MasterCard Members Aren't Infringing Patent

To the Editor:

We would like to correct a statement attributed to MasterCard in "Card Giants Win Consolidation of Marketer's Patent Suit" (May 2, page 19) that suggests some of our members may be in violation of a patent held by Meridian Enterprises.

In fact, none of MasterCard's members are in any way infringing Meridian's patent. Further, we believe the suit filed by Meridian is without merit and will be resolved favorably on behalf of our members. Noah Hanft Senior VP, U.S. region counsel, and assistant general counsel MasterCard International New York

Editor's Note: In context, the statement meant that if there indeed were a violation of the card rebate patent, many more institutions could be accused than those named in Meridian's lawsuit.

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