ABB Calls Honeywell/Measurex Patent Litigation 'Without Merit'.Business Editors NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000 ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Automation Inc., a U.S. unit of ABB, the global technology company, has responded to a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. filed recently by Honeywell's Measurex business. The suit claims that certain elements of ABB's sheet measuring system products infringe in·fringe v. in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es v.tr. 1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent. 2. a U.S. Patent issued to Measurex in 1987. "ABB considers the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. to be without any merit and is taking appropriate legal actions to defend itself and its long-standing technological leadership, and to protect the interests of its valued customers," stated Eugene Madara, vice president, general counsel and secretary of ABB Automation Inc. ABB, with U.S. headquarters in Norwalk, Conn., serves customers in automation; power transmission and distribution; oil, gas and petrochemicals; building technologies; and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . U.S. operations employ over 16,000 people at manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states (http://www.abb.com/us). Worldwide, ABB Group reported revenues of $25 billion in 1999. With novel IT applications, tailored software solutions, growing eBusiness, and a fast-expanding knowledge and service base, ABB is building links to the new economy. The ABB Group employs about 165,000 people in more than 100 countries. |
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