Aerovox Files Suit Against Korean Manufacturers.NEW BEDFORD, Mass,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Aerovox Incorporated (Nasdaq.NM:ARVX) announced today it has filed a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. suit in Los Angeles, CA against several Korean manufacturers and their U.S. affiliates and representatives. The suit names Korean manufacturers Samwha Capacitor Company Ltd., Kuk Kwang Electric Company Ltd. and Dae Yeong Company Ltd., and their American associates, Samwha U.S.A. and Pacific Rim Components Corporation. Aerovox's suit alleges the named parties have, and continue to, infringe its patent for the impregnation impregnation /im·preg·na·tion/ (im?preg-na´shun) 1. fertilization. 2. saturation (1). impregnation 1. the act of fertilizing or rendering pregnant. 2. saturation. and encapsulation (1) In object technology, the creation of self-contained modules that contain both the data and the processing. See object-oriented programming. (2) The transmission of one network protocol within another. of motor-run capacitors. Aerovox is seeking a permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. against all of the defendants and unspecified damages. "Lawsuits are an expensive and inefficient way to resolve problems," said Aerovox President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert D. Elliott. "However, we must vigorously protect our valuable proprietary rights. We will do so whenever we find knowing infringers of our intellectual property." Aerovox Incorporated is a leading manufacturer of film, paper and aluminum electrolytic e·lec·tro·lyt·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to electrolysis. 2. Produced by electrolysis. 3. Of or relating to electrolytes. e·lec capacitors. The Company sells its products worldwide, principally to original equipment manufacturers as components in electrical and electronic equipment. Aerovox has operations in New Bedford, MA; Huntsville, AL; Juarez and Mexico City, Mexico; and Weymouth, England. |
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