CLEVELAND, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DATATRAK International, Inc. , an innovative developer of Internet-based software applications for clinical development, settled its pending litigation related to Datasci’s U.S. Patent (Patent No. 6,496,827) concerning the collection and validation of clinical trial data. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, no payment is required and Datasci has agreed to dismiss its claims with prejudice. Datasci has further agreed that DATATRAK may continue to market and sell its DATATRAK EDC and eClinical products without incurring any royalty obligations. For DATATRAK products which may be released in the future which implement Datasci’s patent, Datatrak has accepted a non-exclusive licensing agreement on a going-forward basis, including certain royalty obligations.
About DATATRAK International
DATATRAK International, Inc. is a worldwide technology company focused on the provision of multi-component eClinical solutions and related services for the clinical trials industry. The Company delivers a complete portfolio of software products that were created in order to accelerate clinical research data from investigative sites to clinical trial sponsors and ultimately the FDA, faster and more efficiently than manual methods or loosely integrated technologies. DATATRAK’s eClinical software suite can be deployed worldwide through an ASP offering or in a licensed Enterprise Transfer model that fully empowers its clients. The DATATRAK software suite and its earlier versions have successfully supported hundreds of international clinical trials involving thousands of clinical research sites and encompassing tens of thousands of patients in 59 countries. DATATRAK International, Inc.'s product suite has been utilized in some aspect of the clinical development of 17 drugs and devices that have received regulatory approval from either the United States Food and Drug Administration or counterpart European bodies. DATATRAK International, Inc. has offices located in Cleveland, Ohio, Bonn, Germany, and Bryan, Texas. Its common stock is listed on the NASDAQ stock Market under the ticker symbol “DATA”. Visit the DATATRAK International, Inc. web site at www.datatrak.net.
Except for the historical information contained in this press release, the statements made in this release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and are subject to uncertainties and factors (including those specified below) which are difficult to predict and, in many instances, are beyond the control of the Company. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the limited operating history on which the Company’s performance can be evaluated; the ability of the Company to continue to enhance its software products to meet customer and market needs; fluctuations in the Company’s quarterly results; the viability of the Company’s business strategy and its early stage of development; the timing of clinical trial sponsor decisions to conduct new clinical trials or cancel or delay ongoing trials; the Company’s dependence on major customers; government regulation associated with clinical trials and the approval of new drugs; the ability of the Company to compete in the emerging EDC market; losses that potentially could be incurred from breaches of contracts or loss of customer data; the inability to protect intellectual property rights or the infringement upon other’s intellectual property rights; the Company’s success in integrating its recent acquisition’s operations into its own operations and the costs associated with maintaining and/or developing two product suites; and general economic conditions such as the rate of employment, inflation, interest rates and the condition of capital markets. This list of factors is not all inclusive. In addition, the Company’s success depends on the outcome of various strategic initiatives it has undertaken, all of which are based on assumptions made by the Company concerning trends in the clinical research market and the health care industry. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement.
DATATRAK International, Inc.
CONTACT: Jeffrey A. Green, Pharm.D., FCP, President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, +1-440-443-0082, Ext. 112, or Terry C. Black, Chief FinancialOfficer, +1-440-443-0082, Ext. 110, both of DATATRAK International, Inc.;or Neal Feagans, Investor Relations of Feagans Consulting, Inc.,+1-303-449-1184
Web site: http://www.datatrak.net/
