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	Company Contact:	 	
Investor Relations Contact:
	Martin McDermut	 	
Lippert / Heilshorn & Associates
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	 	
Lillian Armstrong, Moriah Shilton
	Email: mmcdermut@suptech.com	 	
Email:lillian@lhai-sf.com
	(805) 690-4500	 	
(415) 433-3777



SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. WINS

COURT RULING ON ‘215 PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT



SANTA BARBARA, CA — April 3, 2003: Superconductor Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:
SCON) (“STI”) the global leader in high-temperature superconducting (HTS)
products for wireless voice and data applications, today announced the jury has
rendered its verdict in the patent infringement lawsuit brought by ISCO
International, Inc. (“ISCO”), filed on July 17, 2001 in the United District
Court for the District of Delaware.


The jury returned a unanimous verdict that ISCO’s US patent 6,263,215 for
“Cryoelectronically Cooled Receiver Front End for Mobile Communications System”
(the “‘215 Patent”) is invalid and unenforceable. In addition, the jury
awarded STI $3.8 million in compensatory damages based upon a finding that ISCO
committed unfair competition and acted in bad faith by issuing press releases
and/or contacting STI’s customers asserting the ‘215 Patent.


M. Peter Thomas, STI’s president and chief executive officer stated, “It has
always been our firm belief that the ‘215 patent is invalid. We are very
pleased with the outcome of the trial, and we look forward to getting back to
business as usual.”


About Superconductor Technologies Inc.


Superconductor Technologies Inc., headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, is the
global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing superconducting
products for wireless networks. STI’s SuperLinkTM Solutions are proven to
increase capacity utilization, lower dropped and blocked calls, extend
coverage, and enable higher wireless transmission data rates. SuperFilter®,
the company’s flagship product in the SuperLink Rx product line, incorporates
patented high-temperature superconductor (HTS) technology to create a cryogenic
receiver front-end (CRFE) used by wireless operators to enhance network
performance while reducing capital and operating costs.


     More than 2,000 SuperFilter Systems have been shipped worldwide, logging
in excess of 25 million hours of cumulative operation. In 2002, STI was named
one of Deloitte & Touche’s prestigious “Technology Fast 50” companies for the
Los Angeles area, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in
the area.


 






 


     SuperFilter and SuperLink are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Superconductor Technologies Inc. in the United States and in other countries.
For information about STI, please visit www.suptech.com.


Safe Harbor Statement


The press release contains forward-looking statements made in reliance upon the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, STI’s views on
future profitability, commercial revenues, market growth, capital requirements
and new product introductions, and are generally identified by phrases such as
“thinks,’’ “anticipates,’’ “believes,’’ “estimates,’’ “expects,’’ “intends,’’
“plans,’’ and similar words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other
factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements. These factors and uncertainties include: STI’s
ability to expand its operations to meet anticipated product demands; the
ability of STI’s products to achieve anticipated benefits for its customers;
the anticipated growth of STI’s target markets; unanticipated delays in
shipments to customers; and STI’s ability to achieve profitability. STI refers
interested persons to its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other
SEC filings for a description of additional uncertainties and factors that may
affect forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on
information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed
any duty to update any forward-looking statements.


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