Nyko Technologies Wins Significant Patent Decision in Its Ongoing Litigation with Electro Source

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003--Nyko Technologies, Inc.:

Arch Rivals in Video Game Accessories Category, Pelican Products Loses Its Arguments Against Two Patents Relating to Nyko's Famous Worm Light(TM) -- the Top Selling Lighting Accessory of all time for Game Boy

Nyko Technologies, Inc., founder of the lighting category for the video gaming industry, announces it has won a significant decision in its ongoing patent infringement litigation with Electro Source over its Pelican(TM) line of products. The Los Angeles Federal Court had previously entered an injunction prohibiting Electro Source from continuing to misappropriate the design of Nyko's popular Worm Light(TM), a lighting device used with Nintendo's Game Boy Color. Nyko's Worm Light, released in 1999, is the top selling lighting accessory of all time for Game Boy.

On April 7, 2003, the Federal Court ruled against Electro Source that had sought to narrowly limit the scope of two of Nyko's patents, or have them declared invalid or unenforceable. The Federal Court, in what is known as a Markman hearing, rejected every argument made by Electro Source, and ruled that Nyko's patents were entitled to the full breadth of protection that had been recognized by the United States Patent Office. Monday's decision by the Court is one more in a continuing string of victories by Nyko as part of its litigation against its competitors.

Nyko is the owner of numerous patents within the video gaming business and has over a dozen patents directed to the lighting of portable electronic and computing devices. "We are very pleased with the ruling," said Herschel Naghi, president, Nyko Technologies. "We are constantly faced with those who would misappropriate Nyko's proprietary technologies and we have been uniformly successful in stopping these efforts."

Nyko Worm Light technology utilizes an LED, which remains the preferred, high quality method of lighting the Game Boy and other systems. Based on a new technology, LED uses less power and provides superior lighting.

Created in 1999, the Worm Light plugs into and is powered by the utility power jack of Nintendo's Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. The accessory illuminates the screen with a while LED light for easier viewing in low light conditions and is attached to the portable gaming device with a "worm-like" flexible arm for better maneuvering.