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General Patent is Successful in Litigation to Enforce "Smart Connector" Patents. Acticon Technologies Settles Patent Infringement Suit with

Suffern, NY (PRWEB) March 21, 2007 -- General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), 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). GPCI announced today that Acticon has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Mace Group, Inc. d/b/a Macally Peripherals of Irwindale, CA (Macally).

Acticon brought suit against Macally and several other defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Case No. 5:06CV-4679). Macally ultimately agreed to settle the lawsuit.

"We are happy to have settled with Macally," said Paul Lerner, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel for GPCI, "and we can now focus our attention on the remaining defendants in the lawsuit".

Acticon's "smart connector" patents cover specific aspects of PC cards and other "smart connector" devices used in mobile computer communications, networking, and instrumentation control. GPCI has successfully represented Acticon in 25 lawsuits and one hundred forty-two licensing transactions related to these patents.

About Acticon Technologies

Acticon Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Patent Corporation International, is a computer connectivity and communications technology company based in Suffern, NY. Acticon's award-winning smart connector technology is based on U.S. Patent Nos. 4,543,450 ("Integrated Connector and Modem") (now expired), 4,603,320 ("Connector Interface") (now expired), 4,686,506 ("Multiple Connector Interface") (now expired), and 4,972,470 ("Programmable Connector"). Acticon Technologies offers non-exclusive licenses under the '470 patent. For licensing terms, contact Kathlene Ingham at (845) 368-4000, x107. For more information on Acticon visit www.acticontech.com.

About General Patent Corporation International

General Patent Corporation International (GPCI) is a premier IP licensing and enforcement firm headquartered in Suffern, NY. GPCI represents clients in assertive licensing and intellectual property enforcement on a contingency basis. GPCI is the oldest such organization in the US. For more information on GPCI visit www.patentclaim.com.

General Patent Corporation (GPC), an affiliate of GPCI, is a leading intellectual property management firm. GPC provides IP analysis and strategy, IP audit and valuation, IP portfolio mining and management, and technology transfer services to domestic and foreign businesses, universities, research institutions and individual inventors. For more information on GPC visit www.generalpatent.com.

IP Holdings LLC, another affiliate of GPCI, is an IP-centric merchant banking organization and an idea incubator. For more information on IP Holdings visit www.ip-holdings.com.   

For further information on Acticon, GPCI, GPC and IP Holdings contact General Patent Corporation, Montebello Park, Suffern, NY 10901-3740; telephone: (845) 368-4000; e-mail: info @ gpci.com.

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