PRESS RELEASE
Published on July 25, 2008
EXHIBIT 99.1
LecTec Corporation
1407 South Kings Highway
Texarkana, Texas 75501
1407 South Kings Highway
Texarkana, Texas 75501
Contact: Bill Johnson, Controller (903-832-0993)
LecTec Corporation Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit
July 25, 2008 Texarkana, Texas LecTec Corporation (OTCBB: LECT) announced today that it has
filed a Complaint for patent infringement against Chattem, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Company, Inc., The Mentholatum Company, Inc. and Prince of Peace
Enterprises, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The Complaint
alleges, among other things, that the defendants have infringed two of LecTecs patents relating to
its medicated patch technology. LecTec is seeking to enjoin the defendants from infringing the two
patents and to recover monetary damages relating to such infringement, as well as interest and
litigation costs.
About LecTec Corporation
LecTec Corporation is an intellectual property licensing and holding company. The Companys primary
focus is to derive royalty and other income from patents that the Company owns based on its
advanced skin interface technologies. The Company was an innovator in hydrogel-based topical
delivery of therapeutic over-the-counter medications, which provide alternatives to topical creams
and ointments. A hydrogel is a gel-like material having an affinity for water and similar
compounds. These gels are ideal for delivering medication onto the skin. The Company holds multiple
domestic and international patents on its hydrogel technology.
Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning possible or anticipated future
results of operations or business developments which are typically preceded by the words
believes, wants, expects, anticipates, intends, will, may, should, or similar
expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could
cause results or developments to differ materially from those, indicated in the forward-looking
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Companys dependence
on royalty payments from Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. (Novartis), which sells an adult vapor
patch under a license from the Company, the Companys dependence on key personnel and Board of
Director members, the success or failure of any attempt by the Company to protect or enforce its
patents and territories of coverage, the issuance of new accounting pronouncements, the
availability of opportunities for licensing agreements related to patents that the Company holds,
limitations on market expansion opportunities, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time
to time in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and particularly as
described in the Cautionary Statements filed as Exhibit 99.01 to our Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2007.