ADC Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against AFL Telecommunications.MINNEAPOLIS -- ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform )(www.adc.com), today announced that the company has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Minnesota. It was established by an act of Congress on March 17, 1849. against AFL AFL: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Telecommunications LLC. In its Complaint, ADC asserts that AFL infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 7,233,731, 7,277,620 and 7,200,317, which relate to fiber distribution hubs used in ADC's Fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ) product line. ADC is seeking damages and an injunction to prevent the sale of AFL's fiber distribution hubs and splitter modules that incorporate one or more of ADC's patented features. The company's innovative FTTP solutions improve the routing and management of optical fibers and provide better access to the optical components and fibers within the distribution hub. "As an industry innovator in FTTP technologies, ADC is dedicated to researching and developing new solutions in this area to better serve our customers," said Jack Field, vice president of Carrier Solutions for ADC. "With more than 5,000 issued and pending patents worldwide, ADC's intellectual property is one of our core assets. As such we are strongly committed to protecting the company's technology investments by enforcing its patent rights." About ADC ADC provides the connections for wireline, wireless, cable, broadcast, and enterprise networks around the world. ADC's innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet, data, video, and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) has sales into more than 130 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com. |
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