Arete Power, Inc. Announces Trial Date Schedule in Patent Infringement Lawsuit

RENO, Nev., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Arete Power, Inc. announced that a final pretrial conference date of its pending patent infringement lawsuit has been set to occur on September 8, 2009. During an initial case management conference earlier this week, United States District Judge Joseph L. Tauro, issued orders governing the case scheduling.

Arete Power, Inc. filed the patent infringement suit against Wilmington, Massachusetts-based Beacon Power Corporation on October 9, 2007. The lawsuit alleges that flywheel energy storage systems being manufactured and sold by Beacon Power infringe Arete Power, Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 6,710,489. The lawsuit seeks damages from Beacon Power, as well as injunctive relief preventing further infringement.

Arete Power, Inc. is a Reno, Nevada-based developer and manufacturer of advanced flywheel energy storage systems and holder of 21 patents related to flywheel energy storage technology.

For more information, please contact Dr. Christopher Gabrys, aretepower@gmail.com, http://www.aretepower.us/.

Arete Power, Inc.

CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Gabrys of Arete Power, Inc.,aretepower@gmail.com

Web site: http://www.aretepower.us/