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Acticon Technologies Settles Patent Infringement Suit with Adaptec and Iomega, and Licenses Its "Smart Connector" Patents to Several Other Companies

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Suffern, NY - September 3, 2003 - General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, has scored another major victory in its campaign to enforce a portfolio of four "smart connector" patents owned by its subsidiary, Acticon Technologies LLC (Acticon). GPCI announced today that Acticon has recently brought to a successful conclusion its lawsuit against Adaptec Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPT) and Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), its 20th successful litigation to enforce this patent portfolio. Acticon brought suit against Adaptec and Iomega in August of 2002, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Adaptec and Iomega ultimately agreed to take a license under the patents.

"We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the Adaptec litigation," said Paul Lerner, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel for GPCI. "It was unfortunate that Adaptec chose litigation over a simple licensing transaction, but the litigation was swift and we can now focus our attention on our other licensing activities," he added.

In addition to Adaptec and Iomega, Unibrain SA of Athens, Greece (Reuters: UNBr.AT), a developer of FireWire (IEEE-1394) hardware and software solutions, has recently taken a license under the patents for its FireWire PC Card products; and Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a designer of video technology solutions, has entered into a settlement agreement with Acticon for past acts of infringement by its PC Card products.

Acticon's "smart connector" patents cover specific aspects of PC cards and other "smart connector" devices used in mobile computer communication, networking and instrumentation control. Well over 90% of the PC cards sold in the United States today are licensed under the Acticon patents. GPCI has successfully represented Acticon in 78 licensing transactions and 20 litigations.

About General Patent Corporation International
General Patent Corporation International (GPCI) is a premier IP licensing and enforcement firm headquartered in Suffern, NY. 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 international 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.

About Acticon Technologies LLC
Acticon Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Patent Corporation International, is a computer connectivity and communications IP company based in Suffern, NY. 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) 368-4004.
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