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ISCO International Announces Court Rulings in Patent Litigation Post-Trial Motio


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ISCO International Announces Court Rulings in Patent Litigation Post-Trial
Motion Process

MT. PROSPECT, Ill., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
ISCO International, Inc. (Amex: ISO), a leading supplier of
interference-control solutions for the wireless telecommunications industry,
announces rulings in the patent litigation with Superconductor Technologies,
Inc., et. al (STI).
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010321/CGW036LOGO )
On April 3, 2003, ISCO announced an adverse jury verdict in the patent
infringement case the Company brought against STI. The jury found that ISCO's
patent should be deemed invalid and unenforceable based on inequitable conduct
by an inventor. Further, the jury found that ISCO acted in bad faith and
committed unfair competition, and awarded damages to STI in the amount of
$3.87 million.
On April 17, 2003, ISCO filed a motion for JMOL (judgment as a matter of
law) and STI filed a motion for attorney fees and a motion for entry of
judgment of inequitable conduct and unenforceability. ISCO requested the
court overturn the jury findings with regard to the validity and
enforceability of the patent and the allegations of inequitable conduct and
unfair competition. Further, ISCO requested a new trial to consider these
issues as well as to consider the appropriate damage award in favor of ISCO
for the infringement of its patent.
On August 21, 2003, the Court issued rulings on these motions. The Court
overturned the jury determination of unfair competition on the part of ISCO
and denied all requests for damages, including the $3.87 million jury award to
STI. The Court also denied STI's motion for attorney fees. However, the
Court did not overturn the jury determinations of patent invalidity and
unenforceability based on inequitable conduct and denied ISCO's motion for a
new trial.
ISCO continues to believe this to be a properly issued, valid, and
enforceable patent. The Company is currently considering the appropriate next
step in this matter, which may include filing an appeal.
ISCO has the broadest range of interference-control solutions in the
industry. Its ANF(TM) (Adaptive Notch Filter(TM)) line is the only patented
product in the world that suppresses in-band interference in a CDMA carrier
within 20 milliseconds. The company also provides the widest range of
configurations for HTS out-of-band interference solutions that support
cellular, PCS, 2.5G and 3G systems. Its products include the smallest,
failure-proof all-temperature HTS filter on the market today, the patented
ATP(TM) system. ISCO has also developed ultra-high-performance
super-conducting front-end products, including both transmitter and receiver
products for emerging data-capable WCDMA and CDMA 2000 systems. These next
generation wireless systems are expected to replace current wireless systems
over the next several years.

Safe Harbor Statement
Because the Company wants to provide investors with meaningful and useful
information, this news release contains, and incorporates by reference,
certain "forward-looking statements" that reflect the Company's current
expectations regarding the future results of operations, performance and
achievements of the Company. The Company has tried, wherever possible, to
identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as
"anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends" and
similar expressions. These statements reflect the Company's current beliefs
and are based on information currently available to it. Accordingly, these
statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and contingencies,
which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to
differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements.
These factors include, among others, the following: the Company's ability to
obtain current financing to sustain operations, market acceptance of the
Company's technology; the spending patterns of wireless network operators in
connection with the build out of 2.5G and 3G wireless systems; the Company's
ability to obtain additional financing in the future; the Company's history of
net losses and the lack of assurance that the Company's earnings will be
sufficient to cover fixed charges in the future; uncertainty about the
Company's ability to compete effectively against better capitalized
competitors and to withstand downturns in its business or the economy
generally; continued downward pressure on the prices charged for the Company's
products due to the competition of rival manufacturers of front-end systems
for the wireless telecommunications market; the timing and receipt of customer
orders; the Company's ability to attract and retain key personnel; and the
effects of legal proceedings. A more complete description of these risks,
uncertainties and assumptions is included in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described under the
heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as
amended. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the
results of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may be
made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Web site: http://www.iscointl.com

SOURCE ISCO International, Inc.

/CONTACT: Frank Cesario of ISCO International, Inc.,
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Aug-22-2003 19:41 GMT
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