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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 THE COUNTERCLAIMS OF SAKAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., D/B/A/ DIGITAL CONCEPTS Plaintiff FlashPoint Technology, Inc. ("FlashPoint") hereby responds to each paragraph of the Counterclaims of Sakar International, Inc., d/b/a Digital Concepts ("Sakar"), as follows: NATURE AND BASIS OF ACTION 1. Admitted. PARTIES 2. 3. Admitted. Admitted.

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JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. Admitted that this purports to be an action for declaratory judgment of non-

infringement and invalidity of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,118,480, 6,177,956, 6,222,538, 6,223,190, 6,249,316, 6,486,914, and 6,504,575, and that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over these claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1131, 1338(a), 2201, and 2202, but otherwise denied. 5. Admitted. GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 6. 7. Denied. Denied. FIRST COUNTERCLAIM 8. herein. 9. 10. Denied. Denied. SECOND COUNTERCLAIM 11. herein. 12. 13. Denied. Denied. FlashPoint incorporates the replies set forth to Paragraphs 1-10 as if fully set forth FlashPoint incorporates the replies set forth to Paragraphs 1-7 as if fully set forth

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OF COUNSEL: Patrick J. Coughlin Michael J. Dowd Ray Arun Mandlekar 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: April 17, 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 April 17, 2008, I caused to be electronically filed a true and correct copy of the foregoing document ­ Plaintiff's Reply to the Counterclaims of Sakar International, Inc., d/b/a Digital Concepts ­ 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 Defendant Bushnell, Inc. Steven J. Balick, Esquire Ashby & Geddes 500 Delaware Avenue Wilmington, DE 19899 Attorneys for Defendant General Electric Company 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. 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, Leica Camera, Inc. and Mustek, Inc. USA

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I further certify that on April 17, 2008, I caused a copy of the foregoing document to be served on the following defendants by First Class Mail: Aiptek, Inc. 51 Discovery Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92618 Argus Camera Company LLC 1610 Colonial Parkway Inverness, IL 60067 Tabata U.S.A. Inc. d/b/a Sea & Sea 2380 Mira Mar Avenue Long Beach, CA 90815 VistaQuest Corporation 6303 Owensmouth Avenue 10th Floor Woodland Hills, CA 91367 VuPoint Solutions Inc. 17583 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA 91748

DXG Technology (U.S.A.) Inc. 1001 Lawson Street City of Industry, CA 91748

Minox USA Inc. 438 Willow Brook Road Plainfield, NH 03781

Walgreen Co. 200 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015

Oregon Scientific, Inc. 19861 Southwest 95th Avenue Tualatin, OR 97062

Polaroid Corporation 1265 Main Street Waltham, MA 10022

/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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