05/07/2013 18:13:08
LPKF appeal in Chinese LDS patent dispute rejected
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 07.05.2013 18:13 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garbsen, 7 May 2013 - A Chinese appellate court has rejected the appeal filed by LPKF in the legal dispute over protection of LPKF Laser & Electronics AG's laser direct structuring (LDS) patent in China. The 2 May 2013 appellate court decision, which upheld the previous declaration of nullity of the LDS patent in China, has now been made available to LPKF. LPKF believes that the decision in the case is incorrect and is investigating further remedies that would allow the proceedings to be reopened. The loss of the patent in China would make producing and selling counterfeit LDS components legal within China. However, by far the majority of the LDS components manufactured in China are exported to countries in which LPKF continues to have unbroken LDS patent protection. This means that both currently and going forward, only original LDS components can legally be exported outside of China. LPKF will continue to work to protect the LDS patent outside of China and will litigate patent infringement. The shares of LPKF Laser & Electronics AG are listed on the TecDAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN 0006450000). 07.05.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG Osteriede 7 30827 Garbsen Germany Phone: +49 (0) 5131 7095-0 Fax: +49 (0) 5131 7095-95 E-mail: investorrelations@lpkf.com Internet: www.lpkf.com ISIN: DE0006450000 WKN: 645000 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------