Los Angeles, California (November 16, 2010) - Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California's leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that the firm prosecuted another major patent application through issuance, for its client, Guardian ProStar, Inc. of Grand Junction, Colorado.

"We are excited to have played a significant role in the issuance of this patent for our client," said Raymond R. Tabandeh, the CPH partner who prosecuted the patent." The patent, U.S. Pat. No. 7,834,806, pertains to collecting and managing data and information about utility assets buried under the ground. This data is required to make numerous business decisions like how, when and where excavators should or should not be digging the ground. The asset data is collected and integrated with GIS landbase and topography data in a precision grid, in real time. The data may then be stored to be utilized by the utility, construction, government, and other organizations. The extensive data may be integrated with commercially available map data, such as Google Map™.

"Inaccurate mapping and lack of sharing of buried asset location management information continues to be a major problem throughout the U.S. and abroad. Events, including the recent gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California, which resulted in several loss of lives and significant damage to the environment, are directly related to ineffective asset data management practices and inaccurate data." Tabandeh added.

ProStar’s Chief Executive Officer, Page Tucker stated: "The nation’s infrastructure highway and roadway, as well as the buried infrastructure that includes the gas lines, fiber optic, sewer and water lines are aging. Additionally, the increased construction activities in congested underground corridors add significant concerns to an already problematic situation. When coupled with poor planning and inaccurate asset location practices that have existed for several decades, you have a serious problem on your hands. This problem must be addressed, otherwise, recent catastrophic events that we have witnessed will continue to occur."

This latest patent adds increased value to a growing IP portfolio of ProStar that offers unique processes for precision data collection, storage and distribution, as well as excavation guidance systems.

About Christie, Parker & Hale LLP

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 56-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets -- intellectual property.

About Guardian ProStar

Guardian ProStar is a technology services provider of state-of-the-art solutions designed to deliver precision location based information to the utility and construction industry. Our premier offering, ProStar Online™ is an open architecture based solution that manages all phases of data collection, data storage and data distribution and provides significant improvements to current utility asset management and damage prevention practices. Our systems streamline operations and work flow processes at every level and incentivize collaboration amongst all stakeholders. Our Cloud Network, integrates the office, the field worker and construction crews, including excavation activities, into a seamless and real time system that addresses a disjointed process plaguing the current utility asset management and damage prevention practices.

For more information about Guardian ProStar contact Page Tucker at ptucker@guardianprostar.com

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (October 19, 2010)—Intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP today announced that its client, Vederi, LLC, has filed a patent infringement suit in federal court in the Central District of California against Google. The complaint alleges that Google's Street View product infringes four of Vederi's patents by allowing a user to visually navigate streets within a geographic area.

Enrico Di Bernardo and Luis Goncalves, the founders of Vederi, LLC, met at Caltech while pursuing doctoral degrees. In 2000, when Luis was looking for a new apartment and wanted to know about different neighborhoods, they conceived of the idea to build a system to let Internet users look at street-level views of neighborhoods. They envisioned that their service could be syndicated in a number of online properties, including travel sites, business listings, real-estate listings, map and directions sites. That July, Luis and Enrico drove around Pasadena in Enrico's personal car, with a camera mounted on top of the car, collecting images and corresponding GPS coordinates for their first system, the ScoutTool, later renamed the StreetBrowser. The StreetBrowser system, that lets Internet visitors look at panoramas of streets and visually navigate around a neighborhood, was hosted on the website of the City of Pasadena for several years in the early 2000s. Vederi's first provisional patent application for its system was filed in October 2000.

Attorney David Dillard leads the Christie, Parker & Hale legal team that filed the case. "We are confident that Vederi has strong patent rights that are directly infringed by Street View," said Dillard. "It’s stunning how closely Google’s Street View tracks the Vederi patented technology, down to the integration of advertising directly within the Street View product through branded icons."

Christie, Parker & Hale has served as intellectual property legal counsel to Vederi since 2000. It also represents a wide range of consumer-goods manufacturers and distributors in patent and trademark prosecution, litigation and licensing matters.

About Vederi, LLC

Vederi was founded by Enrico Di Bernardo and Luis Goncalves in 2000. It is currently headquartered in Pasadena, California.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 56-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets -- intellectual property.

PASADENA, Calif. (February 5, 2010) –– Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that the firm was instrumental in a major patent issuance for its client, Kapsch TrafficCom Inc., an international supplier of innovative road traffic telematics solutions.

U.S. Pat. No. 7,639,159 pertains to a method and system for automatically determining right of way for "smart cars," or cars equipped with "smart" mobile units, at an intersection. The method and system include collecting position and movement information about a number of "smart" mobile units approaching an intersection, and delivers automated determination and dissemination of right-of-way information. The right-of-way indicator may prove beneficial in reducing the large number of collisions that occur annually.

"We are pleased to have played a significant role in the issuance of this patent for our client," commented Raymond R. Tabandeh, the CPH partner who prosecuted the patent application. "The technology allows for 'smart cars' to access information about the geometry of a traffic signal intersection and to calculate the right of way when multiple vehicles approach an intersection. Intersection- related crashes constitute a large percentage of all car crashes," Tabandeh added.

"The issuance of this important patent exemplifies our extensive efforts toward integrating communication and computing technologies into motor vehicles to improve the safety and efficiency of roadways," stated Justin McNew, CTO of Kapsch TrafficCom. "Kapsch is an ongoing contributor to the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems program, and this patent demonstrates our commitment to the US DOT ITS IntelliDrive Program and our focus on the development and commercialization of end-to-end solutions for safety and congestion management," added McNew.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 55-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property. We best serve our clients by developing long-term partnerships. Working hand in hand with many of our clients, we have obtained their first patents, guided them through their initial product development, and watched them achieve market leadership.

About Kapsch TrafficCom

Kapsch TrafficCom is an international supplier of innovative road traffic telematics solutions. Its principal business is the development and supply of electronic toll collection (ETC) systems, in particular for open road tolling (ORT) of traffic, and the technical and commercial operation of such systems. Kapsch TrafficCom also supplies traffic management systems, with a focus on road safety and traffic control, and electronic access systems and parking management. Kapsch TrafficCom is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and has subsidiaries and representative offices in 23 countries. Kapsch TrafficCom's US offices are located in Carlsbad, CA and Sterling, VA.

PASADENA, Calif. (December 17, 2009) – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP (CPH), one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms announced today that the firm obtained an award of attorneys' fees on behalf of a group of defendants for whom CPH had earlier obtained a summary judgment of noninfringement.

Patent holding company International Intellectual Management Corporation ("IIMC") had asserted infringement of three patents by a number of defendants engaged in the import and sale of blankets, including CPH clients Lee Yunn Enterprises, Inc. (U.S.A.), American Jiamei Textile, Awad Manufacturing, Inc., Chung’s Appliance, Inc., J.J.P, Inc., Kim’s Home Center, Inc., L.A. Home Fashion, Inc., S & L, and Sung’s Home Collection.

After the Court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment, CPH filed a motion on defendants' behalf seeking reimbursement of the attorneys' and expert witness fees defendants had incurred in defending the lawsuit. The Court granted the motion, finding that IIMC had not performed a proper investigation before filing suit, and that it was improper for an employee of IIMC's law firm(who is also an officer of IIMC) to have contacted one of the defendants directly. In imposing an award of more than $275,000 in attorneys' fees against IIMC and its counsel, the Park Law Firm, the Court found that CPH's rates and overall fees were reasonable. The Court also awarded CPH's clients more than $34,000 in expert witness fees.

CPH's litigation team included CPH attorneys Brian K. Brookey, Thomas J. Daly, G. Warren Bleeker, and Steven E. Lauridsen. "At CPH, we pride ourselves in providing excellent representation at a lower cost than that typically charged by larger law firms," said Brookey, who was lead counsel on the matter. "Patent litigation can be very expensive, so we are especially pleased that having represented our nine clients in this action in a very cost-effective manner, we also were able to obtain an order providing for reimbursement of fees."

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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PASADENA, Calif. (November 16, 2009) – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP (CPH), one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms announced today that the firm obtained another victory for its clients when United States District Court Judge, Manuel Real granted CPH's motion for summary judgment filed on behalf of a group of defendants sued for alleged patent infringement with respect to the manufacture and sale of blankets.

Patent holding company International Intellectual Management Corporation ("IIMC") asserted infringement of three patents by a number of defendants engaged in the import and sale of blankets, including CPH clients Lee Yunn Enterprises, Inc. (U.S.A.), American Jiamei Textile, Awad Manufacturing, Inc., Chung’s Appliance, Inc., J.J.P, Inc., Kim’s Home Center, Inc., L.A. Home Fashion, Inc., S & L, and Sung’s Home Collection.

After CPH filed a motion for summary judgment, IIMC dropped any claim that one of the patents in suit was infringed. The Court granted summary judgment as to the remaining claims, sustaining all of CPH's objections to IIMC's expert testimony, and finding that Defendants had established they did not infringe any of the asserted patents.

"We are gratified that the Court granted our clients' motion," said CPH litigation partner Brian K. Brookey, who was lead counsel on the matter. "We believed from the beginning of the case that it never should have been brought, and are glad we were able to obtain a judgment in our clients' favor without the expense of going to trial." Brookey added that the next step in the case will be to seek an award of attorneys' fees from IIMC to compensate Defendants for their costs incurred in defending the matter.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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PASADENA, Calif. (September 8, 2009)  – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP (CPH), one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms announced today that the firm was instrumental in obtaining two major patents for its client Gossamer Space Frames of Huntington Beach, California.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,530,201 and 7,578,721 pertain to node connectors useful in structural space frames of the double layer grid type. "We are pleased to have played a significant role in the issuance of these patents for our client," commented Hayden Carney, the CPH attorney who successfully prosecuted the patents "These patents provide protection for the forms of Gossamer’s Organic Connector™ technology which are features of the mirror support frames Gossamer designed for the Nevada Solar One and other utility-scale solar electric power plants," Carney added.

"Gossamer’s Organic Connector™ technology plays a pivotal role in delivering proven design, cost and performance advantages that set our frames apart from anything else on the market. It enables mirrors of a solar trough structure to be much more accurately positioned than with any prior system, vastly increasing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of solar thermal installations. We are pleased that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently confirmed this by issuing these patents," stated Gossamer Principal Gary N. Curtis.

 About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

 About Gossamer Space Frames

For more information on Gossamer Space Frames, contact Gossamer Space Frames or visit their web site at www.gossamersf.com. Gossamer Space Frames was founded in 1999 by principals Glenn A. Reynolds, Dean R. Hackbarth, and Gary N. Curtis.

PASADENA, Calif. (August 11, 2009) – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP (CPH), one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, today announced that senior partner Thomas J. Daly has been elected to serve a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce.

"I look forward to this opportunity to further assist the business community in Pasadena," Daly noted.

In addition to this Board of Directors membership, Daly is active with the Los Angeles County Business and Technology Center (BTC) in Altadena and also sits on the organization’s operating and advisory committees for its annual Technology Week event.

Daly has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property law. His practice specializes in patents, trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property strategy, transactions and licensing.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2009)--Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that the firm has obtained a judgment for its client, Tacori Enterprises, a Jewelry manufacturer based in Los Angeles, in the amount of $1,182,336.01, as well as a permanent injunction against Beverlly Jewellry Company, from the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

The judgment includes $832,245.25 in damages and $350,090.76 in attorneys' fees. Tacori’s suit against Beverlly was based on the fact that Beverlly was selling and manufacturing rings that were sufficiently similar to rings bearing the "Tacori Look", such that an ordinary person might be confused and erroneously assume that Beverlly’s rings were associated with Tacori. The ruling stated that Tacori "has shown it is entitled to relief for copyright and trade dress infringement. "

Tacori claimed in its suit that Beverlly Jewelry manufactured and sold rings that were "confusingly similar" to its own copyrighted ring designs and infringed the "Tacori Look" trade dress.

"We are pleased to have played a major role in the litigation of this case for our client, " said Howard A. Kroll, the CPH partner who led Tacori’s representation in court. "Our client is gratified by the ruling entered by Judge Feess in California, as well as the earlier judgments issued in the state of Ohio. Collectively, these decisions affirm both Tacori's creative work and its right to do business without the burden of unfair competition." Kroll added."This is a victory not only for Tacori, but for our stores who carry our exclusive designs, " said Paul Tacorian, Tacori senior vice president of Marketing & Sales. "Tacori is committed to supporting our authorized retailers who legitimately carry Tacori designs and we want to protect their investment in Tacori. Consumers deserve to wear authentic Tacori designs with confidence, and without the confusion of knock-offs in the marketplace. "

 About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property. We can best serve our clients by developing long-term partnerships. Some of our most successful clients first came to us while still experimenting in their garages. Working hand-in-hand with them - we have obtained their initial intellectual property rights, guided them through their initial developments, protected their obtained intellectual property rights and watched them achieve market leadership.

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PASADENA, Calif. (February 25, 2009) – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP (CPH), one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, today announced that senior partner Thomas J. Daly has been installed by the Pasadena Bar Association (PBA) as president for 2009.

In addition, Daly serves as a trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), where he represents PBA, one of the six largest affiliate bar associations of LACBA.

The firm noted that Daly represents the third member of Christie, Parker & Hale to serve as president of PBA, and said that numerous other attorneys in the firm have played active leadership roles.

In addition to his presidency of PBA, Daly is active with the Los Angeles County Business and Technology Center (BTC) in Altadena, where he mentors technology entrepreneurs and start-up companies. Daly also sits on the organization’s operating and advisory committees for its annual Technology Week event.

Daly, who joined CPH in 1983, has over 20 years’ experience in intellectual property law. His practice specializes in patents, trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property strategy, transactions and licensing. He is a member of the firm-wide management committee and chairs the CPH marketing committee.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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PASADENA, CALIF. (February 19, 2009) — Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP, a leading Southern California intellectual property law firm, said today that former managing partner Richard J. Ward, Jr., is seeking election to the City Council in San Marino, where he is a long-time resident.

"Dick Ward’s candidacy takes the tradition of community service at our firm to the next level by running for public office in San Marino, where he has lived for more than four decades," said Gregory Lampert, managing partner. "The legal acumen, leadership and consensus-building skills Dick demonstrated both as a member of the firm and past presiding partner would serve him well in city government."

Presently Of Counsel to CPH, where he has been affiliated since 1964, Ward said his campaign for the city council will give the highest priority to monitoring San Marino’s revenues and expenses to assure its financial stability. "These days we must keep the budget balanced, avoid shortfalls and the need to dip into our reserves," he stated. "It is critical to maintain a sound financial position, protect public safety and paramedic services, and upgrade the community’s infrastructure."

Ward holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from St. Louis University and a J.D. degree from the USC Gould School of Law. His law practice has involved counseling and prosecution in the field of intellectual property litigation. He was named Lawyer of the Year in 2005 by the Pasadena Bar Association.

Ward has served as president and a trustee of the San Marino Schools Foundation, president and director of the San Marino City Club, president and director of the San Marino National Little League, board member of the San Marino Library Foundation, and co-chair of two local public safety campaigns. He and his wife Ann Salvaty Ward have five children: Beth, Katie, Megan, Peter and Tom.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets -- intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES – February 12, 2009 – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that the firm was instrumental in a major patent issuance for its client Stamps.com® Inc. (NasdaqGS: STMP), the intelligent alternative to a postage meter, of Los Angeles, California.

The patent, U.S. Pat. No. 7,490,064, pertains to a secure system for processing value-bearing items, such as postage, tickets, checks, coupons and other transaction currency.

"We are pleased to have played a significant role in the issuance of this patent for our client," commented Raymond R. Tabandeh, the CPH partner who successfully appealed the case to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. "The upsurge in use of the Internet for e-commerce and financial transactions has resulted in emergence of many Internet security problems. Protecting confidentiality and integrity of online information and ensuring availability of online data have created many challenges for consumers, companies and the government. For example, there are over 10 million identity theft victims in the U.S., a large number of whom had their identity and confidential information stolen over the Internet."

"Stamps.com’s customers use our software to print postage hundreds of millions of times every year," stated Stamps.com CEO, Ken McBride. "The patent covers core technology we use to make sure the postage prints are secure for our customers and the United States Postal Service."

"This patent provides protection for Stamps.com® Inc.'s unique technology for guarding against unauthorized accessing of confidential information, harm to data integrity, and loss of data availability," concluded Tabandeh.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property. We can best serve our clients by developing long-term partnerships. Some of our most successful clients first came to us while still experimenting in their garages. Working hand-in-hand with them - we have obtained their first patent, guided them through their initial developments and watched them achieve market leadership.

About Stamps.com

Stamps.com (NasdaqGS: STMP) is a leading provider of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.com's online postage enables small businesses, enterprises, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The Company targets its services to small businesses and home offices, and currently has PC Postage partnerships with Microsoft, Avery, HP, NCR, Office Depot, the U.S. Postal Service and others.

PhotoStamps is a patented Stamps.com product that couples the technology of PC Postage with the simplicity of a web-based image upload and order process. PhotoStamps is currently available under authorization of the U.S. Postal Service for its fourth phase market test with an authorization through May 16, 2009. Customers may create full custom PhotoStamps with their own digital photograph, or they may choose a licensed image from one of many PhotoStamps collections such as the NFL® or College collections. Since launching PhotoStamps in May 2005, more than 60 million individual PhotoStamps have been shipped to customers. Stamps.com currently has PhotoStamps partnerships with Apple, Google/Picassa, HP/Snapfish, Adobe, and others.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (February 4, 2009)—Intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP today announced a U.S. District Court Judge affirmed awards totaling $9.1 million in damages to its client, Human Touch® LLC. The awards resulted from a trademark/trade dress infringement and unfair competition action brought against KingKong USA, Inc., and American Lighting Industry, Inc., and an action against WFO Imports LLC for infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,629,940 through the sale of more than 5,000 massage chairs.

Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank, of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, affirmed awards of $4.55 million against American Lighting Industry, $2.8 million against KingKong and $1.73 million against WFO Imports.

In September a federal court jury determined that Human Touch has protectable trade dress rights in the chair which had been infringed by KingKong and American Lighting Industry, which had also intentionally committed acts of unfair competition.

The jury found that WFO Imports had infringed the patent, referred to as the "940 patent," which covers the design of the Human Touch HTT-10 model massage chair.

Attorneys David Dillard and Art Hasan led the Christie, Parker & Hale legal team that prosecuted the case.

"We are very pleased that Judge Fairbank affirmed these awards, which recognized the truly innovative nature of this product," Dillard said. "The court has protected the right of the patent owner and its marketing partner to enjoy the fruits of their creativity free of patent infringement and unfair competition. It also protected the rights of consumers to buy brands they trust, such as Human Touch, without being duped into purchasing a knockoff."

Hasan added: "Human Touch has worked hard to establish its trademarks and the resultant goodwill from the distinctive designs of its family of massage chairs. Upholding the judgment sends a clear message that competitors cannot willfully infringe upon and profit from these valuable assets without being held accountable."

Christie, Parker & Hale has served as intellectual property legal counsel to Human Touch (formerly Interactive Health LLC) since 1995. It also represents a wide range of consumer-goods manufacturers and distributors in patent prosecution, litigation and licensing matters.

About Human Touch® LLC

Human Touch®, the U.S. market leader of robotic massage products, offers advanced technology and designs for consumers seeking to incorporate health and wellness into their everyday routine. Human Touch® delivers high-quality Robotic Massage® chairs, zero gravity recliners, and other massage products that are generations ahead of the competition. Human Touch® sells products to specialty stores and fine furniture stores across the country, on-line at www.humantouch.com, as well retailers and distributors in more than 48 countries worldwide.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets -- intellectual property.

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PASADENA & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (January 22, 2009) – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, today announced that it has promoted associate attorneys Oliver S. Bajracharya, G. Warren Bleeker, Saeid Mirsafian, and Lauren Schneider to special counsel. Bajracharya, Bleeker and Schneider are based in Pasadena, and Mirsafian practices out of the firm’s Newport Beach office.

"We are very pleased to recognize Oliver, Warren, Saeid and Lauren for their many varied and substantial contributions to Christie, Parker & Hale," said firm-wide Managing Partner Gregory Lampert. "They are four outstanding legal minds and skilled intellectual property practitioners. We recognize their hard work and dedication, and on behalf of the entire firm, I congratulate them all."

Oliver S. Bajracharya

Bajracharya joined Christie, Parker & Hale as an associate in 2002. He offers particular patent expertise in the medical device industry and other mechanically related technologies. Bajracharya also manages trademark portfolios for clients in a variety of industries, including apparel, beverages and consumer electronics. He serves on the board of Outward Bound Los Angeles and is a 2007 graduate of the Riordan Volunteer Leadership Development Program. He is a member of the American and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Pasadena Bar Association, where he chairs the Barristers Section. Bajracharya holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and received his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law.

G. Warren Bleeker

Bleeker joined Christie, Parker & Hale as an associate in 2007, with previous experience handling a variety of complex commercial disputes in both state and federal courts. His current practice involves trademark, copyright and patent litigation matters. Bleeker was admitted to the California Bar in 2000. He is a member of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) and chairs the Judiciary/LAIPLA Relations Committee. He is also co-chair of the Pasadena Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)/Litigation section, and a member of the California and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Bleeker holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Emporia State University and earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law.

Saeid Mirsafian, Ph.D.

Mirsafian joined Christie, Parker & Hale in 2005 and has nine years of experience in intellectual property law. His practice focuses on patent prosecution in the mechanical and electrical areas, with particular technical expertise in the fields of control systems, vibration analysis, structural dynamics and aerodynamics. Admitted to practice in California in 2008 and to the Illinois Bar in 2000, he is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and Orange County Patent Law Association. Mirsafian holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from Wichita State University, a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Kansas and his J.D. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Lauren E. Schneider

Schneider joined Christie, Parker & Hale in 2003. Her practice specializes in the areas of intellectual property counseling, domestic and international patent and trademark law. Schneider has particular technical expertise in chemistry, life sciences, mechanical devices, medical devices and optics. She was admitted to the California Bar in 2003 and is a member of the American and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Schneider earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles and her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 55-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (January 19, 2009)—Intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP today reported that a United States District judge has approved a consent judgment and permanent injunction that acknowledges the validity of copyright and trade dress protections for rings designed by a Glendale, Calif., jeweler, and requires the infringing Ohio-based manufacturer to pay $650,000 in attorney fees and disgorgement of profits.

The prevailing party in the case is Tacori Enterprises, represented by Christie, Parker & Hale. The defendant is Rego Manufacturing of Bucyrus, Ohio.

The order by Judge Kathleen M. O’Malley of the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, permanently enjoins Rego from copying Tacori products, or infringing on the trade dress of Tacori jewelry.

The settlement also found that Rego non-willfully infringed on Tacori copyrights when it purchased certain rings from Beverlly Jewellery Company Limited, of Hong Kong. The copyrighted rings each contain Tacori’s signature crescent designs.

The settlement followed a Summary Judgment issued by Judge O’Malley against Rego. Rego had argued that Tacori Enterprises’ copyright and trade dress claims were not valid, alleging that the ring designs were not original, and that similar designs have existed "for thousands of years." The Court rejected this argument, finding that the ring design was "independently created" and "original" to Tacori. Earlier, Judge O’Malley held that Rego violated its duty under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by relying on fabricated documents, and sanctioned Rego over $40,000.

The Rego injunction follows the judgment and injunction issued last year of another copyright and trademark infringement brought by Tacori against Pink Diamond, Inc. Judge Gary Allen Feess of the United States District Court, Central District of California, approved a settlement in which Pink Diamond agreed to pay $150,000 in damages and profit disgorgement based on Pink Diamond’s infringement of Tacori’s copyrights and trade dress rights.

"Our client is gratified by the ruling entered by Judge O’Malley in Ohio, as well as the earlier judgment issued by the District Court in California," said Howard A. Kroll, the Christie, Parker & Hale litigation partner who led the team representing Tacori. "Collectively, these decisions affirm both Tacori’s creative work and its right to do business without the burden of unfair competition."

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology, and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 55-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets—intellectual property.

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NEWPORT BEACH & PASADENA, Calif. (January 6, 2009) – Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced that its team of attorneys won the largest ever cybersquatting judgment, $33.15 million, on behalf of its client, Verizon.

A Federal court in the Northern District of California made the ruling in late December on a case in which OnlineNIC, a San Francisco-based Internet domain name registration company, tried to take advantage of Verizon and its customers by using at least 663 Internet domain names that were easily confused with legitimate Verizon domain names. The infringing Verizon domain addresses displayed ads that would generate revenue for OnlineNIC.

In its ruling, the court concluded that OnlineNIC’s bad-faith registrations of Verizon-related domain names were designed to attract Internet users seeking to access Verizon’s legitimate websites, and calculated an award based on $50,000 per domain name.

"Our client, Verizon, is highly gratified by this ruling," said Christie, Parker & Hale partner David Steele, who prosecuted the case. "Our aim with this case was to send a clear message and to deter cybersquatters who continue to run businesses for the primary purpose of misleading Verizon consumers, or consumers of other legitimate companies, as well."

The Christie, Parker & Hale team on the case included attorneys Howard Kroll, Danielle Criona and Anne Bradley. Steele noted that the firm has extensive expertise in Internet law and has successfully represented many other major corporations in cybersquatting cases, including Avery Dennison, Dell, Dermalogica, Guess?, 1-800 Contacts, Neiman Marcus and Tacori.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Dec. XX, 2008)—Intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP today reported that a United States District Judge has approved a settlement that acknowledges the validity of copyright and trade dress protections for rings designed by a Glendale, Calif., jeweler, and requires a Los Angeles jewelry distributor to pay $150,000 in damages and disgorgement of profits.

The prevailing party in the case is Tacori Enterprises, represented by Christie, Parker & Hale. The defendant is Pink Diamond, Inc.

The settlement, approved by Judge Gary Allen Feess of the United States District Court, Central District of California, permanently enjoins Pink Diamond from copying Tacori products, or infringing on the trade dress of Tacori jewelry.

The settlement also found that Pink Diamond non-willfully infringed on Tacori copyrights when it purchased certain rings from Beverlly Jewellery Company Limited, of Hong Kong. The copyrighted ring designs of Tacori each contain crescents on the side of the shank of the ring.

The settlement followed a Summary Judgment issued by Judge Feess in August against Pink Diamond and Beverlly Jewellery Co. The companies had argued that Tacori Enterprises’ copyright and trade dress claims were not valid, alleging that the ring designs were not original, and that similar designs have existed "for thousands of years." The Court rejected this argument, finding that

Tacori’s "design exhibits a look and feel different from" other ring designs presented by the companies.

"Our clients are gratified by the rulings of Judge Feess," said Howard A. Kroll, the Christie, Parker & Hale litigation partner who led the team representing Tacori. "The decision affirms both their creative work and their right to do business without the burden of unfair competition."

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology, and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets—intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2008)—Intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP today announced that a U.S. District Court jury awarded $4.55 million to its client, Human Touch® LLC, in a trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair competition action brought against American Lighting Industry, Inc.  The jury also awarded Human Touch—the leading U.S. marketer of Robotic Massage® chairs—$2.8 million against co-defendant KingKong U.S.A., Inc, and $425,000 against KingKong’s president, Bernard Koay.

Both federally registered and unregistered marks, all which include the name Human Touch, were found to be valid and infringed. The jury also determined that Human Touch had protectable trade dress rights in the revolutionary design and overall appearance of its HTT-10 model massage chair and that KingKong had infringed on those rights. Defendant Koay was found to have induced infringement by KingKong. The jury held that all defendants had committed acts of unfair competition and that all defendants acted intentionally.

In a related action, Christie, Parker & Hale announced separately today that another U.S. District Court jury awarded $1.7 million in damages to Human Touch in a patent infringement action brought against WFO Imports LLC which does business as Premier Health Products. In that matter, the jury validated Human Touch’s rights to U.S. Patent No. 6,629,940 (referred to as the ‘940 patent), which describes a new and greatly improved lower leg massage mechanism used in the footrest portion of a massage chair.

Attorneys David Dillard and Art Hasan led the Christie, Parker & Hale legal team that prosecuted the case.

"Human Touch’s reputation and goodwill, developed over decades of hard work, are engendered in its trademarks and the unique, recognizable designs of its massage chairs," Dillard said. "Competitors should not be allowed to profit by copying these valuable assets and trading off the reputation and goodwill that Human Touch enjoys with consumers and in the industry."

Christie, Parker & Hale has served as intellectual property legal counsel to Human Touch (formerly Interactive Health LLC) since 1995. It also represents a wide range of consumer-goods manufacturers and distributors in patent prosecution, litigation and licensing matters.

About Human Touch® LLC

Human Touch®, the U.S. market leader of robotic massage products, offers advanced technology and designs for consumers seeking to incorporate health and wellness into their everyday routine. Appealing to back pain sufferers, sports enthusiasts, and those looking to relax from today's hectic lifestyles, Human Touch delivers® high-quality Robotic Massage® chairs, zero gravity recliners, and other massage products that are generations ahead of the competition. Human Touch® currently sells products to specialty stores, fine furniture stores across the country, on-line at www.humantouch.com as well as international retailers and distributors in more than 48 countries worldwide.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets -- intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2008)—Intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP today announced a U.S. District Court jury awarded $1.7 million in damages to its client, Human Touch® LLC, in a patent infringement action brought against WFO Imports LLC, which does business as Premier Health Products.  Human Touch is the largest marketer of Robotic Massage® chairs in the United States.

The patent at issue, U.S. Patent No. 6,629,940 (referred to as the ‘940 patent), describes a new and greatly improved lower leg massage mechanism used in the footrest portion of a massage chair. It has a unique paddle design and movement that provides a three-dimensional massage up and down a user's calf and lower leg. Human Touch is the exclusive licensee of the patent, which is owned by Daito Electric Machine Industry Co., the manufacturer of the Human Touch® line of massage chairs. 

Human Touch filed suit against defendant WFO Imports LLC in 2006 in the Central District of California, alleging that WFO Imports LLC infringed the '940 patent through its sales of over 5,000 chairs with lower leg massagers.  The jury recognized the validity of the '940 patent and awarded Human Touch $1.7 million in damages.

In a related action, Christie, Parker & Hale announced separately today that another U.S. District Court jury awarded $4.55 million to Human Touch on trademark, trade dress, and unfair competition claims brought against American Lighting Industry, Inc. and other parties.

Attorneys David Dillard and Art Hasan led the Christie, Parker & Hale legal team that prosecuted the case.

"We are very pleased that the jury recognized the truly innovative nature of this invention," Dillard said. "Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but not when it comes at fundamental risk to Human Touch’s business and immense goodwill the company enjoys with consumers and in the industry."

Christie, Parker & Hale has served as intellectual property legal counsel to Human Touch (formerly Interactive Health LLC) since 1995. It also represents a wide range of consumer-goods manufacturers and distributors in patent prosecution, litigation and licensing matters.

About Human Touch® LLC

Human Touch®, the U.S. market leader of robotic massage products, offers advanced technology and designs for consumers seeking to incorporate health and wellness into their everyday routine. Appealing to back pain sufferers, sports enthusiasts, and those looking to relax from today's hectic lifestyles, Human Touch® delivers high-quality Robotic Massage® chairs, zero gravity recliners, and other massage products that are generations ahead of the competition. Human Touch® currently sells products to specialty stores, fine furniture stores across the country, on-line at www.humantouch.com, as well as international retailers and distributors in more than 48 countries worldwide.

 About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets -- intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2008)—A United States Magistrate Judge has ruled that eight major retailers and apparel manufacturers did not infringe on a patent designed to conceal a woman's nipples under sheer clothing.

The prevailing defendants are Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC; Nordstrom, Inc.; The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.; Gap, Inc.; Federated Department Stores, Inc.; Dillard’s, Inc.; Bragel International, Inc. and Ce Soir Lingerie Co., Inc. The eight defendants were represented by Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP, a Southern California intellectual property law firm.

Judge John D. Love of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment dismissing a lawsuit by Randi Black, owner of a patent that teaches a method to cover a nipple. Judge Love found the patent to be invalid because it was an obvious combination of teachings from prior patents.

The accused product was the highly successful NuBraÒ, which is produced by Bragel International and sold by major retailers including co-defendants Victoria's Secret, Nordstrom's, Neiman Marcus, Macy's and Dillard’s. Black attempted to show that her patent was novel based on the commercial success of the NuBra. However, in his ruling, the judge found the arguments presented by Black to be "unpersuasive" because she was unable to show that the success of the NuBra and its ability to enhance the cleavage of the wearer of the product was due to the features of Black's patent.

"Our clients are heartened by the rulings of Judge Love. This was a frivolous lawsuit which never should have been brought," said Ed Schwartz, the Christie, Parker & Hale litigation partner who led the defense team. "The decision clears the way for Bragel to pursue recovery of legal fees in this case, which has been hard fought since 2006."

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology, and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets—intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 17, 2008) – Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP (CPH), one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that senior partner Thomas J. Daly was installed as a trustee by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) for a one-year term. Daly represents the Pasadena Bar Association—one of the six largest affiliate bar associations of LACBA–where he currently is president-elect.

Daly, who joined CPH in 1983, has over 20 years’ experience in intellectual property law. His practice specializes in patents, trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property strategy, transactions and licensing. He is a member of the firm-wide management committee and chairs the CPH marketing committee. Daly has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyer list of intellectual-property practitioners for the past four consecutive years.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the crossroads of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 9, 2008) – Intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP today announced that the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) has ruled in favor of its client, Sigma Two Group LLC, the California-based manufacturer of FIREFLY MAGIC® simulated firefly lights for residential and commercial use, in a domain name dispute with a competitor, Avenstar.

Avenstar had registered the domain name magicalfireflies.com and was using it to sell competing goods. In its opinion, the NAF said that under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), one competitor may not try to attract Internet users seeking a competitor’s goods to its own Website by using a domain name that is confusingly similar to a competitor’s trademark and domain name. (The UDRP applies to all .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, and .mobi domain names.)

The NAF is a specialized worldwide panel of legal experts with trademark, copyright and e-commerce experience selected by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to oversee and administer domain name conflicts.

The panel found that: (1) the domain name magicalfireflies.com was identical or confusingly similar to Sigma Two’s trademarks and domain name of fireflymagic.com. (2) Avenstar had no rights or legitimate interest in the domain name magicalfireflies.com, and (3) Avenstar had registered and used the domain name magicalfireflies.com in bad faith. Accordingly, the panel ordered the domain name magicalfireflies.com be transferred to Sigma Two.

"This protection under the UDRP is especially important for competitors in niche markets that make products dependent upon Internet sales," said CPH partner Gary Nelson, who represented Sigma Two in the case. "A competitor’s use of a confusingly similar domain name can severely damage the reputation, sales and distribution network of another. It’s important for businesses with similar problems to know there is a speedy and relatively inexpensive dispute resolution process that may resolve their problem short of litigating in federal court."

About Sigma Two Group LLC

Sigma Two Industries, a division of the Sigma Two Group LLC, specializes in the design, manufacture, and distribution of specialty low voltage lighting systems for residential locations, including unique landscape and indoor special effects lighting. In addition, it designs and manufactures custom lighting systems for theme parks, museums, zoos, stage productions, movies, commercial businesses and a wide variety of other venues. The firm, founded in 1979, is located in Apple Valley, Calif.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES (June 25, 2008)—Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP (CPH), a leading Southern California intellectual property law firm, today reported allowance of a patent application filed on behalf of Solucorp Industries Ltd. (OTC: SLUP), for an environmentally safe method of remediating both elemental and ionic mercury from combustion gases emitted by coal-fired power-generating plants.

Concurrent with obtaining the patent protection, West Nyack, NY-based Solucorp, which focuses on the environmental remediation industry, entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement for its IFS-2C mercury-emission control technology with CoaLogix, Inc., a company 85 percent owned by Acorn Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACFN).

The protections granted to the IFS-2C technology broaden Solucorp’s already substantial portfolio of United States and foreign patents and applications focusing on the capture and fixation of heavy metals in contaminated soil, water, paint dust, and other media, according to CPH partner John D. Carpenter, who has helped build the company’s patent estate over the past several years.

"The unique Solucorp process for removing mercury and other heavy metals from combustion gases is highly effective at lowering the environmental footprint of coal-fired plants—a welcome development as demand for electricity continues to grow in the U.S. and globally," said Carpenter. "U.S. power producers, specifically, face significant pressure from federal and state regulators to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired generating facilities."

Solucorp’s proprietary technology, already successfully tested at coal-burning power facilities, is a significant advancement in reducing heavy-metal contaminants, including elemental mercury, from ash and wastewater, according to the company. In addition to greater efficacy, the Solucorp process eliminates post-capture remediation requirements which, in turn, enhance cost efficiencies, the company said.

Noel E. Spindler, president of Solucorp’s Integrated Fixation System subsidiary, stated, "Mercury emissions are a major issue confronting today’s power industry. New, stringent regulations are leading operators of coal-fired power plants to search for cost-effective and permanent solutions to address these emissions. We believe our IFS technology meets these needs."

About Solucorp Industries Ltd.

Solucorp Industries Ltd., www.solucorpltd.com is a developer and provider of cost-effective, permanent technologies for the remediation and prevention of hazardous heavy metal (including lead, mercury, arsenic, chromium, copper, zinc, nickel, selenium and cadmium) contamination. Solucorp is the owner of several patents and numerous pending patent applications. Solucorp Industries Ltd. has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Solucorp Industries, Integrated Fixation System Company, Inc., and WITS, Inc.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology, and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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LOS ANGELES (March 5, 2008)—Christie, Parker & Hale LLP (CPH), one of Southern California's leading intellectual property law firms, today announced that it completed the sale of a U.S. patent earlier obtained on behalf of one of its clients, Dr. Irving Reed, a well-known mathematician and engineer in the area of telecommunications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The patent relates to communication technology and, more particularly, to a self-synchronizing adaptive multistage receiver for wireless communication systems. Specifically, the patent is directed to an adaptive near-far resistant receiver for wireless communication systems, such as asynchronous DS-CDMA systems without the use of prior synchronization. The only requirement for the receiver is knowledge of the spreading code of the desired user. Also there is no need of a training period or of data-free observations.

This technology may be used for voice and data communications, and is keenly suited for mobile phones. The identity of the buyer remains confidential, according to Raymond R. Tabandeh, the CPH partner who prosecuted the patent, negotiated and closed the deal.

Tabandeh said, "It was an honor to be able to work with Dr. Reed to prepare and obtain the patent. As people familiar with the industry know, Dr. Reed is best known for co-inventing error-correcting and error-detecting codes known as Reed-Solomon codes, as well as co-inventing Reed-Muller code.

"We are pleased by the final negotiated terms of this deal and for being able to provide our client with substantial and well-deserved value for his high-quality patent," concluded Tabandeh. "Our firm’s considerable expertise in telecommunications intellectual property enables us to leverage the value of a patent like Dr. Reed’s to its fullest, drawing on resources from all areas of our practice."

Tabandeh described Christie, Parker & Hale's experience representing patent clients in the telecommunication industry as "extensive and encompassing a veritable ‘blue-chip’ list of companies." The clients have included Broadcom Corporation, Qualcomm, Alcatel-Lucent, Cielo, KDDI Corporation, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, and Santur Corporation, among others, Tabandeh added.

About Christie, Parker & Hale

Christie, Parker & Hale is a leading intellectual property law firm operating at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Engaged exclusively in all aspects of intellectual property law, most of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees in engineering or the sciences, bringing added value and perspective to client service. Drawing on a 54-year heritage, the firm continues to propel innovation and stimulate business growth by protecting its clients’ most valuable assets – intellectual property.

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