Sun Microsystems Wins Legal Judgments Against Intellectual Property Violators

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced that it has won judgments against a U.S. counterfeiter of Sun's products and a U.K. violator of Sun's trademarks.

In the U.S. case, Sun obtained a federal court judgment against Joe Faris, the primary owner of Sun Valley Technical Repair which was a major counterfeiter of Sun products. The judgment resolves Sun's long-standing litigation against Faris and Sun Valley Technical Repair, and requires Faris to cooperate with Sun as well as make a substantial monetary payment. Faris continues to be subject to potential criminal sanctions for his activities. Sun has invited customers who believe that they may have purchased counterfeit product to contact Sun for a free evaluation of their products' provenance.

In the U.K. case, Sun obtained summary judgment in the U.K. High Court of Justice against British firm M-Tech Data. The High Court of Justice ruled that M-Tech infringed Sun's registered trademarks by importing Sun product into the European Economic Area without authorization. In addition to entering an injunction against M-Tech, the High Court has ordered the company to provide Sun with disclosure of M-Tech's activities.

These judgments reflect strong efforts by Sun to protect its intellectual property rights. “Sun is committed to aggressively pursuing those who violate Sun's intellectual property rights and threaten its market integrity,” said Bill Mooz, Legal Director, Sun Microsystems. “Intellectual property theft can take many forms, including the counterfeiting of hardware, the copying and use of software without a license, and representing products or services as genuine when they are not backed by Sun. All of these acts not only tarnish Sun's brand, but also can put users of Sun products in the terrible position of depending upon inferior or unlicensed technology in mission-critical environments -- without proper warranty or support.”

The Faris and M-Tech Data cases represent only a fraction of the multiple actions that Sun has pending in courts around the globe against parties suspected of infringing Sun's intellectual property rights. In addition to initiating civil actions against those who violate its market integrity policies, Sun cooperates actively with prosecutorial authorities in any criminal investigation involving the potential infringement of Sun's intellectual property rights. “Sun has invested billions of dollars in its products and the Sun brand, and Sun's authorized partners have augmented those investments with their own money,” said Mike Dillon, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sun Microsystems. “We are resolutely committed to protecting those investments and the value of Sun's brand.”

For more information about Sun's policies and practices, please visit www.sun.com/market-integrity and view the following video for details on Sun's drive to safeguard market integrity http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1640183659?bctid=56368079001.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- “The Network is the Computer” (TM) -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com

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