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01 Communique Provides an Update on its Patent Infringement Litigation against LogMeIn and Dell


Published on 2010-11-15 11:40:24 - Market Wire
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TORONTO, Nov. 15 /CNW/ - 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (TSX:ONE) today provided an update on its patent infringement lawsuit against LogMeIn Inc. (LOGM:Nasdaq) and Dell Inc. (DELL:Nasdaq). The lawsuit was filed on September 9, 2010 in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division.

The judge in the case has issued an Order in response to 3 motions filed by the parties as follows:

  1. The Order denies the motion by LogMeIn and Dell to transfer the lawsuit to the Northern District of Ohio.
  2. The Order denies the motion by LogMeIn and Dell to Stay the lawsuit pending completion of the appeal process of the inter-partes re-examination of 01's patent.
  3. The Order denies the motion by 01 for a preliminary injunction against LogMeIn.

A Scheduling Order has also been issued whereby the Final Pretrial Conference is scheduled to be held on February 17, 2011. The Scheduling Order calls for the trial date to be between 4 and 8 weeks following the Final Pretrial Conference.

"We are confident in the merits of our case," said Andrew Cheung, President and CEO of 01 Communique. "We are preparing in earnest for trial. We look forward to our court date, which is expected to be in 4 to 5 months from now."

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About 01 Communique

Established in 1992, 01 Communique (TSX: ONE) offers a suite of remote access services designed for small-medium sized business, mobile professionals and IT service providers. 01's software as a service offerings are deployed on-demand and include functionality enabling on-line meetings, remote computing and IT support. 01's suite of products includes its remote access offering I'm InTouch ([ www.imintouch.com ]) , its online meeting offering ([ www.imintouchmeeting.com ]) and its remote support offering I'm OnCall ([ www.imoncall.com ]). 01's products are protected in the U.S.A. by its patents #6928479 / #6938076. For more information, visit [ www.01com.com ] or call (905) 795-2888 or (800) 668-2185 (North America only).

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