TruePosition Wins Patent Infringement Litigation Against Andrew Corporation
18/09/2007 00:14
PR Newswire
BERWYN, Pennslyvania, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --
- Jury Finds for TruePosition on All Counts; Awards TruePosition
US$45.3 million; Determines Willful Infringement Exists
TruePosition, Inc., a leading provider of wireless location technologies
and solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, today announced
that TruePosition has won a patent infringement suit against Andrew
Corporation in the United States District Court in the District of Delaware,
TruePosition, Inc. v. Andrew Corporation (Civ. No. 05-747-SLR).
On September 14, after a trial lasting two weeks, the jury found for
TruePosition on all counts and awarded it US$45.3 million for Andrew
Corporation's willful infringement of its intellectual property.
This is the second time that TruePosition has successfully defended its
intellectual property rights against Andrew Corporation. In this case,
TruePosition sued Andrew Corporation for infringing a patent dealing with the
location of wireless phones using the wireless network control channel, known
as the "144" or "control channel" patent, which is particularly important for
safety and security applications. This suit focused primarily on infringement
related to contracts that Andrew Corporation entered into with a customer in
Saudi Arabia.
"TruePosition is extremely pleased with the jury's decisive verdict in a
case that deals with such advanced technology. This verdict is testament to
the value -- and the importance -- of the intellectual property that
TruePosition creates," said Frederic Beckley, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of TruePosition.
TruePosition previously sued Andrew Corporation for infringing other
patents. In a 2004 settlement, Andrew agreed to pay TruePosition total
compensation amounting to US$42 million. In 2001, TruePosition also prevailed
in an infringement suit against SigmaOne Communications Corp. in a case that
involved the same patent at issue in the most recent suit against Andrew
Corporation. TruePosition was represented by Woodcock Washburn LLP in all
three actions.
"We will continue to vigorously enforce and protect TruePosition's
exceptional innovations in wireless location technology," said Stephen Stuut,
CEO of TruePosition. "This win illustrates our obligation to continuously
deliver pioneering next generation safety solutions and other wireless
location solutions to wireless providers and their customers."
TruePosition - Market Leader for E-911
With more than 15 years of experience and unrivaled technical expertise,
TruePosition leads the US market in terms of wireless location systems
deployed for Enhanced 911 service. TruePosition has successfully deployed
over 75,000 location measurement units that cover more than 270 million
people, and locates the majority of the 100 million wireless 911 calls made
annually.
About TruePosition
TruePosition is dedicated to the development and implementation of
advanced wireless location products, services and devices, providing complete
solutions to support the wireless location needs of the global marketplace.
In addition to providing industry leading core location technologies,
TruePosition supports all levels of the wireless location value chain to
offer turnkey solutions.
TruePosition's foundation was built on the development of advanced
location systems, which include handset, network and hybrid location
solutions. Today, TruePosition can offer hybrid location systems that
incorporate Cell ID, Enhanced Cell ID, Uplink Time Difference of Arrival,
Angle of Arrival, and Assisted GPS to power the next generation of
location-based services. TruePosition is a subsidiary of Liberty Media
Corporation and is attributed to its Liberty Capital Group (Nasdaq: LINTA,
LINTB, LCAPA, LCAPB). For more information, visit www.trueposition.com.
Web site: http://www.trueposition.com
Beth Hespe of Garfield Group Public Relations, +1-215-867-8600 ext. 235, bhespe@garfieldgroup.com; or Mike Amarosa, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at TruePosition, +1-212-301-2814, Mike.Amarosa@trueposition.com