Iomega Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Sale Of SyQuest SparQ
Cartridges in France
ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998--Iomega Corp. (''the Company'') (NYSE:IOM - news) Tuesday announced that on
Friday, July 3, 1998, the Paris District Court ruled in its favor, granting the Company's request for a preliminary injunction
against SyQuest Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:SYQT - news) and its French subsidiary SyQuest SARL.
The preliminary injunction requested by Iomega asked the Court to prevent the import and sale of SyQuest's SparQ(TM) cartridge
in France because it infringed on one of Iomega's recently granted European patents.
Based on Iomega's demonstration that the SyQuest SparQ cartridges infringed on the European patent covering the anti-rattle
mechanism found in Iomega's Jaz(R) cartridges, the Paris District Court Judge ordered SyQuest to pay Iomega a damage penalty
of 15,000 FF (US$2,500), for certain legal costs and to pay Iomega a 100 FF penalty (US $16.50) for each SparQ cartridge it sells
after the injunction takes effect.
''This is another important demonstration of Iomega's intellectual property strength,'' said James E. Sierk, president and chief
executive officer, Iomega Corp. ''Iomega's proprietary technologies are among our greatest assets. We are very pleased with the
French Court's swift recognition of our intellectual property rights and SyQuest's infringement on them. We are particularly
pleased that the Court chose to penalize the infringer.''
Iomega's preliminary injunction request also sought to enjoin import and sale of SyQuest's SparQ cartridge into the United
Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The French Court did not grant this portion of the request. Iomega is not aware of any French
Court having yet granted any party such pan-European relief in an intellectual property case.
Iomega Corp. manufactures personal read/write storage solutions that help people manage their stuff -- anywhere. Iomega's
products provide consumers with what they want, when they want it, at a reasonable price.
The Company's storage solutions, designed for all types of computer users, include Zip(R) drives and genuine Zip(R) 100 disks;
Jaz(R) one- and two-gigabyte drives and disks; and Ditto(TM) tape backup drives and tape cartridges. Whether used in homes,
business, government and education, or by creative professionals, all Iomega storage solutions ensure high levels of quality and
reliability when using authorized Iomega media products.
Iomega products are available through computer retail stores, resellers, major distributors and OEMs. The Company can be
reached at 800/MY-STUFF (800/697-8833), or on the Web at iomega.com. Additional Iomega press releases can be
accessed through the toll-free fax-back line: (888/88-IOMEGA).
Note to Editors: Iomega, Zip, Jaz, and the stylized ''i'' logo are registered trademarks of and Ditto is a trademark of, Iomega
Corp. All other products and brand names are the property of their respective owners. For maximum reliability, use only genuine
Zip 100 disks featuring the genuine Zip 100 symbol in your Zip drive.
Contact:
Iomega Corp., Roy
Wendy Foster, 801/778-3261
fosterw@iomega.com
Tyler Thatcher, 801/778-4362 (Analysts/Investors)
thatcher@iomega.com
or
Abernathy MacGregor Frank
Ann Hance, 212/371-5999
amh@abmac.com
Jason Thompson, 212/371-5999
jft@abmac.com
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