Acterna and Adtech Settle Patent Lawsuit.Business Editors Acterna (Nasdaq:ACTR ACTR American Council of Teachers of Russian ACTR Actuator ACTR Association for Canadian Theatre Research ACTR A Christmas To Remember ACTR Assistant Contract Technical Representative (NMCI liaison) ) and Adtech, Inc., a Spirent Communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , announced that they have settled their pending 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. which involved allegations of infringement The encroachment, breach, or violation of a right, law, regulation, or contract. The term is most frequently used in reference to the invasion of rights secured by Copyright, patent, or trademark. and invalidity in·va·lid 1 n. One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability. adj. 1. Incapacitated by illness or injury. 2. Of, relating to, or intended for invalids. tr.v. of certain Acterna patents (U.S. Patent Numbers 5,761,191; 5,764,626; 5,699,346; 5,535,193; and 5,590,116). Under the terms of the settlement agreement, in exchange for an undisclosed financial payment, Acterna granted Adtech a worldwide license to the patents. While Adtech has not acknowledged any infringement of the patents, it has acknowledged their validity. Further details concerning the settlement have not been released. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of test and management solutions for optical transport, access and cable networks and the second largest communications test company overall. Focused entirely on providing equipment, software, systems and services, Acterna helps customers develop, install, manufacture and maintain their optical transport, access, cable, data/IP and wireless networks. The company serves customers globally with a presence in more than 80 countries. Additional information about the company is available at www.acterna.com. |
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