FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATICK, MA, USA 7월 27, 2010

Cognex Reconfirms Its Commitment to Defend Its Patents

NATICK, MA, July 27, 2010--Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today responded to the July 16, 2010 initial determination by an Administrative Law Judge of the International Trade Commission (ITC) which recommended a finding that the importation and sale of equipment using MVTec’s Halcon™ machine vision software does not violate two of Cognex’s patents.

“We are encouraged by the judge’s decision confirming that the claims of one of the patents (U.S. Patent No. 7,016,539) are not anticipated or obvious,” said Todd Keebaugh, Cognex’s Vice President of Legal Services. “However, we are disappointed with his initial determination that both Cognex patents in this investigation were not infringed, and that they claim unpatentable subject matter under the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bilski. We believe the Supreme Court made clear that Bilski was not intended to affect the patentability of technological methods performed in software. Fortunately, the judge’s decision at the ITC is only an initial determination, and Cognex will bring these important issues to the full Commission for an independent review.”

Mr. Keebaugh continued, “The ITC proceeding is just one path in our battle to vigorously assert our patent rights against MVTec, and it has no impact on Cognex’s assertion of five other patents in our second path, which is our ongoing case against MVTec in the U.S. District Court. In this regard, we are very pleased that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office carried out a reexamination at MVtec’s request and confirmed the validity of four of those patents (including 7,016,539). We expect the District Court to issue an injunction and award damages to Cognex for the sale of MVTec’s allegedly infringing software in the United States, and/or sales by any other company that incorporate that software.”

“For the past 20 years, Cognex has been widely recognized as the pioneer of the geometric pattern matching methods which are at the heart of this case,” stated Dr. Robert Shillman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex. “Our company has invested significant resources to develop this innovative technology which has brought enormous value to industrial automation worldwide, and we believe we have justly earned the protection granted to us by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.”

A final determination by the ITC is expected in November 2010. It is important to note that the ITC proceeding will have no impact with respect to Cognex’s ability to develop, market or sell its machine vision products anywhere in the world.

CONTACT:
Robin Pratt
Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications
Cognex Corporation
Phone: (858) 350-5065
Email: robin.pratt@cognex.com

Cognex Corporation 소개

Cognex Corporation(이하 “회사” 또는 “코그넥스”)은 중요한 제조 및 유통 난제를 해결하는 기술을 발명하고 상용화합니다. 매력적인 산업용 최종 시장 전반에 걸쳐 고성장 잠재력 비즈니스의 효율성과 품질을 개선하는 머신 비전 제품 및 솔루션을 제공하는 선도적인 글로벌 공급업체입니다. 당사 솔루션은 물리적 제품과 소프트웨어를 혼합하여 시각 정보를 캡처하고 분석함으로써 전 세계 고객의 제조 및 유통 작업을 자동화할 수 있습니다. 머신 비전 제품은 휴대폰, 전기차 배터리, 전자상거래 포장물과 같은 품목의 위치 파악, 식별, 검사 및 측정을 통해 개별 품목의 제조 또는 유통 및 추적을 자동화하는 데 사용됩니다. 머신 비전은 육안으로는 크기, 정확성 또는 속도에 대한 요구 사항을 충족하기에 불충분한 애플리케이션이나 상당한 비용 절감 또는 품질 개선이 필요한 경우 중요한 역할을 합니다.

코그넥스는 머신 비전 분야의 세계 선도기업으로, 1981년 설립 이후 400만대 이상의 비전 기반 제품을 출하했으며, 100억 달러 이상의 누적 매출을 달성했습니다. 코그넥스는 미국 메사추세츠 네이틱에 본사를 두고 있으며, 미국, 유럽, 아시아 전역에 걸쳐 지사 및 대리점을 보유하고 있습니다. 코그넥스에 대한 자세한 정보는 www.cognex.com/ko-kr에서 확인하세요.

연락하다:
Nathan McCurren
Head of Investor Relations
Cognex Corporation
ir@cognex.com

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