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Gateway 2000 disputes Lotus Chinese rights

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Responding to Lotus Pacific's announcement of their transfer of Amiga rights in the Chinese basin, Gateway 2000 countered with a press release. It's included here in full.

G2K ` As owner of all Amiga, Inc. patent rights worldwide, we at Gateway 2000 want to clarify a recent story on the apparent sale of all Amiga patents, trademarks and copyrights by Rightiming Electronics to Lotus Pacific, Inc. for use in China, Taiwan, Macao and the bordering countries between China and the former Soviet Union.

Rightiming purports to hold a license to manufacture Amigas and has apparently attempted to sell this purported license to Lotus Pacific. We dispute their license, their right to sell any license, and we dispute any claims they have made with respect to Amiga patents, copyrights, or trademarks. Gateway 2000 owns all Amiga patents, copyrights and trademarks worldwide and will continue to license Amiga technology to qualified companies. '


On Thursday 24-Jul-97, we contacted Lotus Pacfic. Lotus claimed to CU Amiga that they aquired the 'rights' sold in perpetuity to NewStar Technologies by Escom when the worldwide Amiga rights were owned by Escom. Gateway contend that they bought all former Escom owned Amiga rights worldwide from the Escom liquidators.

Amiga Int Please note, this only affects the Chinese region. Amiga International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gateway 2000, continues its mandate to produce and market existing Amiga computers and develop future models. CU Online will keep you updated as fresh developments occur.

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