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07.05.2013 18:13

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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).


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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
 
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