Arlon Inc., an indirect subsidiary of WHX Corp. (WHX), is in receipt of the complaint that Rogers Corp. filed against Arlon in the United States District Court in Hartford, CT. The complaint alleges that Rogers is the exclusive licensee under US Patent No. 5,552,210 and that Arlon’s TC600 circuit board material infringes that patent.

Arlon believes that the lawsuit is without merit, and intends to vigorously defend itself against Rogers’ allegations.

“We believe that this lawsuit is unfounded,” said Robert Carini, president of Arlon’s Electronic Materials operations. “It is regrettable that Rogers chose to file the lawsuit before contacting us. At this point, we are in the process of retaining outside counsel and evaluating all of our legal options.”