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LML Payment Systems Reports Issuance of United States Patent No. RE40,220
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia -- LML Payment Systems Inc. ("LML") (Nasdaq: LMLP), is pleased to announce that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has reissued United States Patent No. RE40,220 (formerly United States Patent No. 6,354,129) to LML's subsidiary LML Patent Corp. The new patent relates to electronic check payments and adds to LML Patent Corp.'s already existing patent portfolio, including United States Patent Nos. 5,484,988; 6,164,528; 6,283,366; and 6,354,491.
"We are pleased that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has again recognized the innovative concepts in LML's technology," said Patrick H. Gaines, chief executive officer and president of LML Patent Corp and LML Payment Systems Inc. "We are excited to welcome this new patent to our portfolio."
About LML Payment Systems Inc. (www.lmlpayment.com)
LML Payment Systems Inc., through its subsidiaries Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc. in Canada and LML Payment Systems Corp. in the U.S., is a leading provider of financial payment processing solutions for e-commerce and traditional businesses. We provide credit card processing, online debit, electronic funds transfer, automated clearinghouse payment processing and authentication services, along with routing of selected transactions to third party processors and banks for authorization and settlement. Our intellectual property estate, owned by subsidiary LML Patent Corp., includes U.S. Patent No. RE40,220, No. 6,354,491, No. 6,283,366, No. 6,164,528, and No. 5,484,988 all of which relate to electronic check processing methods and systems.
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