Hexagon Press Release - December 7, 2006 - Hexagon AB Patent Upheld; Retrial Ordered

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Press Contact: William Fetter, Director of Marketing and Communications, 
Hexagon Metrology Inc., 920-906-7514
Link to press release: http://us.romer.com/content/view/186/15/lang,en/

Hexagon AB Patent Upheld; Retrial Ordered

North Kingstown, Rhode Island - December 7, 2006 -The jury in the 
federal court in San Diego, California, hearing the case of 
Hexagon-owned ROMER Inc. vs. FARO Technologies, Inc. , 
pertaining to patent infringement of US Patent No. 5,829,148, found 
unanimously in favor of ROMER that its patent is valid. However, the 
same nine-member jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on 
infringement, so the trial judge has ordered a new, shortened trial with 
a new jury to decide the issue of infringement. The new trial is 
scheduled to commence April 3, 2007.
   
The patent dispute involves a key feature of articulated arm coordinate 
measurement machines: the ability to rotate a swivel axis indefinitely 
without encountering a hard stop. The measurement devices are used by 
engineers to design and inspect a variety of manufactured products.
  
"As the world leader in multidimensional measurement, Hexagon has a R&D 
budget close to 10 percent of sales and a portfolio of more than 1,500 
active patents. We take patent infringement very seriously and have a 
principle to enforce our rights", says Ola Rollén, CEO and President of 
Hexagon AB.
   
ROMER Inc., and its subsidiary CimCore Corp, designs and manufactures 
portable coordinate measurement machines. ROMER Inc. is a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Hexagon AB, a global technology group with strong market 
positions within measurement technologies, polymers and key components. 
Hexagon's vision is to be number one or number two in each strategic 
business area. The group has about 8,200 employees and is publicly 
traded in Sweden (Stockholmsborsen: HEXA B).

About Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology serves the high precision measurement and inspection 
needs of Worldwide manufacturers with its extensive line of metrology 
hardware, software, accessories, and customer services. The company's 
name-brand portfolio of quality assurance products include Brown & 
Sharpe, Leica Geosystems, ROMER, Sheffield, PC-DMIS, DEA, Leitz, and 
TESA. Hexagon Metrology has an unrivaled installed base of more than 1.5 
million handheld, stationary and portable measurement devices, and over 
25,000 seats of PC-DMIS metrology software. The company is a subsidiary 
of Hexagon Measurement Technologies, a business unit of Hexagon AB 
(Nacka Strand, Sweden), a publicly-traded company (Stockholmsborsen: 
HEXA B). The Hexagon group consists of  nearly 7,800 employees located 
in 30 countries. Call 1-800-426-1066 or visit www.hexagonmetrology.us 
for more information about Hexagon Metrology North America and its 
trusted brands.

                                                                           
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