On June 8, 2010, LSPT filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Metal Improvement Company, LLC (“MIC”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,373,876 (the “’876 patent”).  On September 3, 2010, MIC filed a Request for Reexamination with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), asking that the USPTO reexamine the claims of the ’876 patent in light of various printed publications submitted by MIC in the Request.  The Court stayed the lawsuit pending the outcome of the reexamination proceeding.  On March 25, 2011, the USPTO issued a Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexamination Certificate, wherein the USPTO stated its intent to confirm all 38 of the claims of the ’876 patent.  On July 5, 2011, the USPTO issued a Reexamination Certificate, Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate No. US 6,373,876 C1, declaring:  “As a result of the reexamination, it has been determined that:  The patentability of claims 1-38 is confirmed.”  As a result, all of the claims of the ’876 patent remain valid and enforceable.

LSP Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it recently entered into a patent cross-license agreement with GE.  As a result of the cross-license, LSPT became the sole production-based licensee of GE’s entire laser peening patent portfolio, which includes more than 50 U.S. and foreign issued patents and numerous pending patent applications.  LSPT also became the sole production-based licensee of the coveted “GEN 4” laser peening technology, a relatively low power, high throughput laser peening technology that will revolutionize the laser peening industry.

LSPT’s laser peening customers can breathe easier knowing that LSPT is contractually permitted to process parts using GE’s extensive laser peening patent portfolio.  This exciting new development will allow LSPT to continue to be the premier provider of high quality, efficient, and value driven laser peening production services for many years to come.

LSP Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has settled both of its pending patent infringement lawsuits against Continuum Electro-Optics, Inc. The basis for the settlement was a license grant from LSPT to the purchaser and end user of the Continuum laser system covered by the patents at issue in the lawsuits (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,373,876, 6,191,385, and 5,127,019).

LSPT places a very high value on its patent portfolio, which includes roughly 60 U.S. and foreign patents and numerous pending patent applications relating to laser peening, laser bond inspection, and laser mine neutralization. LSPT will continue to seek enforcement of its patents where necessary and appropriate.

On June 8, 2010, LSP Technologies, Inc. filed suit against Metal Improvement Company (MIC) for patent infringement.  The suit was filed in federal court in the southern district of Ohio.  The patent in suit is patent number 6,373,876 and is specifically related to laser peening system technology.

On January 14, 2008, LSP Technologies, Inc. filed suit against Continuum Electro-Optics, Inc. for infringement of two of its patents: 5,127,019 and 6,191,385. The suit was filed in federal court in the southern district of Ohio. After initial discovery, a third patent (6,373,876) was added to the suit in November 2008.  All three patents are related to laser peening system technology.