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YANGAROO files U.S. patent lawsuit for injunction against Destiny Media
Action taken to secure intellectual property following receipt of U.S. patent TORONTO, May 6 /CNW...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nAction taken to secure intellectual property following receipt of\nU.S. patent\n\n\nTORONTO, May 6 /CNW/ - YANGAROO Inc. (TSX-V: YOO, OTC: YOOIF), the\nindustry's leading secure digital media distribution company, has filed a\nclaim for patent infringement in United States Federal District Court in\nWisconsin requesting that the court issue an injunction against Destiny Media\nTechnologies Inc. (OTC:DSNY) as well as Destiny Software Productions, Inc.,\nand MPE Distribution, Inc. to cease the use of their system in the United\nStates. In addition, the claim requests the payment of unspecified damages for\npatent infringement and other costs to be determined at trial.\n\n\nYANGAROO is filing the claim following the granting of its United States\npatent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 5, 2009. Patent\nNo. 7,529,712, titled "Content Distribution System and Method", covers a\nmethod of distributing digital content, such as music and advertising, to\nselected individuals over a network, including the Internet.\n\n\nYANGAROO'S Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is available to the\nNorth American record, radio and advertising industries. It allows the\nuploading content provider to select the individuals who are entitled to\naccess the content and set release conditions. Once the identities of the\nselected individuals have been verified at login, they are provided with\naccess to the uploaded content if the release conditions are met. This system\nnow has U.S. and Canadian patent protection for all of these essential\nfeatures.\n\n\n"We are proud that the U.S. Patent Office has confirmed our system as\nnovel, and we will protect our intellectual property by the legal means\navailable to us," said John Heaven, CEO of YANGAROO. "We have engaged Michael\nBest & Friedrich LLP, a leader in the field of intellectual property law, to\nrepresent our interests in this matter."\n\n\nAbout Michael Best & Friedrich LLP:\n\n\nMichael Best & Friedrich LLP's Intellectual Property Litigation Group is\nranked among the most prestigious firms in the country. According to the July\n2008 edition of IP Law & Business, Michael Best ranks 22nd in the nation for\npatent litigation in terms of the number of District Court cases filed in\n2007, and 24th in the nation for the num...