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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

WACO DIVISION

WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC d/b/a 

BRAZOS LICENSING AND 

DEVELOPMENT,

Plaintiff,

v.

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

and HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES USA 

INC.

Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:20-cv-534

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT FOR PATENT 

INFRINGEMENT

Plaintiff WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development

(“Brazos” or “Plaintiff”), by and through its attorneys, files this Complaint for Patent 

Infringement against Defendants Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Huawei Technologies 

USA Inc. (collectively “Huawei” or “Defendants”) and alleges:

NATURE OF THE ACTION

1. This is a civil action for patent infringement arising under the Patent Laws 

of the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1, et seq., including §§ 271, 281, 284, and 285.
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THE PARTIES

2. Brazos is a limited liability corporation organized and existing under the laws 

of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 605 Austin Ave, Ste 6, Waco, TX 76701.

3. On information and belief, Defendant Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a 

Chinese corporation that does business in Texas, directly or through intermediaries, with a 

principal place of business at Bantian, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518129, People’s 

Republic of China.

4. Upon information and belief, Defendant Huawei Technologies USA Inc. is a 

corporation organized and existing under the laws of Texas that maintains an established 

place of business at 2391 NE Interstate 410 Loop, San Antonio, TX 78217. Huawei 

Technologies USA, Inc. is authorized to do business in Texas and may be served via its 

registered agent, CT Corporation System, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas 

75201-3136.

5. The Defendants operate under and identify with the trade name “Huawei.” 

Each of the Defendants may be referred to individually as a “Huawei Defendant” and, 

collectively, Defendants may be referred to below as “Huawei” or as the “Huawei 

Defendants.”

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

6. This is an action for patent infringement which arises under the Patent Laws 

of the United States, in particular, 35 U.S.C. §§271, 281, 284, and 285.

7. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action under 28 

U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a).

8. This Court has specific and general personal jurisdiction over each Huawei

Defendant pursuant to due process and/or the Texas Long Arm Statute, because each Huawei 
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Defendant has committed acts giving rise to this action within Texas and within this judicial 

district. The Court’s exercise of jurisdiction over each Huawei Defendant would not offend 

traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice because Huawei has established 

minimum contacts with the forum. For example, on information and belief, Huawei

Defendants have committed acts of infringement in this judicial district, by among other 

things, selling and offering for sale products that infringe the asserted patent, directly or 

through intermediaries, as alleged herein.

9. Venue in the Western District of Texas is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§§1391(b), (c)(3), and 1400(b) because Huawei Technologies USA Inc. has committed acts 

of infringement in this judicial district and has a regular and established places of business

in this judicial district and in Texas. As non-limiting examples, on information and belief, 

Huawei Technologies USA Inc. has sold or offered to sell the Accused Products in this 

judicial district and has employees or agents that operate Huawei equipment in this judicial 

district, including at 189 CR 265, Georgetown, TX 78626, 1150 S Bell Blvd, Cedar Park, 

TX 78613, 1399 S A W Grimes Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78664, 12335 IH 35, Jarrell, TX 

76537, 1050 Rabbit Hill Rd, Unit #E, Georgetown, TX 78626, 1602 A W Grimes Blvd, 

Round Rock, TX 78664, 4120 IH 35 N, Georgetown, TX 78626, 900 CR 272, Leander, TX 

78641, 1950 Crystal Falls Pkwy, Leander, TX 78641, 1101 N Industrial Blvd, Round Rock, 

TX 78681, 506 McNeil Rd, Round Rock, TX 78681, 3210 Chisholm Trail Rd, Round Rock, 

TX 78681, 112 Roundville Ln, Round Rock, TX 78664, 202 Central Dr W, Georgetown, 

TX 78628, 3595 E Hwy 29, Georgetown, TX 78626, 1402 W Welch St, Taylor, TX 76574, 

3801 Oak Ridge Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681, 1957 Red Bud Ln #B, Round Rock, TX 

78664, 6603 S Lakewood Dr, Georgetown, TX 78633, 500 W Front, Hutto, TX 78634.
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COUNT ONE - INFRINGEMENT OF 

U.S. PATENT NO. 7,095,713

10. Brazos re-alleges and incorporates by reference the preceding paragraphs 

of this Complaint.

11. On August 22, 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office duly 

and legally issued U.S. Patent No. 7,095,713 (“the ’713 Patent”), entitled “Network fabric 

access device with multiple system side interfaces.” A true and correct copy of the ’713

Patent is attached as Exhibit A to this Complaint.

12. Brazos is the owner of all rights, title, and interest in and to the ’713 Patent,

including the right to assert all causes of action arising under the ’713 Patent and the right 

to any remedies for the infringement of the ’713 Patent.

13. Huawei makes, uses, sells, offers for sale, imports, and/or distributes in the 

United States, including within this judicial district, products such as, but not limited to,

Huawei switches with a switch fabric access device (collectively, the “Accused Products”). 

14. The Accused Products include, but are not limited to, Huawei S9300 series (e.g., 

S9303, S9306, and S9312) switches.

15. The Accused Products provide redundancy and connect to create a fabric access 

system. A Provider Edge device PE1 acts as the first fabric access device with a first system 

interface (i.e., interface between PE1-CE1). Through this interface, the PE1 receives or sends 

data to CE1 (i.e., an external system).

16. The PE1 has a second system interface (i.e., between PE1-PE2) that helps to 

make a connection with the second fabric access device PE2. The provider edge PE3 acts as a 

switch fabric. A first fabric interface from PE1-PE3 (here, PW1) is configured to receive data 

from and send data to a PE3 (i.e., switch fabric). 
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https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/us/doc/EDOC1000142068/426cffd9/about-thisdocument.

17. The PE2 (i.e., a second fabric access device) can connect to PE1 (i.e., a first 

fabric access device). A third system interface (i.e., interface between PE2-CE1) is configured 

to receive data from and send data to CE1. (i.e., an external system).

18. The PE2 can receive or send data to CE2 through the third interface. PE2 can 

make a connection with PE1 by utilizing its fourth interface (i.e., interface between PE2 and 

PE1). The fourth interface of PE2 connects to the second interface of PE1 to complete the 

connection between the said Provider Edge device. PE2 can receive data from and send data 

to PE3 (i.e., a switch fabric) through the second fabric interface (i.e., interface between PE2-

PE3).
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https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/us/doc/EDOC1000142068/426cffd9/about-thisdocument.

19. A PE is generally connected to multiple CEs based on the size of the 

network/enterprise. 

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20. The Accused Products in VPLS mode provide PW redundancy to the network. 

If any of the links or nodes fail, the route is automatically switched to provide the failover 

mechanism.

21. PW redundancy defines primary/secondary PWs and active/inactive PWs, 

where Primary and secondary are used to describe PW forwarding priorities. A PE 

preferentially selects the primary PW when both the primary and secondary PWs are in an 

Active state. Therefore, when a failure occurs on an active PW, the data route automatically 

through secondary PW.

https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/us/doc/EDOC1000142068/426cffd9/about-thisdocument.

22. Each PW requires an AC interface, which is a physical or logical interface. 

https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/us/doc/EDOC1000142068/426cffd9/about-thisdocument.

23. A logical interface is associated with a logical port.
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24. A second system interface between PE1-PE2 and the fourth system interface 

between PE2-PE1 forms a failover/backup interface.

25. If the second fabric interface (i.e., PW2 or the interface between PE2-PE3) 

becomes unavailable, there can be disruption in providing data from/to CE2. In this case, a 

path can be switched to CE2-PE3-PE1-PE2-CE1. i.e., the switch fabric device (i.e., PE3) 

automatically routes data, having a destination address associated with the logical port (as PW 

is an AC interface, which is a logical interface) associated with second fabric access device 

on third system interface (i.e., interface between CE2-PE3-PE1-PE2-CE1) to the first fabric 

access device (i.e., PE1).

26. The first fabric access device (i.e., PE1) then further routes the data to the 

second fabric access device (i.e., PE2) using the second system interface (here, Bypass PW).
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27. In view of preceding paragraphs, each and every element of at least claim 5 

of the ’713 Patent is found in the Accused Products.

28. Huawei has and continues to directly infringe at least one claim of the ’713

Patent, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, by making, using, selling, offering for 

sale, importing, and/or distributing the Accused Products in the United States, including

within this judicial district, without the authority of Brazos.

29. Huawei has received notice and actual or constructive knowledge of the ’713

Patent since at least the date of service of this Complaint.

30. Since at least the date of service of this Complaint, through its actions, 

Huawei has actively induced product makers, distributors, retailers, and/or end users of the 

Accused Products to infringe the ’713 Patent throughout the United States, including within 

this judicial district, by, among other things, advertising and promoting the use of the Accused 

Products in various websites, including providing and disseminating product descriptions, 

operating manuals, and other instructions on how to implement and configure the Accused 
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Products. Examples of such advertising, promoting, and/or instructing include the documents 

at:

• https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/us/category/switches-pid1482605678974?submodel=16531

• https://www.scribd.com/document/337684477/Huawei-S9300-Switch-Product

• https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/us/doc/EDOC1000142068/426cffd9/aboutthis-document

• https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/us/doc/EDOC0100523108

31. Since at least the date of service of this Complaint, through its actions, Huawei

has contributed to the infringement of the ’713 Patent by having others sell, offer for sale, or 

use the Accused Products throughout the United States, including within this judicial district, 

with knowledge that the Accused Products infringe the ’713 Patent. The Accused Products are 

especially made or adapted for infringing the ’713 Patent and have no substantial noninfringing use. For example, in view of the preceding paragraphs, the Accused Products 

contain functionality which is material to at least one claim of the ’713 Patent.

JURY DEMAND

Brazos hereby demands a jury on all issues so triable.

REQUEST FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Brazos respectfully requests that the Court:

(A) Enter judgment that Huawei infringes one or more claims of the ’713 Patent 

literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents;

(B) Enter judgment that Huawei has induced infringement and continues to 

induce infringement of one or more claims of the ’713 Patent;

(C) Enter judgment that Huawei has contributed to and continues to contribute 

to the infringement of one or more claims of the ’713 Patent;
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(D) Award Brazos damages, to be paid by Huawei in an amount adequate to 

compensate Brazos for such damages, together with pre-judgment and post-judgment 

interest for the infringement by Huawei of the ’713 Patent through the date such judgment 

is entered in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §284, and increase such award by up to three times 

the amount found or assessed in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §284;

(E) Declare this case exceptional pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §285; and

(F) Award Brazos its costs, disbursements, attorneys’ fees, and such further and 

additional relief as is deemed appropriate by this Court.

Dated: June 17, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ James L. Etheridge

James L. Etheridge

Texas State Bar No. 24059147 

Ryan S. Loveless

Texas State Bar No. 24036997 

Travis L. Richins

Texas State Bar No. 24061296

ETHERIDGE LAW GROUP, PLLC

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Travis@EtheridgeLaw.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF