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M&S Intellectual Property & Licensing Information

The following information should clarify any questions you may have on our patents, trademarks and copyrighted technologies. Customer rights relative to this intellectual property are also summarized below.

• M&S Technologies, Inc. and its founder, Joe Marino, launched the Smart System&reg: Fixation system to the ophthalmology market in 1991.
• By the late 1990’s, M&S’s customer base encouraged M&S to expand its product line to include Computerized Vision Testing Systems. Joe Marino assessed market needs by sitting through hundreds of examinations in clinical sites throughout the country.
• Based on the data and information collected, the concept and design for the Smart System TM Computerized Vision Testing System was originally conceived by M&S. The software portion of the Smart System® was written by Nordstrom Consulting Inc., a contract software coder.
• The Smart System® II PC Plus was first introduced by M&S to Eye Care Professionals in March of 2001.
• From March 2001 through mid-December 2005, M&S sold and licensed the contract-coded software in its Smart System TM Computerized Vision Testing Systems to its end customers in the eye care profession.

In mid-December 2005, M&S ceased use of all the contract-coded software and launched its, new state-of-the-art system containing M&S-owned software.

In the spring of 2008, Dr. Jack Holladay M.D. was awarded US Patent Number 7,354,155 for the Holladay Automated Contrast Sensitivity System TM. This Patent is solely owned by M&S.

End User Licensing Rights

All Smart System computerized vision testing systems sold by M&S included a software license between M&S and each individual end user. If you have misplaced your M&S end user license agreement from your Smart System TM Operating Manual, additional copies can be obtained by calling 1-877-225-6101.

If you require technical support on an existing system purchased from M&S, please call 1-877-225-6101. Many issues can be resolved over the phone. If hardware is needed, we stock replacements and can ship overnight. If software must be replaced, you will receive the most recent M&S copyrighted software.

NOTE: Customers CAN choose who will service their Smart System support needs. M&S CAN service your needs for replacement equipment or software, whether you purchased the NCI contract-coded software or our State-of-the-Art software. M&S DOES NOT provide the NCI/Innova software on any service request.