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To: Paul Lee who started this subject8/15/2002 8:32:54 AM
From: Paul Lee   of 1135
 
Acacia Research Subsidiary Files Lawsuit Against 17 Television Manufacturers
BUSINESS WIRE - August 15, 2002 06:01
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug 15, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada against seventeen television manufacturers.

The suit involves Soundview's U.S. Patent No. 4,554,584, which relates to television video and audio blanking technology, commonly known as "V-chip" technology.

Soundview has previously filed a separate federal patent and anti-trust lawsuit against certain other television manufacturers, the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association, and the Consumer Electronics Association which is pending before the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging that television sets fitted with V-chips infringe Soundview's patent.
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