Creo Inc. responded to Forgent Networks, Inc.'s announcement that it has added the company to its patent infringement actions. Creo and 43 other defendants are being sued by Forgent Networks in the U.S. District Court for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672, a patent on parts of the JPEG graphic file format. Creo officials do not believe it infringed the patent in question, and contend that the patent is invalid and unenforceable. Richard Snyder, CEO of Forgent Networks, says his company acquired the patents when it merged in '97 with Compression Labs, and spent $1 million to ascertain their viability.

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