Appeals Court reverses non-infringement judgement.PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 1996--Conceptronic Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CNCP) has been notified that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a United States court of appeals. The Federal Circuit was created by Congress with passage of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982. The court is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and occupies the Howard T. has reversed the trial court's judgement of non-infringement of claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 4,654,502 ("the `502 patent") and remanded the case for trial. Vitronics Corp. appealed the Sept. 27, 1995 order of the United States District Court for the district of New Hampshire The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Hampshire. The Warren B. Rudman U.S. Courthouse for the New Hampshire district is located in Concord. , entering judgement as a matter of law that Vitronics did not prove that Conceptronic infringed claim 1 of the `502 patent. A "not-guilty" verdict in relation to Vitronics' patent #4,833,301 ("the `301 patent") was not appealed. Garry Prime, Conceptronic Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , commented, "While we are disappointed with the appeals' court decision, we believe that we have not and do not infringe and will ultimately prevail in this `502 case as we did in the previous `301 patent infringement case. In addition to defending our position in the courts we have filed a re-exam with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which we anticipate will initiate the rejection of claim rejection of claim n. in probate law (administration of an estate of a person who died), a claim for a debt of the deceased denied (rejected) in total or in part by the executor or administrator of the estate. 1 of Vitronics `502 patent." Conceptronic Inc. is a leading worldwide manufacturer of highly advanced, computer-controlled capital equipment used in the electronic, SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management circuit soldering industry. Conceptronic's equipment is preferred by most of the world's largest automotive, telecommunications, aerospace, computer and contract assembly manufacturers. CONTACT: Conceptronic Inc. William D. Gray, 603/431-6262 |
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