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To: Jon Stept who wrote (13673)	10/19/1999 12:45:00 PM
From: Rande Is	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57584

Jon, you must not have read the link I posted. Hear defends its patents through suing offenders. HearMe Files Patent Infringement Action Against Lipstream Networks MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.; Oct. 8, 1999 - HearMe [NASDAQ: HEAR], a leading provider of technology and services for real-time communication, collaboration and community experiences on the Internet, announced today that it has filed an action for patent infringement against Lipstream Networks, Inc. On October 13, 1998, HearMe was issued United States Patent No. 5,822,523, entitled ''Server-Group Messaging System for Interactive Applications.'' The action alleges that Lipstream infringes this patent through the sale and licensing of its products. HearMe is seeking a court order to enjoin Lipstream from further sale or licensing of infringing products and is also seeking to recover damages, attorneys fees and costs. Since its founding in 1995, HearMe has made significant investments in technology and has worked to aggressively protect this investment through its patent filing activities. HearMe and its subsidiaries have been granted eight patents with more pending. HearMe is dedicated to continuing its investment in building industry-leading products and technology and to protecting its technology from misappropriation and infringement. About HearMe HearMe, formerly Mpath, is dedicated to reshaping today's Internet applications into real-time interactive experiences through which large groups of people can interact and communicate using text, voice and video. The Company develops, operates and licenses technology that enables real-time Internet communication and communities where people can gather to share affinities, interests, or ideas. Communication tools such as text chat applications and instant messengers are already incorporating HearMe's technology to enable real-time voice interaction among multiple people. Internet companies will benefit from HearMe's ability to support a variety of emerging activities including live voice chat for online karaoke and music recitals, distance learning, online training and multiuser entertainment. HearMe technology is also compatible with broadband video and other streaming media applications. The Company operates its own real-time consumer Internet communities, Hearme.com(TM) and Mplayer.com(TM). Through HearMe Technology Products, the Company licenses software products and services to leading third-party Web site operators. Companies working with HearMe technology and services include Yahoo!, Macromedia, StarMedia Network, Fujitsu, GTECH Corporation, LG InterNet and CSK Sega. Founded in early 1995, Mpath Interactive, Inc. dba HearMe is located in Mountain View, Calif. The company can be found on the Internet at www.hearme.com. Sure doesn't sound like "buying competition" to me. Rande Is