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Affiliate of Deutsche Boerse AG looses patentsuit

Chicago, March 2013: The court has terminated a patent lawsuit ISE (International Securities Exchange) had initiated versus CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange). ISE being an affiliate of Deutsch Boerse AG has alleged that CBOE had copied their electronic option trading system. Another lawsuit by CBOE versus ISE with damages claimed in the amount of more than 500 million U.S.$ (see our previous report) is still pending.