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To: CocoBob who wrote (770)	3/31/1999 1:33:00 AM
From: TF Johnson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2082

ANOTHER PRESS RELEASE! For More Information, Contact: Jennifer Gehrt, Tegic Communications (206) 343-7001 ext. 126 jennifer@tegic.com For Immediate Release March 30, 1999 TEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FILES COUNTERCLAIMS AGAINST ZI CORPORATION Tegic's Technology does not Infringe the O'Dell Patent SEATTLE — March 30, 1999 —Tegic Communications, Inc. today announced it has filed certain counterclaims against Zi Corporation. Earlier this month, Zi Corporation filed a suit against Tegic Communications for patent infringement. The suit was filed in the United States District Court in Seattle, Wash. Zi Corp. claims that Tegic's cellular phone technology, which will be introduced into China later this year violates Zi's ‘O'Dell' United States patent. According to Bob Hart, president and CEO of Tegic Communications, Zi's claims have obvious jurisdictional issues associated with the extra-territorial enforcement of a U.S. patent against non-U.S. products to be sold in China. However, on a more fundamental level, the O'Dell patent is not infringed. Even to the untutored observer, Tegic's superior, patented technology is markedly different from the cumbersome implementation of Chinese text input that is contemplated by the O'Dell patent. As a result, Tegic has asked the Court to rule that Tegic is not infringing on the O'Dell patent. "It is telling that Zi Corp appears not to utilize the O'Dell patent in its own products," Bob Hart explained. "Tegic has been extraordinarily successful in competing in the marketplace and this lawsuit appears to be a desperate measure. While it is unfortunate that Zi Corp. has filed its meritless claims, Tegic is confident that its technologies do not infringe the O'Dell patent and that the Court will agree." About Tegic Communications Seattle-based Tegic Communications was founded in June 1995 to develop and market text input technologies for the telecommunications and computing industries. The company has licensed its T9 Text Input technology to major consumer electronics and communications equipment manufacturers both domestically and abroad. Licensees of T9 Text Input include Benefon, Fujitsu, Innovative Global Solutions, Maxon, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, Siemens, Sony, Texas Instruments and others. For more information about Tegic or T9 Text Input technology, call (206) 343-7001, send e-mail to info@tegic.com or visit Tegic's Web site at www.tegic.com.