Augme Seeks To Make AOL Additional Defendant In Lawsuit Against Tacoda

Augme Technologies announced today that on Friday it filed a "Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint Joining Claims Against AOL AOL Based Upon Fraud and Inequitable Conduct" related to its pending patent infringement action against Tacoda, Inc. Augme's action against Tacoda is pending in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Case No. 1:07-cv-07088 (CM). The Tacoda action was filed in August 2007 shortly after Tacoda was acquired by AOL. in a transaction that contemplated Tacoda continuing its business operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL. Later, in mid-2008, Augme filed a separate trademark infringement action against AOL, which is now pending before a different judge in the same court in New York. Augme's action against AOL was later amended to add additional claims for patent infringement and to add as additional defendants Time-Warner, Inc. and Platform-A, Inc. To date, Augme's patent infringement claims in the AOL case have been "stayed" (suspended) pending resolution of the Tacoda action. Due to the historic segregation of the Tacoda and AOL infringement cases, premised upon the understanding that Tacoda was continuing to operate its business as a separate legal entity, Augme's action against Tacoda has focused on Tacoda's alleged patent infringement for the period of 2004 through 2008.