Comba Telecom in Defence Against Andrew Lawsuit

HONG KONG, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall-Asia/ -- Recently, Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 2342) and certain members of the Group (the "Company") have received a writ issued by the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in the People's Republic of China from Andrew LLC ("Andrew") for a civil litigation with respect to an alleged patent infringement by the Company. Pursuant to the writ, Andrew has initiated legal proceedings against the Company in relation to the alleged patent infringement for its RET Antenna and sought for an injunction and indemnification of economic loss of RMB12 million and other expenses relevant to the litigation. Andrew has also claimed that it has initiated legal proceedings in Brazil in relation to the alleged patent infringement. The Company is now in proceed of undertaking effective measures in response to the alleged claims.

Andrew has initiated litigation on the patent infringement relating to RET Antenna. Based on the understanding of the Company, the patent had been void and cancelled in various regions. In Europe, the patent over RET Antenna was cancelled by European Patent Office in 2009. In China, the patent of Andrew's RET Antenna was declared void in 2007 and 2009 by the State Intellectual Property Office and was also subsequently declared void by the Beijing Intermediate People's Court in late 2010. The Company considers that the patent under litigation in China and Brazil should be declared void and the allegation against the Company for patent infringement in China and Brazil shall not be valid.

The Company places strong emphasis on its intellectual properties and has acquired substantial volume of patents. The Company respects others' intellectual properties. The Company has undertaken positive measures to safeguard its legal rights of operation and will not rule out the possibilities of initiating counter litigation against Andrew. The Company will continue to devote resources to the research and development and extend its edges in technologies of its products on top of the leading technologies among the peers. Based on the analysis of the Company, the litigation will not have any significant adverse impact on the Company's future development.

About Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited

As one of the leading wireless solution providers in the world, Comba is primarily engaged in the R&D and manufacturing of wireless enhancement products including RRU, base station subsystems & antennas, and wireless transmission & access systems. The Group also provides complete turnkey solutions and services to its global customers. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Comba's global operations include manufacturing platforms in China, R&D centers in China and the USA, and over 40 offices worldwide. In September 2009, Comba was named "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion" by Forbes. In March 2010, it was included into the Hang Seng Composite Index Series (under the Information Technology category). In May 2011, Comba secured winning places in five categories in FinanceAsia's Top Companies Poll, namely, "Best Mid-Cap" (first place), "Most Committed to a Strong Dividend Policy", "Best Corporate Social Responsibility", "Best Corporate Governance", and "Best Managed Company". For further information, please visit: www.comba-telecom.com.

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