IGP Intercede Group Plc

 

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Intercede Group PLC 
11 January 2010 
 

 
 
11 January 2010 
Intercede Group plc 
("Intercede" or the "Company") 
Intercede Initiates UK Legal Action against ActivIdentity 
Intercede seeks Court Declaration of Non-Infringement and Asserts Patent Invalid 
 
 
Highlights: 
  *  Intercede seeks a declaration from UK High Court that its software products do 
  not infringe ActivIdentity patent EP(UK)0 981 803 
  *  Intercede challenges validity of ActivIdentity patent EP(UK)0 981 803 
  *  This is the UK counterpart to US patent 6,575,360 which is subject to a 
  previously announced law suit in the Northern District of California 
  *  Intercede's legal team and insurers are sufficiently confident in the strength 
  of the case that they have underwritten legal costs in the UK litigation 
 
London, United Kingdom (PRWEB) 11 January 2010 - Intercede announces that on 22 
December 2009 it issued proceedings against ActivIdentity in the UK High Court 
in London. These proceedings request the Court to rule ActivIdentity's patent EP 
(UK) 0 981 803 invalid and/or to make a binding declaration that Intercede's 
MyID software products do not infringe this patent. 
Intercede has adopted an innovative approach to significantly reduce its own 
financial exposure in this UK litigation. Firstly, it has engaged Forsyth 
Simpson Solicitors, a London-based firm of specialist intellectual property and 
patent lawyers, on a Conditional Fee Agreement (often called a "No Win No Fee" 
agreement). Having considered Intercede's case on the ActivIdentity patent, this 
firm has agreed to work for a reduced rate in return for an "uplift" on their 
fees in the event that Intercede wins its case. A benefit of this approach is 
that it minimises Intercede's short-term costs and if Intercede 
succeeds, ActivIdentity would normally be ordered by the Court to pay these fees 
and the uplift. 
Secondly, Intercede has secured 'After the Event' Insurance from a leading 
insurance provider to underwrite the risk of Intercede losing its case. In this 
circumstance, the insurance policy is intended to cover any costs, up to a 
specified maximum limit, that the Court may order Intercede to pay to 
ActivIdentity. Payment of the premium for this insurance is contingent upon the 
outcome of the case. This means that if Intercede loses the case, Intercede pay 
no premium to the insurers. Conversely, if Intercede win the case, ActivIdentity 
would normally be required by the Court to pay the insurance premium. 
Richard Parris, Intercede's Chairman and Chief Executive, said, "In the light of 
the on-going US litigation, the Intercede Board believe it is important to give 
our European customers confidence that none of our products infringe 
ActivIdentity's '803 patent and that, in any case, the '803 patent is invalid. 
We believe that this is best achieved by pursuing a robust course of action 
through the UK High Court. The very fact that we have been able to secure a 
Conditional Fee Agreement and After the Event Insurance not only protects the 
company but gives us confidence in the correctness of our position". 
About Intercede 
Intercede is the producer of the MyID  Identity and Credential Management System 
(IDCMS). Intercede's MyID is the only IDCMS software product that enables 
organizations to easily and securely manage the identities of people and their 
associated identity credentials within a single, integrated, workflow driven 
platform. This includes enabling and managing: secure registration, biometric 
capture, application vetting and approval through to smart card personalisation, 
issuance and management. 
Intercede's MyID is being used around the world by large corporations, 
governments and banks to manage millions of identities for employees, citizens 
and customers. Notable deployments in the US include 10 Federal Agencies, a 
program with Lockheed Martin and two major US financial institutions. In Europe 
and the Middle East, Intercede's MyID is being deployed in support of government 
identity, health and corporate employee ID security projects. 
For more information visit http://www.intercede.com 
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ENQUIRIES 
Intercede Group plc 
Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive 
Andrew Walker, Finance Director 
Tel. +44 (0)1455 558111 
FinnCap 
Clive Carver /Charles Cunningham - Corporate Finance 
Joanna Weaving - Corporate Broking 
Tel. +44 (0)20 7600 1658 
Pelham Public Relations 
Archie Berens 
Tel. +44 (0)20 7337 1509 
 
 
 
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