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TomTom Wins US Lawsuit Brought by Garmin



    TomTom, Inc. announced today that United States District Judge
    Barbara B. Crabb of the Western District of Wisconsin granted summary
    judgment ending the year long legal battle with Garmin Corp. and
    Garmin LTD.

    Garmin had brought this litigation against TomTom asserting 5 core
    patents. The decision finds that all five Garmin patents asserted
    against TomTom in the lawsuit are either invalid or not infringed by
    TomTom's popular line of navigation products.

    Harold Goddijn, CEO of TomTom said; "We are pleased with the
    recognition of the Wisconsin court that this was not a valid case. We
    did not start this fight and tried to convince Garmin that the case
    did not have merit. Garmin has spent considerable amounts of money and
    manpower to try and stop TomTom making inroads into the US market. The
    net result is that many of their claims were invalidated. We are
    hopeful that Garmin will return to competing in the marketplace
    instead of wasting resources on litigation."

    Garmin recently filed yet another patent infringement case in
    Texas regarding patent number 7062378. TomTom believes that this case
    is also without merit and urges Garmin to focus on developing the
    market.

    TomTom has a strong track record of innovation and leading edge
    engineering and has been strengthening its patent portfolio
    considerably.

    The original TomTom GO, launched in March 2004 is widely
    recognized as the world's first mass market navigation product. Frost
    & Sullivan gave its 2006 Automotive Telematics & Infotainment Product
    of the Year Award to TomTom for its TomTom GO range of products -
    "This range has revolutionized the automotive sector, particularly the
    aftermarket, while firmly establishing TomTom as the undisputed market
    leader among competing portable navigation systems. The introduction
    of the TomTom GO in 2004 fundamentally transformed the in-car
    infotainment systems aftermarket into a billion-dollar industry."
    TomTom has now shipped in excess of 6 million navigation devices and
    is the world's undisputed leader in terms of volume. TomTom's latest
    product, the TomTom ONE, has been selected as 'Best Buy' by a leading
    US consumer organization.

    About TomTom

    TomTom NV is a leading provider of personal navigation products
    and services. TomTom's products are developed with an emphasis on
    innovation, quality, ease of use and value. TomTom's products include
    all-in-one navigation devices which enable customers to navigate right
    out of the box; these are the award-winning TomTom GO family, the
    TomTom ONE range and the TomTom RIDER. TomTom PLUS, is the
    location-based content and services offering for TomTom's navigation
    products easily available through TomTom HOME. TomTom also provides
    navigation software products which integrate with third party devices;
    the TomTom NAVIGATOR software for PDA's and smartphones. TomTom WORK
    combines industry leading communication and smart navigation
    technology with leading edge tracking and tracing expertise. TomTom's
    products are sold through a network of leading retailers in 20
    countries and online. TomTom was founded in 1991 in Amsterdam and has
    offices in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. TomTom is listed at
    Euronext, Amsterdam Stock Exchange in The Netherlands. For more
    information, go to www.tomtom.com.