EFI and Apple Settle Patent Litigation.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1995--Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFI See UEFI. EFI - Extensible Firmware Interface ) (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 :EFII EFII Electronics for Imaging Inc (Foster City, CA) ), a leading supplier in the field of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color imaging and reproduction, and Apple Computer, Inc., (NASDAQ:AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ), a recognized pioneer and innovator in the information industry, today announced that they have settled their pending patent litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and entered a cross-licensing agreement under a limited number of patents. Under the settlement agreement and license announced today, EFI has granted Apple a sublicense to United States Patent No. 4,500,919, commonly known as the Schreiber Patent, and Apple has granted EFI a license under its AppleTalk patents. EFI and Apple have also agreed to grant licenses under a limited number of additional patents, and the pending patent litigation will be dismissed. As part of the settlement, Apple will make an unspecified monetary payment to EFI. Electronics for Imaging, Inc., designs and markets products that enable high-quality color printing in short production runs. Its family of Fiery Color Servers solves the complexities of printing color documents on computer networks by connecting color copiers with desktop computers. EFI's Fiery Color Servers are used by leading corporations, advertising agencies, graphic design studios, and print-for-pay businesses all around the world. Apple Computer, Inc., creates powerful solutions based on easy- to-use personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, on-line services and personal digital assistants. Headquartered in Cupertino, CA, Apple develops, manufactures, licenses and markets products, technologies and services for business, education, consumer, scientific & engineering and government markets in over 140 countries. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: EFI, Fiery and EFI Fiery are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Fiery and EFI Fiery are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Apple and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. CONTACT: Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Efi Arazi, 415/286-8600 Stapleton Communications Inc. (for EFI) Deborah Stapleton, 415/988-9207 Apple Computer, Inc. Kate Paisley, 408/974-5454 |
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