The defendant may also assert counterclaims for damages or equitable relief against the plaintiff. Title III covers pleadings, motions, defenses, and counterclaims. Nintendo and its licensees filed counterclaims against Universal. Counterclaims were asserted against Stephens Media as well as Righthaven. Areas where ancillary jurisdiction can be asserted include counterclaims (Fed. Any counterclaims filed are handled similarly to this. BE filed antitrust counterclaims on February 7, 2000. Courts rarely give permissive counterclaims the necessary supplemental jurisdiction to be brought. Nintendo's licensees, Coleco among them, filed their own counterclaims. There have been numerous claims and counterclaims regarding authorship over the years. All claims and counterclaims were dismissed in July 2013. On remand, Lexmark successfully moved to dismiss all of Static Control's counterclaims. The parties exchange briefs and supporting documents through answers and counterclaims under the court supervision. They are routine contract-based claims and counterclaims. Universal and Nintendo both appealed the counterclaims suit.