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 WALGREEN CO.'S COUNTERCLAIMS Plaintiff FlashPoint Technology, Inc. ("FlashPoint") hereby responds to each paragraph of Walgreen Co.'s ("Walgreens") Counterclaims as follows: PARTIES 1. 2. Upon information and belief, admitted. Admitted. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. Admitted that the counterclaims purport to include claims for declaratory

judgment of patent non-infringement and patent invalidity, and that jurisdiction is proper under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, under the Patent Laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., concerning actions related to patents, and under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332, and 1338, but otherwise denied.

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4. 5.

Admitted. Admitted.

COUNT ONE: DECLARATORY RELIEF REGARDING NON-INFRINGEMENT 6. Admitted that an actual and justiciable controversy exists between Walgreens

and FlashPoint relating to the infringement of one or more claims of the patents-in-suit, but otherwise denied. 7. 8. Denied. Denied.

COUNT TWO: DECLARATORY RELIEF REGARDING INVALIDITY 9. 10. 11. Admitted. Denied. Denied. PRAYER FOR RELIEF In addition to the relief requested in Plaintiff's Original Complaint, Plaintiff respectfully requests a judgment as follows against Walgreens as follows: A. B. That Walgreens 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.

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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: June 19, 2008

/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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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Evan O. Williford, hereby certify that on June 19, 2008, I caused to be electronically filed a true and correct copy of the foregoing document ­ Plaintiff's Reply to Walgreen Co.'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.

I further certify that on June 19, 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 VistaQuest Corporation 6303 Owensmouth Avenue 10th Floor Woodland Hills, CA 91367

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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