Bar Code Industry Leaders Sue Lemelson Partnership

Seven leaders of the Automatic Identification and Data Capture industry announced today that they have jointly filed a suit in federal court against the Lemelson Medical, Educational, & Research Foundation, Limited Partnership seeking a declaration that certain patents asserted by the Lemelson Partnership against end users of bar code equipment are invalid, unenforceable and not infringed. The seven Auto ID companies are Accu-Sort Systems, Inc., Intermec Technologies Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UNOVA, Inc. (NYSE: UNA), Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTLG), PSC Inc. (NASDAQ: PSCX), Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL), Teklogix Corporation, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Teklogix International Inc. (TSE: TKX.TO), and Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA).

Although no claim is now or has ever been asserted by the Lemelson Partnership directly against any of the Auto ID companies, the Lemelson Partnership has contacted many of the Auto ID companies' customers demanding a one-time license fee for certain so-called "bar code" patents transferred to the Lemelson Partnership by the late Jerome H. Lemelson. The Auto ID companies have received numerous requests from their customers asking that they undertake the defense of these claims using their knowledge of the technology at issue.

Leonard H. Goldner, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Symbol Technologies, Inc., Chairman of the steering committee formed by the seven companies, stated that: "We are extremely pleased that most of the leaders of our industry have been able to come together in a concerted effort to protect our customers against what we believe to be baseless claims. Lemelson and his agents have been able to collect substantial sums from users of bar code technology because the users have not been in a position to economically litigate against the Lemelson claims. The united front being demonstrated by the leaders of our industry will send a strong message to our current and future customers that we will not stand idly by while our industry and its customers are unduly taxed by these unwarranted claims. Neither Lemelson nor the Partnership has done anything to advance the development of bar code technology and they do not deserve to benefit from our industry's success. To the contrary, they are simply trying to take advantage of the innovations developed by the industry over the last three decades."

The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on July 21, 1999. Although there are several other pending actions involving the Lemelson Partnership and other industry groups relating to other technologies, such as machine vision systems and semiconductor manufacturing, this is believed to be the only proceeding focusing solely on the bar code-related claims being asserted by the Lemelson Partnership.

About the Auto ID Companies:

AccuSort Systems is the world's largest manufacturer of fixedposition industrial scanners. As the leading innovator in automatic identification technology, the company provides total solutions for the auto ID needs of the materials handling and industrial markets.

Intermec Technologies Corporation, a UNOVA, Inc. company, is a global leader in the development, manufacture and integration of automated data collection and mobile computing systems. The company's products and services are used by customers in multiple industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service. Headquartered in Southern California, UNOVA is a $2 billion industrial technologies company. It has global leadership positions in manufacturing systems and machine tools for the automotive, aerospace and general metalworking industries and in automated data collection, mobile computing, bar code and radio frequency identification systems for industrial, distribution, transportation, logistics and government applications.

Metrologic designs manufactures, and markets bar code scanning equipment incorporating laser and holographic technology. Metrologic's principal products are hand-held scanners, fixed projection scanners, in-counter scanners, industrial scanners and fully automated scanning and information gathering systems. Metrologic ships its products into more than 90 countries worldwide.

PSC Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of bar code scanning and automatic data collection solution of the highest quality and exceptional reliability. Its broad range of products includes a line of laser based and non-laser based handheld and fixed position bar code scanners, bar code engines and verifiers and automated carton dimensioning systems. These products are used in automatic data collection solutions in the retail, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics and package handling markets. Headquartered in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Webster, PSC has manufacturing facilities in Webster and Eugene, Oregon. PSC has sales and service offices throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas.

Teklogix International Inc. is a global leader in wireless data communications and enabling software for supply chain and inventory management. The company designs, manufactures, markets, and supports large-scale systems and products for corporations with a mobile workforce and a need for real-time interactive data communications. The company's systems are typically used by large-scale organizations in the manufacturing, retail, transportation and service industries. An estimated 6,000 Teklogix systems are installed in more than 50 countries worldwide. The company has 34 sales and support offices and 26 independent distributors throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South & Latin America.

Zebra Technologies Corporation manufactures and distributes Zebra- and Eltron-brand on-demand bar code label printers, secure ID printing systems and plastic card printers used in automatic identification and plastic card personalization applications worldwide. The company also offers software and related supplies, including more than 300 label and ribbon combinations. Zebra's customers include more than 70 percent of the FORTUNE 500.

About Symbol Technologies

Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company™, is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility solutions integrate advanced data capture products, radio frequency identification technology, mobile computing platforms, wireless infrastructure, mobility software and world-class services programs. Symbol enterprise mobility products and solutions are proven to increase workforce productivity, reduce operating costs, drive operational efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for the world's leading companies.

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