(Source: MARKETWIRE)
e.Digital Corporation (OTCBB: EDIG), a leading technology innovator
of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash
memory-related technology, announced today that it has filed a patent
infringement lawsuit against nineteen companies in United States
District Court for the District of Colorado. In its complaint
e.Digital asserts that products made by the listed companies infringe
the Company's U.S. patent #5491774 ('774). The '774 patent headlines
e.Digital's Flash-R(TM) patent portfolio that comprises important
techniques in the utilization of flash memory technology in recording
products. The accused products range from digital cameras and
camcorders to voice recorders and mobile phones.
e.Digital filed the infringement action against Canon, Kyocera,
Nokia, Pentax, Panasonic, Ikegami, HTC, Coby Electronics, DXG, Roland,
Lecia Camera, Marantz, Imation, Summit Global (DBA Polaroid), Sakar,
TEAC (DBA Tascam), Vtech, Wolverine Data, and Samson Technologies
(DBA Zoom).
"e.Digital's ground-breaking inventions opened the door to the
widespread use of flash memory in many of today's popular electronic
products," said Fred Falk, president and CEO of e.Digital
Corporation. "The strength of our fundamental intellectual property
has been validated through a successful first round of licensing and
settlement agreements. Our strategy is to leverage the knowledge and
experience gained from the initial enforcement actions to streamline,
accelerate and maximize our patent licensing efforts. Our patents are
essential to many consumer electronic products and their use is
growing in importance due to the proliferation of flash memory."
"e.Digital has innovated and productized several new technologies
since its inception in 1988 including the genesis of today's Jabra
telephony products, the first portable recording device to utilize
flash memory, the first portable music device to incorporate voice
recognition and multi-codec/DRM support, and the first dedicated
portable in flight entertainment system," concluded Falk. "Through
our legal representatives, we remain committed to recognizing the
value of our intellectual property, through licensing, and where and
as required, through enforcing our rights through infringement
litigation."
About e.Digital Corporation: e.Digital is a leading innovator of
dedicated portable in flight entertainment systems. More than 30
airlines have made dedicated portable systems powered by e.Digital
technology their in flight entertainment choice. e.Digital also owns
and is monetizing its Flash-R(TM) portfolio of flash memory-related
patents. e.Digital was the first company to develop, patent, and
productize fundamental techniques that opened the door to the
widespread use of flash memory in many of today's popular electronic
products. For more information about e.Digital , please visit:
www.edigital.com.
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