LecTec Corporation Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit

TEXARKANA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LecTec Corporation (OTCBB: LECT) announced today that it has filed a Complaint for patent infringement against Chattem, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Consumer Company, Inc., The Mentholatum Company, Inc. and Prince of Peace Enterprises, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The Complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants have infringed two of LecTec’s patents relating to its medicated patch technology. LecTec is seeking to enjoin the defendants from infringing the two patents and to recover monetary damages relating to such infringement, as well as interest and litigation costs.