Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et al

Filing 189

Minerva Reply to Palm Counterclaims ANSWER to Counterclaim by Minerva Industries, Inc..(Fenster, Marc)

Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et al

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Case 2:07-cv-00229-TJW

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION MINERVA INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff, v. MOTOROLA, INC., et al. Defendants. AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS. Civil Action No: 2-07 CV-229 The Honorable T. John Ward United States District Judge

MINERVA INDUSTRIES, INC.'S REPLY TO PALM, INC.'S COUNTERCLAIMS Plaintiff Minerva Industries, Inc. files this Reply to Palm, Inc.'s Counterclaims and alleges as follows: PARTIES 1. Plaintiff Minerva Industries, Inc. ("Minerva") admits the allegations in paragraph

1 of Palm, Inc.'s ("Palm") Counterclaims ("Counterclaims"). 2. Minerva admits the allegations in paragraph 2 of the Counterclaims. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. 4. 5. Minerva admits the allegations in paragraph 3 of the Counterclaims. Minerva admits the allegations in paragraph 4 of the Counterclaims. Minerva admits the allegations in paragraph 5 of the Counterclaims. FACTS 6. 7. 8. Minerva admits the allegations in paragraph 6 of the Counterclaims. Minerva admits the allegations in paragraph 7 of the Counterclaims. Minerva admits the allegations in paragraph 8 of the Counterclaims.

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FIRST COUNTERCLAIM (Non-Infringement) 9. Minerva repeats and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in

paragraphs 1 through 8 above as if fully set forth herein. 10. 11. Minerva denies the allegations in paragraph 10 of the Counterclaims. Minerva denies the allegations in paragraph 11 of the Counterclaims. SECOND COUNTERCLAIM (Invalidity) 12. Minerva repeats and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in

paragraphs 1 through 11 above as if fully set forth herein. 13. 14. Minerva denies the allegations in paragraph 13 of the Counterclaims. Minerva denies the allegations in paragraph 14 of the Counterclaims. THIRD COUNTERCLAIM (Unenforceability) 15. Minerva repeats and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in

paragraphs 1 through 14 above as if fully set forth herein. 16. 17. Minerva denies the allegations in paragraph 16 of the Counterclaims. Minerva denies the allegations in paragraph 17 of the Counterclaims. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Minerva denies that Palm is entitled to any relief requested in the Prayer for Relief in its Counterclaims, or any other relief whatsoever. Dated: January 25, 2008

By:

/s/ Marc A. Fenster Marc A. Fenster, pro hac vice California State Bar No. 181067 E-mail: [e-mail]

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David R. Gabor, pro hac vice California State Bar No. 145729 E-mail: [e-mail] Irene Y. Lee, pro hac vice California State Bar No. 213625 E-mail: [e-mail] Eric B. Carlson, pro hac vice California State Bar No. 193401 E-mail: [e-mail] Robert E. Satterthwaite, pro hac vice California State Bar No. 223767 E-mail: [e-mail] RUSS, AUGUST & KABAT 12424 Wilshire Boulevard 12th Floor Los Angeles, California 90025 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Otis W. Carroll, Attorney-In-Charge Texas State Bar No. 03895700 E-mail: [e-mail] Collin M. Maloney Texas State Bar No.00794219 E-mail: [e-mail] IRELAND CARROLL & KELLEY, P.C. 6101 South Broadway, Suite 500 P.O. Box 7879 Tyler, Texas 75711 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] S. Calvin Capshaw Texas State Bar # 0378390 [e-mail] Elizabeth L. DeRieux, Esq. Texas State Bar # 05770585 [e-mail] BROWN MCCARROLL LLP 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 P.O. Box 3999 Longview, Texas 75601-5157 903/236-9800 903/236-8787 ­ fax

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Franklin Jones Jr. Texas State Bar # 00000055 [e-mail] JONES & JONES, INC., P.C. 201 West Houston Street P.O. Drawer 1249 Marshall, Texas 65671-1249 903/938-4395 903/938-3360 ­ fax Attorneys for Plaintiff Minerva Industries, Inc.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on January 25, 2008. Any other counsel of record will be served via First Class U.S. Mail on this same date.

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/s/ Marc A. Fenster

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