VRINGO FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ASUS IN GERMANY
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
NEW YORK - October 7, 2013 - Vringo, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNG), a company engaged in
the innovation, development and monetization of intellectual property and mobile
technologies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Vringo Germany
GmbH, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Asus in Germany.
On October 4, 2013, Vringo GmbH sued ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. and ASUS Computer
GmbH in the Düsseldorf Regional Court. The filings allege infringement of the
German part of European Patent 0,748,136. The patent in suit relates to devices,
including those with hotspot functionality, that provide data services between
two different wireless/cellular networks.
ASUS describes itself as being "principally engaged in the provision of
computers, communications and consumer electronics (3C) solutions," with
recently reported annual revenue of $12.7 billion according to Bloomberg.
About Vringo, Inc.
Vringo, Inc. is engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of
intellectual property and mobile technologies. Vringo's intellectual property
portfolio consists of over 500 patents and patent applications covering telecom
infrastructure, internet search, and mobile technologies. The patents and
patent applications have been developed internally, and acquired from third
parties. Vringo operates a global platform for the distribution of mobile
social applications and services. For more information, visit:
www.vringoIP.com.
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"intends," "should," "seeks," "future," "continue," or the negative of such
terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to:
our inability to license and monetize our patents, including the outcome of the
litigation against online search firms and other companies; our inability to
monetize and recoup our investment with respect to patent assets that we
acquire; our inability to develop and introduce new products and/or develop new
intellectual property; new legislation, regulations or court rulings related to
enforcing patents, that could harm our business and operating results;
unexpected trends in the mobile phone and telecom infrastructure industries; our
inability to raise additional capital to fund our combined operations and
business plan; our inability to maintain the listing of our securities on
NASDAQ; the potential lack of market acceptance of our products; potential
competition from other providers and products; our inability to retain key
members of our management team; and other risks and uncertainties and other
factors discussed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including our annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 21, 2013. Vringo
expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statements contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Contacts:
Investors and Media:
Cliff Weinstein
Executive Vice President
Vringo, Inc.
646-532-6777
cweinstein(at)vringoinc.com
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