Free Answer to Counterclaim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY, INC., Plaintiff, v. AIPTEK, INC., ARGUS CAMERA CO., LLC, BUSHNELL INC., DXG TECHNOLOGY (U.S.A.) INC., DXG TECHNOLOGY CORP., GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LEICA CAMERA AG, LEICA CAMERA INC., MINOX GMBH, MINOX USA, INC., MUSTEK, INC. USA, MUSTEK, INC., OREGON SCIENTIFIC, INC., POLAROID CORP., RITZ INTERACTIVE, INC., RITZ CAMERA CENTERS, INC., SAKAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., D/B/A DIGITAL CONCEPTS, TABATA U.S.A., INC., D/B/A SEA & SEA, TARGET CORP., VISTAQUEST CORP., VUPOINT SOLUTIONS, INC., WALGREEN CO., and WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendants § § § § § C.A. No. 08-139-GMS § § JURY TRIAL DEMANDED § § § § § § § § § § § § § § §

PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO VISTAQUEST CORP.'S COUNTERCLAIMS Plaintiff FlashPoint Technology, Inc. ("FlashPoint") hereby responds to each paragraph of VistaQuest Corp.'s ("VistaQuest") Counterclaims as follows: THE PARTIES 1. 2. Upon information and belief, admitted. Admitted. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. Admitted that these counterclaims purport to arise under the Patent Laws of

the United States, 35 U.S.C. § 100 et seq., and the Declaratory Judgments Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, based on an actual and justiciable controversy between VistaQuest and FlashPoint regarding the validity and infringement of one or more of U.S. Patent Nos.
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6,118,480, 6,177,956, 6,222,538, 6,223,190, 6,249,316, 6,486,914, and 6,504,575 (the "patents-in-suit"), and that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over VistaQuest's counterclaims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338(a), 2201, and 2202, but otherwise denied. 4. 5. Admitted. Admitted. COUNT ONE: DECLARATORY JUDGMENT REGARDING NON-INFRINGEMENT 6. forth herein. 7. Admitted that an actual controversy exists between VistaQuest and FlashPoint FlashPoint incorporates the replies set forth to Paragraphs 1-5 as if fully set

as to the infringement of one or more of the patents-in-suit, but otherwise denied. 8. 9. Denied. Admitted that VistaQuest purports to seek a declaration from the Court that it

has not infringed, and is not infringing, one or more claims of the patents-in-suit, but otherwise denied.

COUNT TWO: DECLARATORY JUDGMENT REGARDING INVALIDITY 10. forth herein. 11. Admitted that an actual controversy exists between VistaQuest and FlashPoint FlashPoint incorporates the replies set forth to Paragraphs 1-9 as if fully set

as to the validity of one or more of the patents-in-suit, but otherwise denied. 12. Denied.

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Admitted that VistaQuest purports to seek a declaration from the Court that

one or more claims of the patents-in-suit are invalid, but otherwise denied.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF In addition to the relief requested in Plaintiff's Original Complaint, Plaintiff respectfully requests a judgment against VistaQuest as follows: A. B. That VistaQuest takes nothing by its Counterclaims; That the Court award Plaintiff costs and attorneys' fees incurred in defending

against these Counterclaims; and C. Any and all further relief for Plaintiff as the Court may deem just and proper. JURY DEMAND Plaintiff demands a trial by jury on all issues. /s/ Evan O. Williford David J. Margules (I.D. No. 2254) Evan O. Williford (I.D. No. 4162) BOUCHARD MARGULES & FRIEDLANDER, P.A. 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 573-3500 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Flashpoint Technology, Inc.

Patrick J. Coughlin Michael J. Dowd Ray Arun Mandlekar James R. Hail Nathan R. Lindell COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 231-1058 John F. Ward John W. Olivo, Jr. David M. Hill Michael J. Zinna WARD & OLIVO 380 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 697-6262 Dated: July 10, 2008

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Evan O. Williford, hereby certify that on July 10, 2008, I caused to be electronically filed a true and correct copy of the foregoing document ­ Plaintiff's Reply to VistaQuest Corp.'s Counterclaims ­ with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following local counsel for defendants:

Richard K. Herrmann, Esquire Morris James LLP 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants Bushnell, Inc., and Tabata U.S.A., Inc. d/b/a Sea & Sea and Steven J. Balick, Esquire Ashby & Geddes 500 Delaware Avenue Wilmington, DE 19899 Attorneys for Defendant General Electric Company

Richard D. Kirk, Esquire The Bayard Firm 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Sakar International Inc. d/b/a Digital Concepts

Frederick L. Cottrell, III, Esquire Anne Shea Gaza, Esquire Richards Layton & Finger One Rodney Square Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants Leica Camera AG and Leica Camera, Inc. and Mustek, Inc. USA

Richard L. Horwitz, Esquire David E. Moore, Esquire Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Hercules Plaza 1313 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants Wal-Mart Stores, and Target Corp and Walgreen Co. Daniel V. Folt, Esquire Matthew Neiderman, Esquire Aimee M. Czachorowski, Esquire Duane Morris 1100 North Market Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Aiptek, Inc.

Candice Toll Aaron, Esquire Saul Ewing LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants Ritz Camera Centers, Inc. and Ritz Interactive, Inc.

Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Esquire Kevin F. Brady, Esquire Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 1007 N. Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants Polaroid Corporation

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Paul E. Crawford, Esquire Kevin F. Brady, Esquire Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 1007 N. Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Oregon Scientific, Inc. Francis DiGiovanni, Esquire Chad S.C. Stover, Esquire Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 1007 N. Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801 302-658-9141 Attorneys for Defendants DXG Technology [U.S.A.] Inc. and DXG Technology Corp.

Richard D. Kirk, Esquire Bayard 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Sakar International Inc. d/b/a Digital Concepts and VuPoint Solutions, Inc. David S. Eagle, Esquire Kelly A. Green, Esquire Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg & Ellers 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1000 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant VistaQuest Corp.

I further certify that on July 10, 2008, I caused a copy of the foregoing document to be served on the following defendants by First Class Mail: Argus Camera Company LLC 1610 Colonial Parkway Inverness, IL 60067 Minox USA Inc. 438 Willow Brook Road Plainfield, NH 03781

/s/ Evan O. Williford David J. Margules (I.D. No. 2254) Evan O. Williford (I.D. No. 4162) BOUCHARD MARGULES & FRIEDLANDER, P.A. 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 573-3500 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for plaintiff Flashpoint Technology, Inc.

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