Liberty, Texas, July 17, 2009 (NEWSWIRE.NET) – LunarEYE announced today the US Federal Court in the Eastern District of Texas lifted the year old stay the court imposed in the case last April. The stay was granted in response to Webtech Wireless’ request for Ex Parte Reexamination of claim 3 of LunarEYE’s US Patent No. 6,484,035, the subject of the infringement lawsuit against Webtech Wireless.
In June, the Patent Office issued a favorable ruling for LunarEYE and its patent, prompting the Texas Court to lift its stay and schedule a court date in January 2010. “The patent is stronger than before,” said Robb Edmonds, LunarEYE’s patent attorney. “It is unusual a reexamined patent is certified without narrowing claim amendments. Not only did the challenged claim pass unamended, the reexamined patent will issue with several new claims, further solidifying LunarEYE’s patent position,” continued Edmonds.
“Thankfully Webtech’s strategy failed and our claim three emerged unchanged,” said Chuck Allen, LunarEYE CEO. “This patent has now withstood two rigorous examinations at the Patent Office and a previous trial. We believe in all cases it is valid and in addition, it now has twenty one additional claims,” said Allen.
“We are grateful the district court was able to set us for trial so quickly” said Armi Easterby, Lead Trial Counsel for LunarEYE. Chuck Allen added, “We are thankful for the re-validation at the Patent Office, and thank Robb and his team for all their hard work and effort. We will now work closely with Armi and his team, and look forward to our day in Court, January 25, 2010.”
USFC Case # C.A.NO. 9:07-CV-114
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