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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY, INC., Plaintiff, v. AT&T MOBILITY, LLC, D/B/A CINGULAR WIRELESS, HTC AMERICA, INC., HTC CORP., KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP., KYOCERA CORP., LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC., LG ELECTRONICS, INC., MOTOROLA, INC., NOKIA, INC., NOKIA CORP., PALM, INC., RESEARCH IN MOTION CORP., RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD., SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., D/B/A SPRINT PCS, T-MOBILE USA, INC., and CELLCO PARTNERSHIP, D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS, Defendants § § § § § C.A. No. 08-140-GMS § § JURY TRIAL DEMANDED § § § § § § § § § § §

PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD.'S AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS Plaintiff FlashPoint Technology, Inc. ("FlashPoint") hereby responds to each paragraph of Research In Motion Ltd.'s ("RIM Ltd.") Amended Counterclaims as follows: PARTIES 1. 2. Upon information and belief, admitted. Admitted that FlashPoint maintains its principal place of business at 20 Depot

Street, Suite 2A, Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458, and that FlashPoint may be served with a copy of this Counterclaim in accordance with Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but otherwise denied.

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JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. Admitted that RIM Ltd. purports to state a counterclaim for invalidity and non-

infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,223,190 (the "`190 patent"), that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over RIM Ltd.'s counterclaims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202, 1331 and 1338, that although FlashPoint is still investigating the matter, it presently only asserts that RIM Ltd. infringes the `190 patent, and that a real, immediate and justiciable controversy exists between RIM Ltd. and FlashPoint relating to the validity of the `190 patent and the infringement of the `190 patent by RIM Ltd., but otherwise denied. 4. Admitted. COUNT 1: DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF PATENT INVALIDITY 5. herein. 6. 7. Denied. Admitted that RIM Ltd. seeks a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ FlashPoint incorporates the replies set forth to Paragraphs 1-4 as if fully set forth

2201-2202 that the `190 patent is invalid, but otherwise denied. COUNT 2: DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF NON-INFRINGEMENT 8. herein. 9. 10. Denied. Admitted that RIM Ltd. seeks a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ FlashPoint incorporates the replies set forth to Paragraphs 1-7 as if fully set forth

2201-2202 that it has not infringed (and does not infringe) any claim of the `190 patent, but otherwise denied.

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COUNT 3: ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS 11. herein. 12. Denied. JURY DEMAND 13. No response to Paragraph 13 is required. PRAYER FOR RELIEF In addition to the relief requested in Plaintiff's Original Complaint, Plaintiff respectfully requests a judgment as follows against RIM Ltd. as follows: A. B. That RIM Ltd. takes nothing by its Counterclaims; That the Court award Plaintiff costs and attorneys' fees incurred in defending FlashPoint incorporates the replies set forth to Paragraphs 1-10 as if fully set forth

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: July 15, 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 July 15, 2008, I caused to be electronically filed a true and correct copy of the foregoing document ­ Plaintiff's Reply to Research in Motion Ltd.'s Amended Counterclaims ­ with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following local counsel for defendants: Jeffrey L. Moyer, Esquire Steven J. Fineman, Esquire Richards Layton & Finger One Rodney Square Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants Nokia, Inc. and Nokia Corp. Josy W. Ingersoll, Esquire John W. Shaw, Esquire Karen E. Keller, Esquire Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor The Brandywine Building 1000 West Street, 17th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Kyocera Wireless Corp., AT&T Mobility LLC and Motorola, Inc. Arthur G. Connolly, III, Esquire Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz 1007 North Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19899 Attorneys for Defendant T-Mobile USA Inc. Richard L. Horwitz, Esquire David E. Moore, Esquire Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Hercules Plaza 1313 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants HTC America, Inc., HTC Corp., Research in Motion Corp. and Research in Motion Ltd.

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Frederick L. Cottrell, III, Esquire Anne Shea Gaza, Esquire Richards Layton & Finger One Rodney Square Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Sprint Spectrum d/b/a Sprint PCS Steven J. Balick, Esquire John G. Day, Esquire Lauren E. Maguire, Esquire Ashby & Geddes 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless Richard K. Herrmann, Esquire Morris James LLP 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant LG Electronics USA, Inc. Rex A. Donnelly, IV, Esquire Joanne Ceballos, Esquire Ratner Prestia 1007 Orange Street, Suite 1100 Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendant Palm, Inc.

/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 (302) 573-3500 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for plaintiff Flashpoint Technology, Inc.

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