Scio Diamond Issued Additional Major Patents

GREENVILLE, SC, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Scio Diamond Technology Corporation (OTC-BB: SCIO.OB) announces the issuance of four additional patents over the last 6 weeks, bringing their overall total of issued patents to 22. The addition of these four new patents to Scio Diamonds' already robust patent portfolio amplifies Scio's continuing effort to protect its Intellectual Property.  In addition to the issued patents, Scio's portfolio is inclusive of pending patent applications, substantial trade secrets and copyrights.

Scio's protection includes protection in U.S., China India and Australia.  Joe Lancia, Scio's CEO said, "We will continue to be aggressive in the protection of our Intellectual Property.  It is clear that the protection of our processes and methodologies are key for our future and it is imperative that we protect them for our shareholders."

U.S. Patent 11/275,748 - Issued March 6, 2012 - Gallium Nitride Light Emitting Devices on Diamond - Gallium nitride devices are formed on a diamond substrate, such as for light emitting diodes as a replacement for incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs. In one embodiment, gallium nitride diodes (or other devices) are formed on diamond in at least two methods. A first method comprises growing gallium nitride on diamond and building devices on that gallium nitride layer. The second method involves bonding gallium nitride (device or film) onto diamond and building the device onto the bonded gallium nitride. These devices may provide significantly higher efficiency than incandescent or fluorescent lights, and provide significantly higher light or energy density than other technologies.

U.S. Patent 12/463,152 - Issued March 13, 2012 - Detection of CVD Grown Diamond - Diamonds may be identified as grown by the use of chemical vapor deposition. One or more diamonds may be placed on a surface and exposed to short wavelength light. Diamonds that fluoresce red may be identified as grown by the use of chemical vapor deposition.

U.S. Patent 10/925,217 - Issued March 13, 2012 - Diamond Heat Sink in a Laser - A laser has a laser material in thermal contact with a diamond, such that the diamond is operable to carry heat away from the laser material. In further embodiments, the diamond has a reduced nitrogen content, is a reduced carbon-l3 content, is a monocrystalline or multilayer low-strain diamond, or has a thermal conductivity of greater than 2200W/mK.

U.S. Patent 12/546,096 - Issued April 17, 2012 - Boron Doped Diamond Semiconductor - First and second synthetic diamond regions are doped with boron. The second synthetic diamond region is doped with boron to a greater degree than the first synthetic diamond region, and in physical contact with the first synthetic diamond region. In a further example embodiment, the first and second synthetic diamond regions form a diamond semiconductor, such as a Schottky diode when attached to at least one metallic lead.

About SCIO Diamond

Scio Diamond will employ a patent-protected chemical vapor deposition process to produce high-quality, single-crystal diamond in a controlled laboratory setting.  Such diamond is referred to as "lab-grown" or cultivated diamond. The diamond has been proven to contain the identical chemical, physical and optical properties as diamond found in the earth.  The company's highly controlled manufacturing process will enable the mass production of a high-quality and high-purity single-crystal diamond for the Gemstone and Commercial Technology markets.

Scio Diamond intends to  produce colorless, near colorless and fancy colored diamond to support its Gemstone business in sizes up to 2.0 carat.  Using its ability to produce diamond in mass quantities, Scio will be able to provide technology clients with diamond material fabricated to their specifications enabling diamond to become the material of choice for the operating systems of the future.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Scio Diamond Technology Corporation to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there can be no assurance that these projections included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass.   Actual results of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the following factors, risks and uncertainties: (1) we are wholly dependent on our diamond production technology, and we may be unable to achieve high-yield production; (2) we have very limited operating history, and therefore, it is difficult to evaluate our business and prospects; (3) our ability to develop our core technologies is subject to uncertainties that are created by, among other things, the complexity of diamond manufacturing, high customer standards, dependence on third parties for certain complex components, the need to successfully integrate several complex components, dependence upon our employees and consultants to maintain an adequate testing and technical support infrastructure for successful adoption and rollout of cultured diamonds to customers, and our lack of experience in these areas; (4) we may not be able to establish effective distribution channels or distributors for our products; (5) we expect future losses and will need additional funding; (6) competitors may have significantly greater financial, technical, manufacturing and marketing resources and access to distribution channels than we have; (7) our business model is unproven; (8) our diamond manufacturing technology is vulnerable to disruptions due to a variety of factors, which may lead to interruptions, delays, and losses of opportunities or inability to consistently market and sell our cultured diamonds; (9) we may not be able to effectively manage the potential rapid growth of our operations; (10) we depend on our key management personnel, most of whom have either never worked together or who have worked together for only a short period of time, and the loss of the services of our executive officers or other key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business; (11) we will need to hire additional personnel, and if we fail to successfully attract, assimilate and retain a sufficient number of qualified executive, technical, managerial, sales and marketing, business development and administrative personnel, our business could suffer; (12) we may not be able to achieve a critical mass of customers and strategic relationships; (13)  we may not be able to establish brand awareness that is needed to achieve and maintain a significant market share; (14) the current and future state of the global economy may curtail our operations and our potential revenues; (15) acts of war, terrorism or other unknown and unexpected events could disrupt our business; (16) we have essentially no historical revenues and had a "going concern" qualification for our last audited financial statements; (17) the potential market for our cultured diamonds is unproven and may not materialize; (18) we face significant competition, including from companies which are much larger, well known and have more resources than us; (19) rapid technological change will affect our business and our production capabilities may not successfully evolve; (20) we may have limited protection of our intellectual property and proprietary rights, and we may not be able to maintain the propriety and/or confidentiality of the technology; and (21)  substantial governmental regulations govern the testing, creation and sale of the types of diamonds we intend to produce and may restrict our ability to sell our cultured diamonds. Except as required by applicable laws, the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

SOURCE Scio Diamond