TORONTO, March 13, 2014 /CNW/ - 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (ONE:TSX) today announced results for its first quarter 2014 which ended January 31, 2014. The loss for the first quarter 2014 was $399,367 compared to a loss of $1,060,478 for the same period in 2013, a decrease of $661,111. Excluding non-cash expenses for stock-based compensation and depreciation the adjusted loss for the first quarter 2014 was $350,066 (2013 - $875,548). The Company completed the quarter with $2,573,595 of cash and cash equivalents.

"It has been a long time coming; but now, after almost six years during which we completed a successful re-examination at the USPTO of our patent, the Court has lifted the stay in our patent litigation against Citrix", said Andrew Cheung, President and CEO for 01 Communique. "As we move forward we plan to continue to monitor our expenses closely and adjust them as we see necessary with the primary goal of continuing in the defense of our intellectual property and then to continue with our product development."

"As a testimony to the innovative nature of our technology, our products continue to win awards," said Andrew Cheung. "In January 2014 Internet Telephony awarded our I'm InTouch Meeting "Product of the Year" commenting that I'm InTouch Meeting has proven to be among the best communications and technology solutions on the market."

The Company currently has two patent lawsuits, one against Citrix Systems Inc. ("Citrix") and the other against LogMeIn Inc. ("LogMeIn").

Citrix Litigation -
On February 2, 2006, a lawsuit was filed by the Company in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, against Citrix alleging infringement of our patent number 6928479 (the "'479 Patent"). As part of the litigation Citrix requested an inter partes reexamination of the '479 Patent by United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"), and also requested a stay in the Court proceedings. The stay was granted by the Judge in the case on March 12, 2008.
On March 16, 2007, prior to the stay being implemented, the court issued a patent claim construction ruling adopting the Company's claim construction for 19 of the 20 disputed claim terms (commonly referred to as a "Markman Ruling").
On July 6, 2010 a Right of Appeal Notice was issued by the USPTO confirming the patentability of the '479 Patent. Citrix appealed that decision to the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeals Board ("PTAB").
On October 29, 2013 the PTAB rendered their decision affirming the validity of the '479 Patent. The appeal process is now complete at the USPTO. Citrix has appealed that decision to the United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit and that appeal is now in process. We are confident that we will prevail in this appeal as well.
On February 28, 2014 a Court Order was issued granting 01 Communique's motion to lift the stay and proceed to trial. A pretrial conference is scheduled for October 17, 2014 at which time a trial date will be set. Between now and the pretrial conference the Company and its legal team will be working in earnest to complete everything that is required in preparation for trial.

LogMeIn Appeal -

On September 8, 2010, the Company filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia, against LogMeIn alleging infringement of the '479 Patent. The case against LogMeIn proceeded to trial and on March 26, 2013 the Jury in the trial rendered its verdict concluding that 01 Communique's '479 Patent is valid but that LogMeIn does not infringe the patent.

The Company disagrees with the jury's finding of non-infringement and on June 26, 2013 a notice of appeal was filed with the United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (Appeal Nos. 2013-1479). LogMeIn has filed a cross appeal, (Case No. 2013-1525) in respect of the Court Order concluding that the '479 Patent was valid and enforceable. Their cross appeal has been consolidated with the Company's appeal. To date all briefs that are due have been filed by both parties. The Company remains confident in the merits of its appeal and expects the Hearing to take place in the next several months after which a decision will be rendered.

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About 01 Communique
Established in 1992, 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (TSX: ONE) offers a suite of remote access services designed for small-medium sized business, mobile professionals and IT service providers. 01's software as a service offerings are deployed on-demand and include functionality enabling on-line meetings, remote computing and IT support. 01's suite of products includes its remote access offering I'm InTouch (www.imintouch.com), its online meeting offering (www.imintouchmeeting.com) and its remote support offering I'm OnCall (www.imoncall.com) products are protected in the U.S.A. by its patents #6,928,479 / #6,938,076 / #8,234,701 and in  Canada by its patents #2,309,398 / #2,524,039 and Japan by its patent #4,875,094. For more information, visit www.01com.com or call (905) 795-888 or (800) 668-2185 (North America only).

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SOURCE 01 Communique Laboratory Inc.