Telephia has filed a lawsuit against M:Metrics with the U.S. District Court

June 16, 2006

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Telephia, Inc, the leading provider of performance measurement information to the mobile industry, has filed a lawsuit against M:Metrics with the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California for violating its intellectual property rights. The complaint asserts that M:Metrics has engaged in acts of patent infringement in connection with the development and distribution of smartphone metering software (distributed via www.mobilepanel.com). The complaint is based upon multiple patents awarded to Telephia in the area of metering mobile devices, including:

  • United States Patent #6,745,011 B1 – “System and Method for Measuring Wireless Device and Network Usage and Performance Metrics.” Filed September 1, 2000 and issued June 1, 2004

  • United States Patent #6,754,470 B2 – “System and Method for Measuring Wireless Device and Network Usage and Performance Metrics.” Filed August 31, 2001 and issued June 22, 2004



Telephia is seeking permanent injunction against M:Metrics infringement on the company’s patent rights.

“We believe that M:Metrics has violated Telephia’s intellectual property rights through the unauthorized development of their smartphone metering panel,” said Sid Gorham, President and CEO, Telephia. “It’s regrettable that we need to resort to legal action, but we have been unable to obtain their cooperation through other means. We plan to vigorously protect and defend our intellectual property in this area.”

“We are strong proponents of mobile device metering as a next-generation research tool and are committed to deploying the industry’s most representative panel for metering mobile subscriber activity. Based on its patents, Telephia is developing a device metering platform that will have the full technical and business support of mobile operators, device OEM’s and other key industry players, ” added Gorham.

“We believe that M:Metrics has deployed metering technology that not only infringes on Telephia’s intellectual property but also creates unacceptable risks for consumers and mobile operators. By paying mobile subscribers to install metering software to their phones that has not been certified by carriers and device OEMs, M;Metrics is creating the potential for a wide range of device performance, customer service, and consumer privacy problems.”

Telephia Inc.

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