The United States District Court granted CRS’ request to extend the stay on court proceedings pertaining to the patent infringement accusations brought forth by Frontline in June 2007. This week’s decision by the US District Court will cease all activity in the patent infringement case until the validity of the ‘151’ Patent is re-examined and determined by the Patent Office.
This is the second favorable ruling for CRS Incorporated in the Frontline Placement Technologies Patent ‘151’ dispute. On October 24, 2007, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted CRS’ petition for reexamination of the ‘151’ patent awarded to Frontline in 1999. This decision was due in part to the USPTO determining that there were a number of new questions with a significant impact on the patentability of claims 3-13 of United States Patent Number 6,675,151. The basis for the Patent Office’s decision related to anticipation, obviousness, and failure to disclose all prior art.
“To have yet another favorable ruling for CRS only reiterates our position that the validity of the ‘151’ Patent is highly questionable”, states Steve Uzupis, Vice President. “This judgment also affirms our belief that we will ultimately prevail against Frontline’s unfounded claims of infringement.”