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	09/15/2006 McAndrews, Held & Malloy Secures $63.75 Million Settlement for Paxar - Women Lead Attorneys Secure Major IP Victory
	CHICAGO, IL – Sept. 15, 2006 – McAndrews, Held & Malloy announced today that it has secured a $63.75 million settlement for its client Paxar Americas, Inc., a Miamisburg, Ohio-based division of Paxar Corporation (NYSE: PXR), from Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA). The lawsuit involved eight Paxar patents that Paxar claimed were infringed by approximately 50 Zebra printers. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. "This settlement is a huge victory for Paxar,” said McAndrews, Held & Malloy’s Jean Dudek Kuelper, the lead trial attorney on the case. “This was a complex case, involving the software, electronics and mechanics of barcode printers and about every facet of patent law imaginable. The amount of the settlement is extraordinary in view of the fact that there had been no ruling on Paxar's motion for summary judgment, but not surprising in view of the admissions that we obtained." Ms. Kuelper's team of McAndrews, Held & Malloy attorneys included Sandra Frantzen, James M. Hafertepe, Edward A. Mas II, Matthew A. Anderson and Laura M. Personick, all of whom did outstanding work, according to Kuelper. This is the highest known monetary settlement in a complex patent case in which both the first- (Kuelper) and second-chair (Frantzen) attorneys are women. # # # About McAndrews, Held & Malloy Founded in 1988, McAndrews, Held & Malloy is one of the nation’s preeminent legal resources on intellectual property, antitrust and technology matters, serving institutions ranging from major multinationals and start-ups to world-class colleges and universities. The firm’s technically trained attorneys have built an unparalleled record of litigation successes in jury trials, bench trials and ADR proceedings. In addition, McAndrews, Held & Malloy offers its clients services in the following areas: patent and trademark procurement and portfolio management, patent interferences, trademark oppositions and cancellations, international practice, intellectual property/technology opinions and investigations, due diligence and M&A support, technology licensing and joint ventures, and technology transfers and donations. Additional information can be found at http://www.mcandrews-ip.com. CONTACT: Randy Labuzinski / David Schulte Healy Communications 312/440-3900 rlabuzinski@healyco.com