General Patent Corporation Secures Settlement with U.S. Government in Patent Lawsuit in the Court of Claims

General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing
and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its subsidiary,
Leighton Technologies LLC (Leighton), that it reached a settlement
with the U.S. government in a lawsuit in the Court of Claims over
unlicensed use of Leightons portfolio of six Contactless Cards and
related patents. The settlement with the federal government is an
outcome of a lawsuit, Leighton Technologies LLC v. United States of
America, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1:10-cv-00003), filed by GPC
on behalf of Leighton Technologies in January of 2010. In the
lawsuit, Leighton Technologies asserted that the federal government
engaged in unlicensed use and manufacture of ID cards issued to
employees at 54 federal agencies including the Department of
Defense, Federal Reserve Board and General Services Administration,
as well as e-Passports and other contactless technology. The
federal government ultimately decided to settle the lawsuit and
take a license for the patents. We are pleased to reach a
settlement with the federal government, said Alexander Poltorak,
Chairman and CEO of General Patent Corporation. This license will
ensure availability of this patented technology which is vital to
national security to the federal government and its agencies.
Federal law provides a cause of action for patent infringement
against the United States whenever, without a license, the
government uses or manufactures a patented process or product.
However, the patent owner must sue the government in the United
States Court of Claims in Washington, D.C. explained Anthony
Amaral, Chief IP counsel of General Patent Corporation. About
General Patent Corporation General Patent Corporation,
headquartered in Suffern, N.Y., is aleading intellectual
property boutique focusing on patent licensing and enforcement. GPC
represents inventors, businesses, universities and other patent
owners in patent assertion matters by managing and financing patent
litigation on a contingency basis. GPC is the oldest patent
enforcement firm in the U.S. GPC is the managing member of Leighton
Technologies LLC. For more information, visit
www.generalpatent.com. About Leighton Technologies LLC Leighton
Technologies LLC is the owner of six Contactless Cards and related
U.S. Patents: 1. 5,817,207: Radio frequency identification card and
hot lamination process for the manufacture of radio frequency
identification cards 2. 6,036,099: Hot lamination process for the
manufacture of a combination contact/contactless smart card and
product resulting therefrom 3. 6,214,155: Radio frequency
identification card and hot lamination process for the manufacture
of radio frequency identification cards 4. 6,441,736: Ultra-thin
flexible durable radio frequency identification devices and hot or
cold lamination process for the manufacture of ultra-thin flexible
durable radio frequency identification devices 5. 6,557,766: Hot
lamination method for a hybrid radio frequency optical memory card
converting sheets into a web process 6. 6,514,367: Hot lamination
process for the manufacture of a combination contact/contactless
smart card Leighton Technologies is a portfolio company of IP
Holdings LLC, and is managed by General Patent Corporation. A
non-exclusive license under these patents is available on fair,
reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. For licensing terms,
please contact Kathlene Ingham at (845) 368-4000 x107. For more
information, please visit www.leighton-tech.com. About IP Holdings
LLC IP Holdings LLC, a member of the GPC Group of Companies, is an
IP-centric merchant banking organization. IP Holdings provides IP
advisory services, IP-related financial services and IP brokerage,
and operates an IP incubator. IP Holdings is a member of Leighton
Technologies. For more information, visit www.ip-holdings.com.
Release Summary: General Patent Corporation settles a patent
lawsuit filed against the federal government on behalf of its
subsidiary, Leighton Technologies LLC, in the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims for the use of ID cards issued to federal employees and
contractors, with the U.S. Government taking a license for the
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