ROANOKE, VA – Optical Cable Corp. (NASDAQ:OCCF) (“OCC”) says that Applied Optical Systems Inc. (“AOS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of OCC, has prevailed in a major patent infringement lawsuit brought in November 2006, by Amphenol Fiber Systems International (“FSI”), a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH).

OCC acquired AOS on October 31, 2009.

The jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas unanimously determined, that an AOS fiber-optic connector design does not infringe on FSI’s U.S. Patent 6,305,849.

The jury decision follows an earlier U.S. District Court ruling, which similarly found that two other AOS fiber-optic connector designs do not infringe on the patent as a matter of law. The result marks a complete verdict in favor of AOS, the defendant in the lawsuit.

The fiber optic connectors at issue are predominately used in military and other harsh environment applications, and include a four-channel second generation tactical fiber optic cable assembly (or TFOCA) connector design that has been a reliable standard for the U.S. military and allied militaries for a number of years.

Online: www.appliedopticalsystems.com

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