General Patent is Successful in Litigation to Enforce "Smart Connector" Patents

General Patent Corporation (GPC) today announced that a settlement has been reached in a patent infringement lawsuit between its subsidiary, Acticon Technology LLC, and L-3 Communications Corporation.

Suffern, NY (PRWEB) November 8, 2008 -- General Patent Corporation (GPC), 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 (Acticon). GPC announced today that Acticon has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against L-3 Communications Ilex Systems, Inc. (L-3).

Acticon brought a patent infringement suit against L-3 in the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of NY (Civil File No. 08 CIV 3698), in which Acticon alleged that L-3 infringed two of Acticon's patents by selling PCMCIA form-factor Secure Fax Cards. L-3 Communications Corporation of San Diego, Cal. ultimately agreed to settle.

"We are happy to have settled with L-3," said Paul Lerner, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel for GPC, "and we can now focus our attention on our other lawsuits".

GPC has successfully represented Acticon in 26 lawsuits and one hundred fifty-one licensing transactions related to these patents.

About Acticon Technologies

Acticon Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Patent Corporation, is a computer connectivity and communications technology company based in Suffern, NY. Acticon's award-winning "smart connector" technology has been licensed by over 150 companies. For more information on Acticon visit www.acticontech.com.

About General Patent Corporation

General Patent Corporation (GPC), headquartered in Suffern, NY, is a premier intellectual property (IP) boutique with a focus on patent licensing and enforcement, and IP strategy and valuation. GPC represents clients in patent assertive licensing and enforcement matters on a contingency basis. GPC is the oldest patent enforcement organization in the United States. For more information on GPC, please visit www.generalpatent.com.

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