Station Casinos, Inc. today announced that on November 14, 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision by the District Court of the District of Nevada granting the Company's motion for summary judgment on Harrah's claims that the Company had infringed upon Harrah's "National Customer Recognition System and Methods" patents, U.S. Patents Nos. 5,761,647 and 6,183,362 and related claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,003,013 entitled "Customer Worth Differentiation By Selective Activation Of Physical Instrumentalities Within The Casino". The patents allegedly related to Harrah's customer rewards and tracking program. In granting that motion, the District Court ruled that the Harrah's Patents are invalid as a matter of law due to indefiniteness and lack of adequate written description of the claimed subject matter.

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