OMicro Wins Appeal Affirming Patent Infringement Judgment and Injunction in Lighting Technology

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November 28, 2011.O₂Micro® International Limited (NASDAQ:

OIIM

) announced today that on Friday, November 18, 2011,the US Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit (O2 Micro International Ltd v. Beyond Innovation Technology; and FSP Technology, Inc., FSP Group, and Lien Chang Electronic Enterprise Co., Ltd., Case No. 2011-1054) affirmed the ruling that products usingaccused Beyond Innovation Technology (“BiTEK”) DC to AC converters infringe on two of O₂Micro’s US patents relating to High-Efficiency Adaptive DC/AC Converter (Patents Nos. 6,259,615 and 6,396,722).

Furthermore, the permanent injunction originally entered in favor of O₂Micro on March 21, 2007, remains in effect, and BiTEK customers must refrain from manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell or importing into the United States any invertercontrollers or modules that infringe the asserted claims of these O₂Micro patents, including but not limited to, inverter controllers having model numbers BIT 3105 or BIT 3106, or belonging to those same families, or any colorable imitation of theinfringing inverter modules and/or inverter controllers for the life of the above O₂Micro patents. The injunction also orders BiTEK to label prominently on its inverter controller or module products covered by the order and accompanying product literature“Not for Sale in, Use in, or Importation into the United States.”

This ruling is the second of companion cases filed by BiTEK heard by the court this year. The first ruling summarily affirmed the sanctions (including awarding O₂Micro attorneys’ fees and litigation costs) against BiTEK for its trial misconduct(O2 Micro International Ltd v. Beyond Innovation Technology; and John D. Van Loben Sels; and FSP Technology, Inc., FSP Group, and Lien Chang Electronic Enterprise Co., Ltd., Case No. 2011-1031).

About O₂Micro

Founded in April 1995, O₂Micro develops and markets innovative power management and e-commerce components for the Computer, Consumer, Industrial, and Communications markets. Products include Intelligent Lighting, Battery Management, and Power Management.

O₂Micro International maintains an extensive portfolio of intellectual property with 17,633 patent claims granted, and over 18,000 more pending. The company maintains offices worldwide. Additional company and product information can be found on thecompany website at www.o2micro.com.

O₂Micro, the O₂Micro logo, and combinations thereof are registered trademarks of O₂Micro. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact Information:
Gary E. Abbott
Director of Investor Relations, O₂Micro
Phone: 408.987.5920. x8888
Email:gary.abbott@o2micro.com

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