Suffern firm successfully defends patent

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General Patent Corp. (GPC) based in Suffern, a patent licensing and patent enforcement firm, announced on behalf of client Renhcol Inc. ? a wholly-owned subsidiary of Betbrokers PLC (London Stock Exchange: BETB) ? that Renhcol had settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Pregame L.L.C. of Las Vegas on January 27.

 

A lawsuit against Pregame and several other defendants was filed in October in the Eastern District of Texas for the infringement of Renhcol”™s U.S. patent. Ultimately, Pregame agreed to settle the lawsuit and license the patent, according to GPC.

 

GPC represents Renhcol as its exclusive licensing agent.

 

Renhcol owns “Web-Based Prediction Marketplace.” The technology pertains to the on-line prediction of future events.  “We are pleased to have reached an amicable settlement with Pregame and look forward to settling with the rest of the defendants,” said Paul Lerner, GPC”™s senior vice president and general counsel.