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March 25, 2003 - Acticon Technologies LLC (Acticon)
has recently licensed its four smart connector
patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
(NYSE:MC), a worldwide conglomerate headquartered in
Osaka, Japan which markets under the brand name Panasonic.
General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), a leading
patent licensing and enforcement firm headquartered
in Suffern, New York, represented Acticon in this transaction.
We are pleased to extend a license under the
Acticon patents to Matsushita, a premier worldwide electronics
manufacturer, said Alexander Poltorak, GPCIs
chairman and CEO. Acticons smart connector
technology now has 65 licensees, he added.
Acticons smart connector patents
cover specific aspects of PC 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, and GPCI has successfully
represented Acticon in 17 litigations related to these
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, NY. Acticons 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 IP licensing and enforcement firm headquartered
in Suffern, NY. GPCI represent clients in IP enforcement
matters and licensing transactions on 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, NY 10901-3740; telephone: (845) 368-4000; e-mail:
info@gpci.com or visit www.patentclaim.com.
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