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UPDATE 1-Court rules Bally infringed certain IGT patents

Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:56am EDT

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April 30 (Reuters) - Slot machine maker International Game Technology (IGT.N) said the federal court ruled that Bally Technologies Inc (BYI.N) infringed certain patents.

However, the court also ruled that Bally's Power Promotions, Power Bank, and SDS/CMP Power Winners products do not infringe IGT patents.

IGT filed the lawsuit in 2006 and was seeking monetary damages and an injunction. The company said it expects there will be a trial to assess damages.

In a separate release, casino games maker Bally said the court also found that its ACSC Power Winners and ACSC Power Rewards products infringe some asserted patent claims but do not infringe others.

The revenue derived from these two products to date are immaterial to its financial position, Bally said. (Reporting by Jennifer Robin Raj in Bangalore; editing by Mike Nesbit)



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