General Patent is Successful in Litigation to Enforce 'Smart Connector' Patents.Acticon Technologies Settles Patent Infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. Suit with Margi Systems SUFFERN, N.Y. -- General Patent Corporation International (GPCI GPCI Geographic Practice Cost Indices (factor used in pricing medical services) GPCI Graphics Processor Command Interface GPCI Grant Professional Certification Institute GPCI Grand Prix Club International ), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, has achieved another victory in its campaign to enforce a portfolio of "smart connector" patents owned by its subsidiary, Acticon Technologies LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (Acticon). GPCI announced today that Acticon has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Margi Systems, Inc. of Fremont, CA (Margi), a subsidiary of Harman International Industries Harman International Industries is an international audio equipment company. Brands
Acticon brought suit against Margi and several other defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Case No. 5:06CV-4679). Margi's parent company, Harman, ultimately agreed to settle, and to take a license and pay past damages on the patents-in-suit. "We are very pleased to have Harman International as a licensee," said Paul Lerner Paul J. Lerner (born 1946) is a patent attorney, law professor and an author, and has been admitted to practice in Connecticut, Illinois, New York, CAFC and USPTO. Education , Sr. Vice President and General Counsel for GPCI. "We can now focus our attention on the remaining defendants in the lawsuit," he added. Acticon's "smart connector" patents cover specific aspects of PC cards and other "smart connector" devices used in mobile computer communications, networking, and instrumentation control. GPCI has successfully represented Acticon in 25 lawsuits and one hundred forty licensing transactions related to these patents. About Acticon Technologies Acticon Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of General Patent Corporation International, is a computer connectivity and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry company based in Suffern, NY. Acticon's award-winning smart connector technology is based on U.S. Patent Nos. 4,543,450 ("Integrated Connector and Modem") (now expired), 4,603,320 ("Connector Interface") (now expired), 4,686,506 ("Multiple Connector Interface") (now expired), and 4,972,470 ("Programmable Connector"). Acticon Technologies offers non-exclusive licenses under the '470 patent. For licensing terms, contact Kathlene Ingham at (845) 368-4000, x107. For more information on Acticon visit www.acticontech.com. 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 assertive licensing and intellectual property enforcement on a contingency basis. GPCI is the oldest such organization in the US. For more information on GPCI visit www.patentclaim.com. General Patent Corporation (GPC (1) A PC that uses the Linux-based gOS operating system. See gOS. (2) (GPC Group) Originally the Graphics Performance Characterization committee of the NCGA, the GPC Group is now part of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) and oversees the following ), an affiliate of GPCI, is a leading 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 more information on GPC visit www.generalpatent.com. IP Holdings LLC, another affiliate of GPCI, is an idea incubator incubator, apparatus for the maintenance of controlled conditions in which eggs can be hatched artificially. Incubator houses with double walls of mud, a fireroom, and several compartments each holding about 6,000 hens' eggs were developed in ancient times; the and an IP-centric merchant banking organization. For more information on IP Holdings visit www.ip-holdings.com. For further information on Acticon, GPCI, GPC and IP Holdings contact General Patent Corporation, Montebello Park, 75 Montebello Road, Suffern, NY 10901-3740; telephone: (845) 368-4000; e-mail: info@gpci.com. |
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