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MONSEY, N.Y., February 17, 1998 - General Patent Corporation
International (GPCI) has reached an out-of-court settlement
with Boca Research, Inc. in a patent infringement suit
brought by GPCI against seven modem manufacturers in
May 1997 to enforce four of GPCI's patents which cover
specific aspects of PCMCIA devices, PC card modems and
other computer communications devices. Under the settlement
Agreement Boca Research agreed to license GPCI's patents.
"Boca is one of the largest modem makers,"
said Alexander Poltorak, Ph.D., GPCI's chairman and
CEO. "We are glad our technology is gaining a momentum
and industry recognition."
Dr. Poltorak also said that additional litigation was
pending in New York against U.S. Robotics, now part
of 3Com, and in California against Hayes, Xircom and
New Media. "Boca is the forth company to license
GPCI's patents," said Christopher Marchese, one
of the attorneys for GPCI in the Boca case. "We
hope that other modem manufacturers will follow the
trend."
The patents include U.S. Patent Nos. 4,543,450 ("Integrated
Connector and Modem"), U.S. Patent Nos. 4,603,320
("Connector Interface"), 4,686,506 ("Multiple
Connector Interface") and 4,972,470 ("Programmable
Connector").
Further information on GPCI and its patent activities
is available by e-mail at: info @ patentclaim.com.
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