In a sixty-page opinion and order (Summary_Judgment_Opinion.pdf), US Magistrate Judge Dennis Hubel has both denied a motion by ApplyYourself, Inc. for invalidity of CollegeNET's Universal Forms Engine patent (#6,460,042) and found literal infringement by ApplyYourself's i-Class system of key claims in this and one other related CollegeNET patent (#6,345,278). The Universal Forms Engine is the technology framework behind CollegeNET's popular web-based e-commerce services utilized by colleges, universities, and non-profits. These Internet-delivered services include admissions application and prospect management, tuition processing, commencement processing, and alumni membership and contributions management.

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Following a favorable ruling December 19, 2002 by the Court on the scope of CollegeNET's '278 Patent, CollegeNET moved for partial summary judgment that ApplyYourself's accused products literally infringe selected claims of each patent. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- The Court found that i-Class literally infringes.

About CollegeNET, Inc.
CollegeNET, Inc. (corp.collegenet.com) is focused on providing technologies that save institutions money and improve educational access and affordability for citizens. The company provides innovations in event and academic scheduling, admissions, web-based tuition processing, prospect management, alumni development and email management to colleges, universities and nonprofits worldwide. More than 1,000 institutions including University of Washington, University of Kansas, Cal Tech, Case Western Reserve, and Virginia Tech now use CollegeNET e-solutions. The company is headquartered in Portland, Ore.

Inquiries should be made to:
Anton Leof, Corporate Counsel, CollegeNET, telephone: (503) 973-5258;
facsimile: (503) 973-5252