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United States Patent Office Upholds Visto's Patent Claims Against Seven NetworksREDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Visto Corporation, a leading global provider of secure push email, today announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has upheld a majority of the claims contained within Visto's U.S. Patent No. 6,085,192 in the re-examination of that patent requested by Seven Networks, Inc. Daniel Mendez, vice president and CTO of Visto Corporation, commented on the office action: "This issue has been distorted by Seven in an apparent attempt to confuse the market with a desperate press release that ignores the real facts in the case. Our suit against Seven involves a broad portfolio of intellectual property rights misappropriated by Seven, including infringement of 4 patents. Those patents have over 122 claims. However, infringement of just one claim is all that is required for Visto to win its case. Now that the Patent Office has already upheld the validity of 15 of Visto's claims, Visto is one step closer to prevailing before the jury this July in Texas." In addition, Visto expects the Patent Office to withdraw the rejection of the 10 remaining claims of the '192 patent once Visto has presented its own views in the re-examination. Because the Patent Office has already upheld Visto's claims on two separate occasions, the company anticipates the case will be even stronger once it goes to court in July. "Seven's blatant infringement of Visto's intellectual property will be adjudicated in a few short weeks," added Mendez. "Their request for re- examination of our patents has backfired as it is now clear that the claims will emerge with a second seal of approval from the Patent Office. Misappropriation, in this country, is not innovation and we expect our claims will be upheld." About Visto Visto is the leading global platform for mobile operators to provide wireless push email to the broadest set of mobile devices. Visto's open solution enables email for the mass market, targeting large enterprises, small businesses, mobile professionals and consumers. The company's patented Visto Mobile(TM) platform with ConstantSync(TM) technology works in real time with POP3, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino email solutions for personal to enterprise use, providing maximum control and flexibility for the operator and choice for the customer. Visto's customized, brandable solutions are available through mobile operators worldwide including AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, KPN, Manitoba Telecom Services, Nextel Communications, Inc., Rogers Wireless, SaskTel Mobility, SmarTone and TELUS Mobility. Established in 1996 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with offices in Seattle, London, Rome, Paris, Toronto, Tokyo, Beijing and Tianjin, China, Visto is backed by Oak Investment Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Rustic Canyon Ventures, Allegis Capital and Blueprint Ventures. For more information, visit http://www.visto.com/ or email [email protected]. (C)Copyright 2005. Visto Corporation, Visto, the Visto logo, Visto Mobile, ConstantSync and Constant Synchronization are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Visto Corporation. All third-party trademarks, trade names, or service marks are the property of their respective owners and are used only to refer to the goods or services identified by those third-party marks. Visto's technology is protected by U.S. Patents 6,085,192; 5,968,131; 6,023,708; 5,961,590; 6,131,116; 6,151,606; 6,233,341; 6,131,096, 6,708,221 and 6,766,454 and 12 foreign patents. Other patents pending. Visto Corporation CONTACT: Suzanne Panoplos of Visto Corporation, +1-650-486-6026 [email protected] Web site: http://www.visto.com/ |