CBOE Wins in ISE Patent Suit

The Chicago Board Options Exchange CBOE announced today that the federal court in Chicago ended the trial on the International Securities Exchange's (ISE) patent suit. ISE had sued CBOE for alleged infringement of ISE's patent relating to an "automated exchange." By its action, ISE now concedes that CBOE does not infringe ISE's patent, based on several recent decisions in CBOE's favor. "We are gratified that this case has reached the correct result," said CBOE Chairman and CEO William J. Brodsky. Incoming CBOE CEO and current COO and President Ed Tilly added, "CBOE has always been and will continue to be the leading innovator in the options industry."