'679 Patent Key in Upcoming Case against RIM REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 2
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Visto(R) Corporation today
announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has validated one
of its patents that had been submitted for re-exam. Twenty-one of the claims
for U.S. Patent No. 7,039,679 (the '679 patent) were confirmed and ruled
patentable.
"We are pleased that the USPTO has once again validated our '679 patent, a
key patent in our upcoming trial against Research In Motion (RIM), scheduled
to begin on July 7 in U.S. Federal Court based in Marshall, Texas," said
Daniel Mendez, Visto's co-founder and executive vice president. "We are
confident in the strength of our patents, especially in light of this ruling.
We also appreciate the hard work of the patent office and its willingness to
review more than 3,000 documents such as prior art documents and litigation
materials submitted by RIM and Visto as part of the re-exam process for the
Visto patents."
About Visto
Visto delivers the leading global platform for mobile operators to provide
easy-to-use mobile email to the broadest set of devices. Visto's open solution
enables email for the mass market, targeting enterprises, small businesses
mobile professionals and consumers. The company's patented Visto Mobile(TM)
platform with ConstantSync(TM) technology works in real time with POP3, IMAP,
Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino email solutions for personal to business
use, providing maximum control and flexibility for the operator and choice for
the customer. Visto's customized, brandable solutions are available through
mobile operators worldwide including AT&T, Elisa, Rogers Wireless, Qtel,
SmarTone, SFR, Softbank Mobile, Sprint, TELUS, T-Mobile, Turkcell and the
Vodafone Group.
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with
offices in Seattle, Toronto, London, Milan, Paris, Madrid, Munich, and
Tianjin, China, Visto is backed by Oak Investment Partners, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson, Altitude Capital Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, DFJ ePlanet
Ventures, DFJ Growth Fund, Rustic Canyon Ventures, GKM Newport, Stanford
Accelerator and Blueprint Ventures. For more information, visit
http://www.visto.com or email info@visto.com.
(C)Copyright 2008.
Visto Corporation, Visto, the Visto logo, Visto Mobile, ConstantSync,
Constant Synchronization and worklife.freedom are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Visto Corporation. All third-party trademarks, trade
names, or service marks are the property of their respective owners and are
used only to refer to the goods or services identified by those third-party
marks. Visto's technology is protected by U.S. Patents 7,228,383; 7,225,231;
7,039,679; 6,085,192; 5,968,131; 6,023,708; 5,961,590; 6,131,116; 6,151,606;
6,233,341; 6,131,096, 6,708,221 and 6,766,454 and various other foreign
patents. Other patents pending.
SOURCE Visto Corporation
