PJ writing: >>Novell asserts four counterclaims regarding the two patents Lodsys asserts against Novell, asking for a declaratory judgment of invalidity and noninfringement. And its affirmative defenses include failure to mitigate damages. That makes me smile, because Lodsys is in what business, exactly, leading to what damages? And that's Novell's point, which it makes explicit in another affirmative defense: "Lodsys's Complaint, and each and every claim for relief therein, is barred because Lodsys has not suffered any damages."