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Date : 21 April 2015

MATERIAL LITIGATION JF TECHNOLOGY BERHAD ("JFT" or "the Company")- Complaint for Patent Infringement, Jury Trial Demanded INFORMATION ON THE COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff: JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP. ("JTI") Defendants: JFT Group of Companies

JF TECHNOLOGY BERHAD

Type Announcement
Subject MATERIAL LITIGATION
Description 
JF TECHNOLOGY BERHAD ("JFT" or "the Company")- Complaint for Patent Infringement, Jury Trial Demanded

INFORMATION ON THE COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT

Plaintiff: JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP. ("JTI")
Defendants: JFT Group of Companies

Reference is made to JFT’s announcements on 27 June 2014 and 7 August 2014 in relation to a Complaint for Patent Infringement filed by Johnstech JTI in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (“the Court”) against the Defendants for the Infringement of United States Patent No. 7,059,866 entitled "Integrated Circuit Test Contact to Test Apparatus" ("866 Patent").

The Board wishes to inform that the Judge of the above Complaint had dismissed JFT for lack of jurisdiction and also dismissed JTI's claim for inducement of infringement due to the insufficiency of the allegations regarding the specific intent required for inducement.

JFT and J Foong Technologies Sdn. Bhd. are officially out of the case now and the dismissal of JFT was without prejudice.

This announcement is dated 21 April 2015.



Announcement Info

Company Name JF TECHNOLOGY BERHAD
Stock Name JFTECH
Date Announced 21 Apr 2015
Category General Announcement for PLC
Reference Number GA1-21042015-00055


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