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General Patent Corporation International Represented Acticon in These Transactions
SUFFERN, N.Y., September 30, 2002 — Acticon Technologies
LLC (Acticon) has settled its patent infringement lawsuits
with Lava Computer Manufacturing, Inc. of Toronto, Canada
(Lava) and Taiwan First Line Electric Corp. of Taiwan,
R.O.C. (Taiwan). The lawsuits involved Acticon’s
portfolio of four “smart connector” patents.
General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), a patent
licensing and enforcement firm headquartered in Suffern,
N.Y., represented Acticon in these transactions.
Acticon filed suit against Lava in March of 2002 in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
New York. The complaint alleged that the PC Card modems,
network adapters and combo cards made by Lava infringed
the four Acticon patents. The parties reached an amicable
resolution to this dispute, which resulted in Lava taking
a license under the Acticon patents.
In a separate action, Acticon sued Bafo Technologies
in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
in March of 2002. In response to the suit, Taiwan First
Line Electric, the parent company of Bafo, also took
a license under the Acticon patents.
“You can’t fight the truth,” insists
Paul Lerner, GPCI’s Sr. Vice President and General
Counsel. “We have now negotiated 49 licensing agreements
and successfully settled 15 lawsuits on behalf of Acticon.”
Other companies that have recently licensed the Acticon
patents include international conglomerate SCM Microsystems,
Inc. (including several of its subsidiaries around the
globe), which provides specialized connections between
digital platforms; and Zonet USA Corporation, a California
vendor of PC Cards and CompactFlash cards.
Acticon’s “smart connector” patents
cover specific aspects of PC cards, CompactFlash cards
and other “smart connector” devices used in
mobile computer communication, networking and instrumentation
control. More than 90% of the PC cards sold in the United
States today are licensed under the Acticon patents.
About Acticon Technologies
Acticon Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of General Patent Corporation International, is a computer
connectivity and communications technology company based
in Suffern, N.Y. Acticon’s award-winning smart
connector technology is based on U.S. Patent Nos. 4,603,320
(“Connector Interface”), 4,686,506 (“Multiple
Connector Interface”), 4,972,470 (“Programmable
Connector”) and 4,543,450 (“Integrated Connector
and Modem”). Acticon Technologies offers non-exclusive
licenses under these patents on attractive terms. For
licensing terms contact Paul Lerner at (845) 368-4000
x104.
About General Patent Corporation International
General Patent Corporation International (GPCI) is
a premier patent licensing and enforcement firm headquartered
in Suffern, N.Y. GPCI represents clients in IP enforcement
matters and licensing transactions on a contingency
basis.
General Patent Corporation (GPC), an affiliate of GPCI,
is a leading intellectual property management firm.
GPC provides IP analysis and strategy, IP audit and
valuation, IP portfolio mining and management, and technology
transfer services to domestic and foreign businesses,
universities, research institutions and individual inventors.
For further information on GPC and GPCI contact General
Patent Corporation, Montebello Park, 75 Montebello Road,
Suffern, N.Y. 10901-3740; telephone: (845) 368-4000;
e-mail: info@gpci.com or visit www.patentclaim.com.
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