NanoTech Entertainment Inc (NTEK)

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Namco Bandai Games spokesperson Arne Cual-Pedroso replied to our interview request with the following comment: "We do not comment on any potential or pending litigations. However, we will always protect our intellectual properties to the fullest extent of the law."

Namco America, Namco's coin-op division based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois had previously spoken out and taken certain legal action against Ultracade Technologies as early as 2003. Namco America discovered Foley was taking individual copies of Microsoft Return of the Arcade Anniversary Edition, pre-installing it on Ultracade, and then selling it to arcades. The 2000 release of Microsoft Return of the Arcade included Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole-Position, Galaxian, and Dig-Dug for Windows. In a March 2003 article posted on The Vending Times, then Namco America president Kevin Hayes made the company position clear:

"Ultracade is completely out of bounds in selling 'Pac-Man' or any other Namco titles for arcade use with their system. They have not licensed it from Namco or anyone else. Operators buying Namco titles from them should realize they are buying an unlicensed, illegal product and that Namco is taking appropriate action to protect its intellectual property from misuse / theft."