Court grants Identix's summary judgment motion and denies Digital Biometrics' motion.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1996--Identix Inc. (ASE:IDX) Monday announced that a federal court in California has ruled that the company's TouchPrint-600 product, used by law enforcement agencies to electronically record fingerprint image data, does not infringe a patent held by a competitor, Digital Biometrics Inc. (DBI).

The court found that there were no factual questions to resolve, and that a jury trial is therefore unnecessary. The court further rejected DBI's motion to enter a judgment of infringement as a matter of law. The ruling disposes of DBI's case against Identix's TP-600 product. It is unknown whether DBI will appeal the ruling to a higher court.

Randall C. Fowler, Identix chairman and chief executive officer, who was also named as a defendant in the suit, commented: "We expected this decision all along. We are delighted that the court recognized that our product is very different than what is described in DBI's patent, and has disposed of the case."

DBI has also alleged that Identix's TP-900 -- the predecessor to the TP-600 and no longer on the market -- of infringement. That issue was not addressed by the parties' summary judgment motions.

Fowler continues to believe that, like the claims against the TP-600, the claims against the TP-900 are unfounded, saying: "The way the court interpreted the meaning of DBI's patent strengthens our belief that DBI's patent is very different from the TP-600 and TP-900."

Identix plans to file a motion for summary judgment against DBI with regards to the TP-900 product. If Identix's motion is granted, the entire case will be disposed of subject to appeal by DBI.

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