SANDVIKEN, Sweden, Oct. 28, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Swedish Court of Appeal today announced its ruling in the dispute pertaining to two of Sandvik Tamrock's patents for drilling rigs. The Court of Appeal ruled that one of the patents lacked degree of invention and, accordingly, should be invalidated in Sweden. Furthermore, the Court of Appeal ruled that no infringement had occurred with regard to the second patent.
"Of course, we had hoped for a ruling that correlated with the general practice of the European Patent Office, but we are also aware that this is a complicated case," says Sandvik's General Counsel Bo Severin.
Sandvik will now review the court findings in more detail.
Sandviken, 28 October 2005
Sandvik AB; (publ)
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Sandvik is a high-technology engineering group with advanced products and world-leading positions in selected areas -- tools for metalworking, machinery and tools for rock excavation, stainless steel, special alloys and resistance heating materials and process systems. The Group has 38,000 employees in 130 countries, with annual sales of approximately SEK 55,000 M.
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