Free Answer to to CounterClaim - District Court of California - California

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

Document 58

Filed 08/29/2008

Page 1 of 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

PETER H. KANG (SBN 158101) [email protected] MARC R. ASCOLESE (SBN 251397) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 Telephone: 415-772-1200 Facsimile: 415-772-7400 DAVID T. PRITIKIN (pro hac vice) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP One South Dearborn Chicago, IL 60603 Telephone: 312-853-7000 Facsimile: 312-853-7036 THOMAS N. TARNAY (pro hac vice) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 717 N. Harwood Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: 214-981-3300 Facsimile: 214-981-3400 Attorneys for Plaintiff LG Electronics, Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION LG ELECTRONICS, INC., ) ) Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant, ) ) v. ) ) HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI AMERICA, LTD., ) HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION, ) and HITACHI COMPUTER PRODUCTS ) (AMERICA), INC., ) ) Defendants and Counterclaimants. ) ) ) Case No: 4:07 CV 6511 CW

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

LG ELECTRONICS INC.'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

LGE'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

Document 58

Filed 08/29/2008

Page 2 of 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Plaintiff LG Electronics, Inc. ("LGE") responds to Hitachi, Ltd. ("HTC"), Hitachi America, Ltd. ("HAL"), Hitachi Data Systems Corp. ("HDS"), and Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.'s ("HCPA") Second Amended Answer, Defenses and Counterclaims ("HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims") filed on August 15, 2008, [Docket No. 55] as follows:

COUNTERCLAIMS 1. LGE admits that HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA purport to file these Counterclaims

against LGE under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., and the patent laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. LGE, however, denies any other allegations of paragraph 1 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2. LGE admits that LGE has accused HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA of infringing the

LGE patents-in-suit; that HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA purport to deny infringement and purport to raise a defense that the claims of the LGE patents-in-suit are invalid; and that an actual case or controversy exists between LGE on the one hand and HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA on the other regarding claims of each of the LGE patents-in-suit. LGE admits that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the claims for declaratory judgment in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338, 2201, and 2202. LGE denies any other allegations of paragraph 2 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims. 3. Admitted.

PARTIES 4. On information and belief, LGE admits the allegations in paragraph 4 of HTC, HAL,

HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims. 5. On information and belief, LGE admits the allegations in paragraph 5 of HTC, HAL,

HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims. -1LGE'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

Document 58

Filed 08/29/2008

Page 3 of 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

6.

On information and belief, LGE admits the allegations in paragraph 6 of HTC, HAL,

HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims. 7. On information and belief, LGE admits the allegations in paragraph 7 of HTC, HAL,

HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims. 8. 9. Admitted. Admitted.

COUNT I: NON-INFRINGEMENT AND INVALIDITY OF U.S. PATENT NO. 4,939,641 10. 11. LGE repeats and re-alleges its answers to paragraphs 1-9 above. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 11 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 12. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 12 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 13. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 13 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 14. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 14 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims.

COUNT II: NON-INFRINGEMENT AND INVALIDITY OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,077,733 15. 16. LGE repeats and re-alleges its answers to paragraphs 1-9 above. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 16 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 17. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 17 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 18. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 18 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 19. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 19 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's -2LGE'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW

Counterclaims.

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

Document 58

Filed 08/29/2008

Page 4 of 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -3LGE'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW

COUNT III: NON-INFRINGEMENT AND INVALIDITY OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,379,379 20. 21. LGE repeats and re-alleges its answers to paragraphs 1-9 above. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 21 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 22. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 22 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 23. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 23 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 24. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 24 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims.

COUNT IV: NON-INFRINGEMENT AND INVALIDITY OF U.S. PATENT NO. 4,918,645 25. 26. LGE repeats and re-alleges its answers to paragraphs 1-9 above. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 26 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 27. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 27 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 28. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 28 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims. 29. LGE denies the allegations in paragraph 29 of HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's

Counterclaims.

RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S PRAYER FOR RELIEF LGE denies that HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA are entitled to any judgment or other relief whatsoever in this action, either as prayed for in their HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's Counterclaims or otherwise.

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

Document 58

Filed 08/29/2008

Page 5 of 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

PRAYER FOR RELIEF LGE, reserving its right to amend this pleading if warranted by discovery in this case, prays for the following relief: A. A judgment that denies HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA any relief with respect to its

allegations against LGE; B. C. A judgment that each and every claim of the patents-in-suit is valid and enforceable; A judgment that HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA have been and/or are currently

infringing, contributorily infringing and/or inducing others to infringe the LGE patents-in-suit; D. A judgment and order denying HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA's request for attorneys

fees, costs and expenses; E. A judgment and order that HTC, HAL, HDS, and HCPA pay LGE's costs, expenses,

and attorney fees in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §§ 284 and 285 and Rule 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and F. LGE be granted such other further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

-4LGE'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

Document 58

Filed 08/29/2008

Page 6 of 7

1 Dated: August 29, 2008 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -5LGE'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP /s/ Peter H. Kang PETER H. KANG (SBN 158101) [email protected] MARC R. ASCOLESE (SBN 251397) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 Telephone: 415-772-1200 Facsimile: 415-772-7400 DAVID T. PRITIKIN (pro hac vice) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP One South Dearborn Chicago, IL 60603 Telephone: 312-853-7000 Facsimile: 312-853-7036 THOMAS N. TARNAY (pro hac vice) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 717 N. Harwood, Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: 214-981-3300 Facsimile: 214-981-3400 Counsel for Plaintiff LG Electronics, Inc.

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

Document 58

Filed 08/29/2008

Page 7 of 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: August 29, 2008

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that the LG ELECTRONICS INC.'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS was filed electronically, and pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-5 and 5-6, was served on all interested parties in this action (the above documents were served to registered ECF recipients via electronic service) on August 29, 2008.

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP By: /s/ Peter H. Kang Peter H. Kang SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 Telephone: 415-772-1200 Facsimile: 415-772-7400 Attorneys for Plaintiff LG Electronics, Inc.

-6LGE'S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO DEFENDANTS' SECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW