Agoracom

CALGARY, Aug. 19 /CNW/ - AeroMechanical Services Ltd. ("AMA"), is pleased to announce that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (the "U.S. District Court") has granted its motion to dismiss and has dismissed Star Navigation Systems Group's ("Star") patent infringement complaint against AMA for a second time. The Court agreed with AMA that Star failed to properly join the two co-owners of the patent - Viraf Kapadia and Hilary Vieira -- in the lawsuit.

On April 25, 2008, after having its original complaint dismissed, Star filed an amended complaint against AMA for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,113,852 ("the '852 Patent"). In the amended complaint, Star added its CEO Mr. Kapadia as a co-plaintiff, and unilaterally named Mr. Vieira an "involuntary plaintiff." Messrs. Kapadia and Vieira are the co-owners of the '852 Patent. AMA moved to dismiss this amended complaint because Mr. Vieira did not qualify as an "involuntary plaintiff."

The U.S. District Court has given Star until September 5, 2008 to amend its complaint to name Mr. Vieira as a defendant. If Star elects to amend its complaint, Mr. Vieira will have the opportunity to fully participate in the suit. But, Star and Mr. Vieira are currently embroiled in a dispute in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice involving, among other things, the ownership of U.S. Patent No. 7,113,852.

AMA is the technology leader in aircraft health performance monitoring systems, and holds patents recognizing its innovation in this industry. AMA takes intellectual property matters very seriously.