PCTEL's Request For Reexamination of Wider Networks' Patent Results in Rejection of All Claims

Business Wire, Oct 3, 2008

U.S. Patent Office Rejects Wider Networks' Patent

GERMANTOWN, Md. -- PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) responded favorably to PCTEL's request to reexamine a patent practiced by Wider Networks. This patent failed to acknowledge PCTEL's prior art and technology, specifically technology pertaining to advanced interference measurements. In their summary of action, the USPTO rejected all 13 claims of Wider Networks' patent (Patent Number: 6,754,487). The action by the USPTO supports PCTEL's strong intellectual property position in interference management for cellular networks.

"We take seriously the infringement of our technology. When others claim technology supremacy by filing claims that fail to reference our prior art, we will take immediate and aggressive action," said Luis Rugeles, PCTEL's Vice-President and General Manager of its RF Solutions Group. "Our CLARIFY[R] product utilizes technology that we developed over several years. PCTEL's customers, management, and shareholders value that technology," added Rugeles.

PCTEL has been granted seven patents covering its scanning receiver and CLARIFY products. These patents describe inventions that cover a range of technologies. They have enabled PCTEL to achieve a leadership position in its markets. Four issued patents and several pending patents cover all aspects of the innovative technology that achieves superior sensitivity and accuracy of interference measurements incorporated in PCTEL's CLARIFY product. One of these is the patent that Wider Networks failed to disclose in its application for the patent that was reexamined by the USPTO and whose claims have now been rejected.

About PCTEL

PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), is a global leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry. The company designs and develops software-based radios for wireless network optimization and develops and distributes innovative antenna solutions. PCTEL's MAXRAD(R) antenna solutions address public safety applications, unlicensed and licensed wireless broadband, fleet management, and network timing. Its portfolio includes a broad range of antennas for WiMAX, Land Mobile Radio, GPS, telemetry, RFID, WiFi, indoor cellular, and mesh networks. The company's SeeGull(R) scanning receivers, receiver-based products and CLARIFY(R) interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks. PCTEL's products are sold worldwide through direct and indirect channels. For more information, please visit the company's web site at: www.pctel.com.