Igo Inc (IGOI)

misappropriation or independent third-party development of our technology or to prevent an unauthorized third party from obtaining or using information that we regard as proprietary. We have aggressively pursued the protection of our intellectual property rights, including our recently settled patent infringement lawsuit against American Power Conversion Corporation and our ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against Comarco, Inc. and Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas. Litigation efforts such as these have been, and will in the future be, necessary to defend our intellectual property rights, both for our power and expansion technology, and will likely result in substantial cost to, and division of efforts by, us.

 

design documentation and other proprietary information. There can be no assurance that our confidentiality agreements, confidentiality procedures, noncompetition agreements or other factors will be adequate to deter misappropriation or independent third-party development of our technology or to prevent an unauthorized third party from obtaining or using information that we regard as proprietary. We have aggressively pursued the protection of our intellectual property rights, including our recently settled patent infringement lawsuit against American Power Conversion Corporation and our ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against Comarco, Inc. and Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas. Litigation efforts such as these have been, and will in the future be, necessary to defend our intellectual property rights, both for our power and expansion technology, and will likely result in substantial cost to, and divisions of efforts by, us.

 

pending, there can be no assurance that patents pending or future patent applications will be issued or that, if issued, those patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented or that rights granted thereunder will provide meaningful protection or other commercial advantage to us. Moreover, there can be no assurance that any patent rights will be upheld in the future or that we will be able to preserve any of our other intellectual property rights.

 

We typically enter into confidentiality, noncompete or invention assignment agreements with our key employees, distributors, customers and potential customers, and limit access to, and distribution of, our product design documentation and other proprietary information. There can be no assurance that our confidentiality agreements, confidentiality procedures, noncompetition agreements or other factors will be adequate to deter misappropriation or independent third-party development of our technology or to prevent an unauthorized third party from obtaining or using information that we regard as proprietary. We have aggressively pursued the protection of our intellectual property rights, including our recently settled patent infringement lawsuit against Formosa Electronics, Co. Ltd. in the Eastern District of Texas. Litigation efforts such as these have been, and will in the future be, necessary to defend our intellectual property rights, both for our power and expansion technology, and will likely result in substantial cost to, and divisions of efforts by, us.