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PalmSource Settles Patent Infringement Case
SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 15, 2004 — PalmSource™, Inc., (NASDAQ: PSRC) provider of Palm OS®, a leading operating system powering next generation mobile devices and smartphones, has reached an agreement with Digeo Interactive LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Digeo, Inc., to settle a litigation matter alleging infringement of certain Digeo patents.
Under the terms of the settlement, PalmSource entered into an agreement to license Digeo's 5,734,823 and related patents. PalmSource, Digeo Interactive and other companies named in the lawsuit also agreed to dismiss all pending legal claims in all jurisdictions. PalmSource and Digeo further agreed for a period of five years, not to assert their patents in each company's respective business segments.
Specific financial and other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About PalmSource
PalmSource, Inc. is the company behind Palm OS, a leading operating system powering mobile information devices. Approximately 35 million Palm Powered handhelds and smartphones have been sold to date worldwide. Industry leaders Aceeca, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Kyocera, Lenovo, palmOne, QTech, Samsung, Sony, Symbol Technologies and Tapwave license Palm OS to create diverse mobile devices that meet unique customer needs. Palm OS has given rise to a large community of users, enterprises, developers and manufacturers, who together make up the Palm Powered Economy. More information about PalmSource is available at www.palmsource.com, www.palmsource.co.uk, www.palmsource.fr, www.palmsource.de and www.palmsource.com.cn.
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