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U.S. Patent Office grants Star Navigation's request for reexamination of AeroMechanical's patent
TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: SNA TORONTO, Jan. 25 /CNW/ - Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (TSX...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTSX Venture Exchange Symbol: SNA\n\n\nTORONTO, Jan. 25 /CNW/ - Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (TSX: SNA-V)\n("Star" or the "Company"), learned today that the U.S. Patent Office has\ngranted Star's request to reconsider the patentability of AeroMechanical\nServices Ltd.'s (TSX: AMA-V) ("AMA") U.S. patent, U.S. 7,203,630. (See Star\nPress Release dated September 6, 2007).\n\n\nThe reexamination of AMA's patent was requested and granted by the USPTO\nbased on Star's exclusively licensed U.S. Patent No. 7,113,852 (the "Kapadia\nPatent"), issued in the name of the inventors, including Viraf Kapadia, Star's\nChairman and Co-CEO. Star has also sued AMA for patent infringement related to\nthat patent in a recently filed lawsuit in the Northern District of\nCalifornia.\n\n\nIn ordering the reexamination of AMA's patent, the U.S. Patent Office\nrecognized that the relevant merits and teachings of the Kapadia patent were\nnot considered when the U.S. Patent Office issued AMA's patent. Thus, in\nordering a reexamination of AMA's U.S. patent, the U.S. Patent Office\nconfirmed that the Kapadia patent raised a substantial new question of\npatentability with respect to AMA's patent.\n\n\nStar will continue to protect its intellectual property rights and is\ngratified that the U.S Patent Office has taken this position.\n\n\nAbout Star Navigation: Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd.\n(www.star-navigation.com) owns the exclusive worldwide license to its\nproprietary, patented In-flight Safety Monitoring System, the first system in\nthe world to feature in-flight data-analysis, monitoring and diagnostics with\na real-time connection between aircraft and ground. Its real-time capability\nof tracking performance-trends and predicting incident-occurrence enhances\naviation safety and improves fleet management while reducing costs for the\noperator.\n\n\nCertain statements contained in this News Release constitute\nforward-looking statements. When used in this document, the words "may",\n"would", "could", "will" and similar expressions, as they relate to Star or\nits management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such\nstatements reflect Star's current views with respect to future events and are\nsubject to certain risks, uncertainties and assump...