COMARCO, Inc. : COMARCO AWARDED NEW PATENT

COMARCO AWARDED NEW PATENT 12-11-2012

COMARCO AWARDED NEW PATENT

New Patent Further Strengthens Company's Intellectual Property Portfolio

LAKE FOREST, Calif., December 11, 2012 - Comarco, Inc. (OTC: CMRO.PK) announced today it has been issued a new patent (pat. # 8,330,303) by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). This new patent, which relates to cables that charge electronic devices using connector adapters that provide data and power, brings the total number of patents in the Company's portfolio to 46.

"As more and more portable electronic devices proliferate with different power needs, the job of charging them has become exceedingly complex," said Tom Lanni, Chief Executive Officer of Comarco. "This new patent protects a portion of Comarco's valuable intellectual property that allows for and ensures proper compatibility between chargers and the devices being powered.  This patent represents another important milestone in our effort to develop original products and to protect our innovations."

About Comarco

Based in Lake Forest, Calif., Comarco is a leading designer, developer, and provider of innovative mobile power solutions through its ChargeSource® line of multi-function universal power products. 1These standalone, multi-function mobile power adapters are used to simultaneously power and charge notebook computers, mobile phones, E-readers, iPads®, iPods®, and many other portable, rechargeable consumer electronic devices. The Company's websites can be found at www.comarco.com and www.chargesource.com.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions and views about our business and future financial performance and financial condition.  Those statements constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  All statements in this news release, other than statements about historical facts, are forward looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "project," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "can" or "may".  However, due to a number of risks and uncertainties to which our business is subject, our actual financial performance and financial condition in the future may differ, possibly significantly, from our expectations, beliefs, intentions or views as set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. 
Information regarding the risks and uncertainties to which our business is subject is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended January 31, 2012, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012.  Due to those risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, which speak only as of its date.  We also disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements in this news release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Company Contacts:
Thomas Lanni                                                   Alisha Charlton           
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