SmartMetric Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Visa and MasterCard in US Federal Court

SURFSIDE, FL--(Marketwire - March 16, 2010) -  Mr. Colin Hendrick, President of SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCBB: SMME), announced today that SmartMetric, Inc. has filed in the United States Federal Court, Central District of California. Case # CV1864JHN a patent infringement law suit against Visa & MasterCard. SmartMetric claims in its lawsuit that both Visa and MasterCard are in violation of its issued patent dealing with the use of a data card and an automatic connection to a network.

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