Bitstream Wins TrueDoc Lawsuit on All Counts

23 July 2005

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today that Judge Amy J. St. Eve of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division ruled in favor of Bitstream on all counts in the case of Monotype Imaging, Inc. (formerly Agfa Monotype Corporation) and International Typeface Corporation v. Bitstream Inc.

On June 24, 2003, Monotype Imaging, Inc. and International Typeface Corporation filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division claiming that the Company, through its TrueDoc software, infringes trademarks and copyrights and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

In her opinion issued on July 12, 2005, the Court found that Bitstream was not liable under any claims of contributory infringement, contributory trademark infringement, or infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Previously, on April 21, 2005, the Court held that Bitstream was not liable under claims for direct copyright or trademark infringement or for vicariously infringing Monotype Imaging, Inc.'s and International Typeface Corporation's copyrights.

As a result of these two decisions, the Court entered judgment for Bitstream Inc.

About Bitstream

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company that makes communications compelling. Bitstream enables customers worldwide to render high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless devices, select from the largest collection of fonts online, and customize documents over the Internet. Its core competencies include font technology, browsing technology, e-commerce technology, and publishing technology.

Source: Business Wire

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