Subject: GW Micro's Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit
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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 chx caret caret
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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'ness] 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
wwwddgwmicroddcom
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