Antisuit Injunction Materials Served
November 06 2006 - 1:57PM
PR Newswire (US)
TORONTO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Predictive medicine
company PreMD Inc. (TSX: PMD; Amex: PME) ("PreMD") today announced
that it has been served with materials by Med-11 AG ("Med-11") and
Dr. Abulkalam Shamsuddin ("Shamsuddin") in respect of a motion in
the United States District Court in Maryland in which Med-11 and
Shamsuddin seek an antisuit injunction preventing PreMD from
continuing with its legal action in Ontario against Med-11,
Shamsuddin and Stuart Brazier ("Brazier"). No date for the motion
has yet been set. On October 24th, PreMD announced that it has
commenced an action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in
Toronto against Shamsuddin, Brazier and Med-11 in connection with
its 1998 license agreement with Shamsuddin (the "License
Agreement"), pursuant to which Shamsuddin granted an exclusive
license to PreMD relating to certain intellectual property
involving part of PreMD's cancer products, which include
ColorectAlert(TM), LungAlert(TM) and a breast cancer test. On
November 1st PreMD announced that a judge of the Ontario Superior
Court of Justice in Toronto has made an order that PreMD's motion
for an injunction to prevent what PreMD states is the unlawful
termination of the License Agreement by Shamsuddin, Brazier and
Med-11 shall be heard by a Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of
Justice in Toronto during the week of December 4, 2006. PreMD is
currently reviewing the materials served by Shamsuddin and Med-11
and will take appropriate action. About PreMD PreMD Inc. is a world
leader in predictive medicine, dedicated to developing rapid,
non-invasive tests for the early detection of life-threatening
diseases. PreMD's cardiovascular products are branded as PREVU(x)
Skin Sterol Test. The company's cancer tests include
ColorectAlert(TM), LungAlert(TM) and a breast cancer test. PreMD's
head office is located in Toronto, and its research and product
development facility is at McMaster University in Hamilton,
Ontario. For further information, please visit
http://www.premdinc.com/. This press release contains
forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include,
among others, the successful development or marketing of the
Company's products, the competitiveness of the Company's products
if successfully commercialized, the lack of operating profit and
availability of funds and resources to pursue R&D projects, the
successful and timely completion of clinical studies, product
liability, reliance on third-party manufacturers, the ability of
the Company to take advantage of business opportunities,
uncertainties related to the regulatory process, and general
changes in economic conditions. In addition, while the Company
routinely obtains patents for its products and technology, the
protection offered by the Company's patents and patent applications
may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by our competitors
and there can be no guarantee of our ability to obtain or maintain
patent protection for our products or product candidates. Investors
should consult the Company's quarterly and annual filings with the
Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information
on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking
statements. Investors are cautioned not to rely on these
forward-looking statements. PreMD is providing this information as
of the date of this press release and does not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in
this press release as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. (x) Trademark DATASOURCE: PreMD Inc. CONTACT: Ron
Hosking, Chief Financial Officer, Tel: (416) 222-3449 ext. 24,
Email: ; Rhonda Chiger, Rx Communications Group, LLC, Tel: (917)
322-2569, Email:
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