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Technology Stocks : Optimal Robotics Corp. (OPMR) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J_W who wrote (184)	3/13/2000 2:22:00 PM
From: J_W	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 325

OPMR intellectual property from the filing: Intellectual Property We have registered the following trademarks in the United States: . Optimal Robotics Corporation(R), . U-Scan(R), . a stylized version of Optimal Robotics Corporation(R), . U-Scan Express(R), and . a stylized version of U-Scan Express(R). Additionally, we have filed trademark applications for the following marks: . Optimal Robotics, . a second stylized version of Optimal Robotics Corporation, which is used for different purposes than the registered mark noted above, . Scan Pay Go, . U-Scan Solo, . U-Scan Carousel, and . It's That Simple. We have six patents in the United States for various components of our system. We have two German patents, one United Kingdom patent and one European patent. As a general policy, we file domestic and foreign patent applications to protect our technological position and new product development. We intend to continue to apply wherever necessary to protect our patents in all countries in which we operate. Although we believe that our patents provide some competitive advantage and market protection, we rely for our success primarily upon our proprietary know-how, innovative skills, technical competence and marketing abilities. Furthermore, there is no assurance that these patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented in the future. We plan to apply for additional patents on our products, but our applications may not be granted and any new products developed by us may not be patentable. We regard our software as proprietary and attempt to protect it with copyrights, trade secret measures and nondisclosure agreements. Despite these restrictions, it may be possible for competitors or users to copy aspects of our products or to obtain information which we regard as trade secrets. Existing copyright laws afford only limited practical protection for computer software. The laws of foreign countries generally do not protect our proprietary rights in our products to the same extent as the laws of the United States and Canada. In addition, we may experience more difficulty in enforcing our proprietary rights in certain foreign jurisdictions.