CELESTRON

Celestron wins summary judgment against Meade Instruments

Torrance, California, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 28, 2003, the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California entered its Order granting Celestron's Motion for Summary Judgment that Celestron's NexStar GPS 8 and 11 products, NexStar 5, 5i, 8 and 8i Products, NexStar GT 4, 60, 80, and 114 products do not literally infringe Meade Instrument's U.S. Patent No. 6,304,376 related to Meade's ETX/Autostar telescope technology.

In the Order, the District Court also Denied Meade's motion for summary judgment of infringement that Celestron's products listed above infringe on Meade's U.S. Patent No. 6,304,376 related to Meade's ETX/Autostar telescope technology.

Celestron, based in Torrance, CA, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of computerised and non-computerised telescopes, as well as binoculars and sport optics products. Celestron products are sold and distributed both domestically and internationally.

For more information contact:
Rod Berman
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro
Counsel for Celestron
+1 310-201-3517

Counsel, Rod Berman of Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, +1-310-201-3517, for Celestron


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