[real-eyes] GW Micro Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit
- From: "Jim Fettgather" <jimkc@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:30:30 -0500
GW Micro Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit
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From: dan@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:00 PM
Subject: GW Micro Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit
Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 15, 2008 -- GW Micro, Inc., a Fort Wayne,
Indiana-based company dedicated to providing high quality adaptive technology
solutions for blind and visually impaired individuals, announced today that it
has received notice of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Freedom
Scientific, Inc., the self-described "world leader in technology-based
solutions for people with visual impairments." The lawsuit was filed in the
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, alleging infringement
of U.S. Patent No. 6,993,707 for a "Document Placemarker." GW Micro has
reviewed the claim and believes it is overreaching and not consistent with what
Freedom Scientific told the Patent Office when obtaining its patent. GW Micro
intends to defend itself vigorously and expects to prevail in court.
"As many of our users know, our screen reader -- Window-Eyes -- has had the
capability of returning to a specific line within a webpage since version 3.1,
which was released over nine years ago, well before Freedom Scientific's
alleged invention," said Dan Weirich, GW Micro's Corporate President. Weirich
went on to note that, "The implication in a recent Freedom Scientific press
release that GW Micro is 'benefit[ing] from [Freedom Scientific's] investment
at no charge' is simply not accurate nor in line with GW Micro's tradition of
success and fair play." Finally, Weirich concluded, "We will aggressively
defend both our legal position and our place in the assistive technology
community."
Daniel R. Weirich
GW Micro, Inc.
725 Airport North Office Park
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
ph 260-489-3671
www.gwmicro.com
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