e.Digital Patent Reexamination Update

SAN DIEGO, CA, Jun 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- e.Digital Corporation /quotes/zigman/247803/quotes/nls/edig EDIG +1.82% , a leading innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory-related technology, today reported that it plans to file a supplemental declaration with regard to its patent US 5,742,737 in response to a rejection of one of the claims from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which was recently received. The Company expects, but cannot assure, that the planned supplemental declaration will be accepted by the USPTO.

A copy of the USPTO action, "Reexam-Final Rejection," can be found on the USPTO Public PAIR website, http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair , by referencing application number 90/011,379.

About e.Digital Corporation: For more than 20 years, e.Digital's ideas and inventions have impacted the evolution of consumer products. Today, e.Digital innovations, including its Flash-R(TM) portfolio of flash memory-related patents, are essential to many portable consumer electronic products. The Company pioneered dedicated portable in-flight entertainment systems and more than 30 airlines have made e.Digital powered products their in-flight entertainment choice. For more information about e.Digital, please visit: www.edigital.com .

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