Visa and MasterCard to Respond to the SmartMetric Lawsuit in May 2010

SURFSIDE, FL--(Marketwire - April 22, 2010) -  SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCBB: SMME) announced today that both defendants, namely MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc., have contacted SmartMetric concerning its patent infringement lawsuit. Both defendants have requested time to respond. By agreement responses will be made by both credit card companies in May 2010. 

SmartMetric filed on March 15^th, 2010 a lawsuit against Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., Case No. CV10-1864 alleging patent infringement against the SmartMetric issued U.S. Patent No. 6,792,464.

Mr. Hendrick, the President & CEO of SmartMetric, said that MasterCard alone admits in a press release on its corporate website that it has issued more than 50 million cards that use a technology that SmartMetric claims breaches its patent. 

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Contact Information:

Investor Contact:
Redwood Consultants, LLC
415.884.0348

Company Contact:
SmartMetric, Inc.
Colin Hendrick
305.607.3910
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