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On February 20, 2009 LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, Korea) filed a complaint with the ITC against the Company for infringement of
certain of their patents alleged to be related to digital camera technology. LGE is seeking a limited exclusion order preventing
importation of devices found to infringe the asserted patents. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.
On November 17, 2008, the Company filed a complaint against Samsung Electronics Company Ltd., Samsung Electronics America
Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC in Federal District Court in Rochester, New York, for infringement of patents
related to digital camera technology. The Company is seeking unspecified damages and other relief.
On November 17, 2008 the Company filed a complaint against LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics USA Inc., and LG Electronics
MobileComm USA, Inc. in Federal District Court in Rochester, New York, for infringement of patents related to digital camera
technology. The Company is seeking unspecified damages and other relief.
On February 20, 2009 LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, Korea) commenced two actions against the Company in Federal District court in
the Southern District of California for infringement of certain of their patents alleged to be related to digital camera technology. LGE
is seeking unspecified damages and other relief. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.
On November 17, 2008, the Company commenced a lawsuit in Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against Samsung Electronics
GmbH for infringement of a patent related to digital camera technology. The Company is seeking unspecified damages and other
relief.
On November 20, 2008, Research in Motion Ltd. and Research in Motion Corp. (collectively “RIM”) filed a declaratory judgment
action against the Company in Federal District Court in Dallas, Texas. The suit seeks to invalidate certain Company patents related
to digital camera technology and software object linking, and seeks a determination that RIM handheld devices do not infringe such
patents. On February 17, 2009, the Company filed its answer and counterclaims for infringement of each of these same patents.
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including commercial,
customs, employment, environmental, and health and safety matters, which are being handled and defended in the ordinary course
of business. In addition, the Company is subject to various assertions, claims, proceedings and requests for indemnification
concerning intellectual property, including patent infringement suits involving technologies that are incorporated in a broad spectrum
of the Company’s products. These matters are in various stages of investigation and litigation, and are being vigorously defended.
Although the Company does not expect that the outcome in any of these matters, individually or collectively, will have a material
adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations, litigation is inherently unpredictable. Therefore, judgments could be
rendered or settlements entered, that could adversely affect the Company’s operating results or cash flows in a particular period.
The Company routinely assesses all of its litigation and threatened litigation as to the probability of ultimately incurring a liability, and
records its best estimate of the ultimate loss in situations where it assesses the likelihood of loss as probable.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Pursuant to General Instructions G (3) of Form 10-K, the following list is included as an unnumbered item in Part I of this report in
lieu of being included in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Date First Elected
an
to
Executive
Present
Name Age Positions Held
Officer
Office
Robert L. Berman 51 Senior Vice President
2002
2005
Philip J. Faraci 53 President and Chief Operating Officer
2005
2007
Joyce P. Haag 58 General Counsel and Senior Vice President
2005
2005
Mary Jane Hellyar 55 Executive Vice President
2005
2007
James T. Langley 57 Senior Vice President
2003
2003
William J. Lloyd 69 Senior Vice President
2005
2005
Antonio M. Perez 63 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
2003
2005
Frank S. Sklarsky 52 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
2006
2006
Terry R. Taber 54 Vice President
2008
2008
Diane E. Wilfong 47 Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
2006
2006
Executive officers are elected annually in February.