(1888PressRelease) A judge in Los Angeles has given an important legal victory to a Ventura, CA based company whose intellectual property was ruled misappropriated. TPE Associates, which licenses the patented and highly successful ThermaPureHeat process to companies throughout North America, was awarded more than $250,000 in damages against Team Termite & Pest Control (Team Too) of Corona, California.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Ventura, California-based TPE Associates, which licenses the ThermaPureHeat process to pest control companies throughout North America, has won an important intellectual property case over Team Termite & Pest Control (Team Too) of Corona, California.

Justice Robert Feinerman (Ret.) ruled that Team Too executives William and Bryan Houtchens illegally misappropriated the ThermaPure process and ordered them to immediately stop using TPE Associates’ proprietary method of killing insects with heat. Justice Feinerman’s award was approved by the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Despite the fact that Team Too was contractually prohibited from using or disclosing TPE’s trade secrets for 20 years, its executives took the ThermaPure process, renamed it, and then passed it off as their own. In fact, Bryan Houtchens issued an industry-wide press release claiming that Team Too developed the method.

“We have a right and an obligation to protect our intellectual property. We have spent years developing this important technology and no one has a right to misappropriate this property from us,” says David Hedman, CEO of TPE Associates.

In addition to awarding TPE Associates approximately $250,000 in damages, Justice Feinerman ordered Team Too to stop using ThermaPure’s method.

“[Team Too] contracted . . . that it would not use or disclose Claimant’s trade secrets for 20 years from the date of its renewal. The time has come for it to honor this obligation,” ruled Feinerman.

“This is a great victory for TPE/ThermaPure and for our licensees, who understand the breadth and strength of the ThermaPureHeat brand,” said Dr. Michael Linford, who spent many years developing the ThermaPure method. Linford is president of TPE Associates and a pioneer in the use of heat to kill insects in structures.

TPE Associates, which operates under the ThermaPureHeat trademark, was represented by Sean Kneafsey, Michele Friend, and Shaun Swiger of Kneafsey & Friend LLP of Los Angeles, CA.

Justice Feinerman’s complete ruling and the Court’s injunction can be obtained at http://thermapure.com/pdf/2010-01-12_Award.pdf.

About ThermaPure

ThermaPure is a heat technology that utilizes structural pasteurization to sanitize structures. The ThermaPureHeat process can also kill mold, bacteria, viruses and insects, including bed bugs, termites and their eggs.

The ThermaPureHeat process is currently licensed to more than 40 quality companies in North America.

For Additional Information:

Alan Elias

ThermaPure

(925) 785-2650

aelias ( @ ) thermapure dot com

www.thermapure.com

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(1888PressRelease) Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation plans to begin re-entry of the BREITLING-BURR #1, the first well prospect in its newly-formed Gulf Coast exploration initiative.

Dallas, TX – Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation, an independent producer based in Irving, Texas, plans to begin re-entry of the BREITLING-BURR #1, the first well prospect in its newly-formed Gulf Coast exploration initiative.

Breitling presently owns a 25% working interest in approximately 360 acres onshore in Jefferson County, Texas. As part of the project, Breitling will re-enter an existing oil and natural gas well which had previously been in production and was shut-in. In addition, the company plans to test other potential producing formations in the 11,200 to 11,400 foot level of the wells.

The company reports that is currently preparing to close the final investor funding for the project and late April 2010 is the earliest window during which Breitling can efficiently complete the BREITLING-BURR #1 prospect while maintaining a tight control on project costs. “We are extremely excited to have secured the lease on the BURR-#1 and be given the opportunity to re-enter and turn back on such a massive producing well” says Chris Faulkner, Chief Executive Officer for Breitling. “The old operator made some mistakes by not gravel packing the wellbore and lost the lease. Their unfortunate mistakes are definitely to our advantage.”

The Company anticipates that re-entry efforts will commence within the next 45 days and plans to subsequently re-complete the well for commercial production as soon as possible thereafter.

In preparation for the re-entry of the BREITLING-BURR #1 well, Breitling has identified a coil tubing rig, surveyed the existing well location, completed the new site permitting phase of the project, and secured all bonds required for re-entry of wells within Texas and secured Timberwolf Energy as the re-entry operator.

Breitling has current oil and gas exploration projects all over the United States.

About Breitling Oil and Gas-

Dallas-based Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation is an experienced independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Breitling has thrived for over 5 years by leveraging teams of industry experts and creating opportunities for oil and gas investors. With veteran employees and long term industry relationships, Breitling is uniquely positioned to have the advantage in developing high quality prospects.

http://www.breitlingoilandgas.com

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http://www.1888pressrelease.com/oil-and-gas-investments/invest-in-oil-and-gas/breitling-oil-and-gas-corp-readies-2010-re-entry-plan-for-b-pr-192175.html