHGT VQ VJG #RRNG 6TCFGOCTM .KUV CV YYYCRRNGEQONGICNVTCFGOCTMCRRNGVONKUVJVON
HQT VJG EQTTGEV VTCFGOCTM U[ODQN &Q PQV CFF C U[ODQN VQ VJG #RR 5VQTG DCFIG
CTVYQTM RTQXKFGF D[ #RRNG
7UG VJG CRRTQRTKCVG ETGFKV NKPGU QP CNN EQOOWPKECVKQPU NKUVKPI QPN[ VJG URGEK°E #RRNG
VTCFGOCTMU WUGF KP [QWT OCVGTKCNU QT EQR[
#RRNG VJG #RRNG NQIQ K2JQPG K2QF VQWEJ CPF K6WPGU CTG VTCFGOCTMU QH
#RRNG +PE TGIKUVGTGF KP VJG 75 CPF QVJGT EQWPVTKGU K2CF KU C VTCFGOCTM QH
#RRNG +PE #RR 5VQTG KU C UGTXKEG OCTM QH #RRNG +PE
(QT GZCORNG KH K2CF KU VJG QPN[ #RRNG VTCFGOCTM WUGF [QWT ETGFKV NKPG YQWNF TGCF
CU HQNNQYU
#RRNG CPF VJG #RRNG NQIQ CTG VTCFGOCTMU QH #RRNG +PE TGIKUVGTGF KP VJG 75
CPF QVJGT EQWPVTKGU K2CF KU C VTCFGOCTM QH #RRNG +PE
#NYC[U NKUV #RRNG CPF VJG #RRNG NQIQ
+H K6WPGU KU OGPVKQPGF KP VJG EQOOWPKECVKQP KPENWFG VJG HQNNQYKPI UVCVGOGPV
%QPVGPV RWTEJCUGF HTQO VJG K6WPGU 5VQTG KU HQT RGTUQPCN NCYHWN WUG QPN[
&QP¨V UVGCN OWUKE
(QT OQTG KPHQTOCVKQP CDQWV WUKPI #RRNG VTCFGOCTMU XKUKV ¥)WKFGNKPGU HQT 7UKPI #RRNG
6TCFGOCTMU¦ CV YYYCRRNGEQONGICNVTCFGOCTMIWKFGNKPGUHQTTFRCTVKGUJVON
&QYPNQCFKPI #TVYQTM
5WDLGEV VQ [QWT CITGGOGPV YKVJ VJG VGTOU QH VJG #RR /CTMGVKPI #TVYQTM .KEGPUG
#ITGGOGPV [QW ECP FQYPNQCF CTVYQTM KPENWFKPI VJG #RR 5VQTG DCFIG CPF
RJQVQITCRJ[ QH VJG K2CF K2JQPG CPF K2QF VQWEJ HQT [QWT OCTMGVKPI RWTRQUGU
8KUKV VJG /CTMGVKPI 4GUQWTEGU RCIG QH VJG #RR 5VQTG 4GUQWTEG %GPVGT NQECVGF CV
JVVRUFGXGNQRGTCRRNGEQOCRRUVQTGTGUQWTEGUOCTMGVKPI
%QPVGPV RWTEJCUGF HTQO VJG K6WPGU 5VQTG KU HQT RGTUQPCN NCYHWN WUG QPN[ &QP¨V UVGCN OWUKE
#RRNG +PE #NN TKIJVU TGUGTXGF #RRNG VJG #RRNG NQIQ K2JQPG K2QF K2QF VQWEJ K6WPGU VJG K6WPGU NQIQ CPF /CE CTG
VTCFGOCTMU QH #RRNG +PE TGIKUVGTGF KP VJG 75 CPF QVJGT EQWPVTKGU K2CF CPF /WNVK6QWEJ CTG VTCFGOCTMU QH #RRNG +PE
#RR 5VQTG KU C UGTXKEG OCTM QH #RRNG +PE 1VJGT RTQFWEV CPF EQORCP[ PCOGU OGPVKQPGF JGTGKP OC[ DG VTCFGOCTMU QH VJGKT
TGURGEVKXG EQORCPKGU
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