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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`GUADA TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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` CASE NO. 19-cv-187-RGA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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` PATENT CASE
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`UNCOMMONGOODS, LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`ANSWER TO COUNTERCLAIMS OF UNCOMMONGOODS, LLC
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`Plaintiff Guada Technologies LLC hereby answers the counterclaims (Dkt. No. 10) of
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`Uncommongoods, LLC (“Defendant”), by corresponding paragraph number as follows:
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`1.
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`Guada Technologies admits that Defendant filed an action for declaratory
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`judgment of non-infringement, invalidity and unenforceability, as related to U.S. Patent Nos.
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`7,231,379 (“the ’379 patent”) pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-
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`2202, and the United States Patent Law, 35 U.S.C. § 100 et seq.; however, Guada Technologies
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`denies that Defendant is entitled to any declaratory judgment or any other relief.
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`I. THE PARTIES
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`2.
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`Guada Technologies admits that Uncommongoods, LLC is a Delaware limited
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`liability company. Guada Technologies is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a
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`belief as to the remaining allegations and therefore denies all other allegations.
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`Admitted.
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`4.
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`Admitted.
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`II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`Case 1:19-cv-00187-RGA Document 12 Filed 05/10/19 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 62
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`5.
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`Guada Technologies admits that venue and personal jurisdiction is proper in this
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`District for Defendant’s counterclaims because Guada Technologies filed its complaint in this
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`District. Guada Technologies denies all other allegations in the paragraph.
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`DEFENDANT’S III. COUNT 1: DECLARATORY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF U.S.
`PATENT NO. 7,231,379
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`6.
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`Guada Technologies incorporates by reference its responses to paragraphs 1
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`through 5 above, as if fully set forth herein.
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`7.
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`Guada Technologies admits that Defendant seeks a declaratory judgment
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`declaring the rights and interest of Defendant and Plaintiff in connection with non-infringement
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`of the ‘379 patent; however, Guada Technologies denies that Defendant is entitled to such a
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`declaration or any other relief. Guada Technologies denies all other allegations in the paragraph.
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`DEFENDANT’S IV. COUNT 2: DECLARATORY OF INVALIDITY OF U.S.
`PATENT NO. 7,231,379
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`8.
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`Guada Technologies incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 7 above, as if
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`fully set forth herein.
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`9.
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`Guada Technologies admits that Defendant seeks a declaratory judgment
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`declaring the rights and interest of Defendant and Plaintiff in connection with the invalidity and
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`unenforceability of the ‘379 patent; however, Guada Technologies denies that Defendant is
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`entitled to such a declaration or any other relief. Guada Technologies denies all other allegations
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`in the paragraph.
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`10.
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` Guada Technologies admits that Defendant seeks a declaratory judgment
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`declaring the claims of the ‘379 patent are invalid because they purport to patent an abstract idea
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`and are ineligible for patentability under 35 U.S.C. §101; however, Guada Technologies denies
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`that Defendant is entitled to such a declaration or any other relief. Guada Technologies denies
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`all other allegations in the paragraph.
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`Case 1:19-cv-00187-RGA Document 12 Filed 05/10/19 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 63
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`11.
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`Guada Technologies admits that Defendant seeks a declaratory judgment
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`declaring that the ‘379 patent invalid under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and/or 103 in light of the teachings
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`of at least the following prior references: U.S. Patent No. 6,731,724 to Wesemann et al.; U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,366,910 to Rajarman et al.; and U.S. Patent No. 7,539,656 to Fratkina et al.;
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`however, Guada Technologies denies that Defendant is entitled to such a declaration or any other
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`relief. Guada Technologies denies all other allegations in the paragraph.
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`DEFENDANT’S V. DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL
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`12.
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`Defendant’s jury demand is an averment to which no response is required.
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`DEFENDANT’S VI. PRAYER FOR RELIEF AS TO COUNTERCLAIMS
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`Guada Technologies denies that Defendant is entitled to any relief, including the relief
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`requested in its Prayer for Relief.
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`May 10, 2019
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`David R. Bennett
`Direction IP Law
`P.O. Box 14184
`Chicago, IL 60614-0184
`(312) 291-1667
`dbennett@directionip.com
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
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` /s/ Timothy Devlin
`Timothy Devlin
`Delaware Bar No. 4241
`1306 N. Broom Street, 1st Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19806
`Phone: (302) 449-9010
`tdevlin@devlinlawfirm.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`GUADA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on May 10, 2019, I electronically filed the above documents with
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`the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send electronic notification of such filings to all
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`registered counsel.
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`/s/ Timothy Devlin
`Timothy Devlin (#4241)
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