Reliant Technologies, and Palomar Medical Technologies, Announce Launch of a Fractional Technology Licensi...( Program to Offer Licenses to Fund...),Health

Program to Offer Licenses to Fundamental Fractional Patent Families

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Reliant Technologies, Inc. and Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTI) today announced the formation of a Fractional Technology Open Patent Program ("FTOPP") to offer licenses in the professional field to key intellectual property in the fractional space. The FTOPP contains six fundamental fractional patent families including issued patents and pending patent applications owned or controlled by Reliant, Palomar and Massachusetts General Hospital ("MGH"). In addition to this program Reliant and Palomar have entered into certain cross-licenses between the two companies.

Fractional light-based treatments deliver laser or high-powered light energy in a pattern that leaves untreated areas of skin between the treated areas of skin. The healthy, untreated areas promote faster healing of the treated areas and stimulate increased clinical response as compared to standard full surface treatments. Clinical studies show fractional treatments can increase both efficacy and safety.

Fractional treatments have quickly become one of the most widely accepted and sought after new dermatology treatments. In response, many companies have launched new fractional products to meet the large market demand.

As pioneers of fractional technology, Reliant, Palomar and MGH are the owners of the fundamental intellectual property in this area. In order to encourage further development of fractional products while also seeking compensation for their early, ground breaking work, Reliant, Palomar and MGH have created the FTOPP to provide others in the industry the opportunity to license the necessary intellectual property.

"We are excited to be a part of this program," said Dr. R. Rox Anderson, director of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. "Fractional treatment is a broad technol
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