stART Licensing, Inc.'s Animal Cloning Patent Position Solidified Through Dismissal Of Patent Dispute

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2006--Start Licensing, Inc. (Start) announced today that it has settled a patent dispute with Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTC.BB:ACTC) (ACT) and the University of Massachusetts (University). The dispute involved appeals to the U.S. District Court by ACT and the University that sought to overturn rulings by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office against ACT and the University in patent interference numbers 104,746 and 105,192.