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Lighting Science Group is granted eighth patent for advances in LED lighting technologies

DALLAS, Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCBB:LSGP) announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company its eighth patent for Optimized Digital Lighting(TM) (ODL(R)) technologies.

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In addition to the eight issued patents, a further twelve patents are pending in the United States as are a number of applications in key overseas territories. The first eight issued U.S. patents cover a number of Lighting Science's innovations in digital lighting technologies including power management, manufacturing, and design.

Ron Lusk, Chairman and CEO of Lighting Science Group, said "We will continue to aggressively expand our intellectual property portfolio to create a long term advantage for our LED lighting products. At the core of our market leading performance are our innovations in digital lighting design and manufacturing techniques."

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