e.Digital holds five flash memory-related patents (#5,491,774, #5,742,737, #5,787,445, #5,839,108, #5,842,170--The assignee name on four of the patents is Norris Communications, now known as e.Digital Corporation--The assignee name on the fifth patent is Comp General Corporation, a then-wholly owned subsidiary of Norris Communications).

``We have initiated the process of having the patents and claims independently evaluated,`` concluded Blakeley. ``When the evaluation process is completed, and with the assistance of an intellectual property management company, our strategy is to aggressively pursue licensing agreements with companies we believe have products utilizing e.Digital`s intellectual property.``

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