Bar Code User Granted Stay in Lemelson Suit Pending Outcome of Intermec Action.Business Editors & Legal Writers WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000 A federal judge in Phoenix recently placed a hold on 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. by the Lemelson Limited Partnership (Lemelson) against a bar-code user pending the outcome of a suit filed against Lemelson by Intermec Technologies Corp. and six other bar-code manufacturers. "We support Judge Holland's decision in Arizona and believe other bar-code users are entitled to similar relief," commented Intermec President Bob O'Malley. "Our suit last summer raised important questions about the validity of the Lemelson patents. It is fair and appropriate for customers to petition the court to seek a similar hold on Lemelson's actions until the larger question of patent validity can be resolved. Then, finally, our industry can resolve these legal issues." On July 21, 1999, Intermec, a UNOVA (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNA Una personification of honesty; leads lamb and rides white ass. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] See : Honesty ) company, together with six other bar-code companies (a), sued the Lemelson Foundation in federal court in Reno, Nev., seeking a declaration that certain Lemelson patents are invalid, unenforceable and not infringed. Lawyers representing Lemelson filed a motion to dismiss the Intermec suit; that motion was denied in March of this year. On April 14, 2000, Lemelson filed suit against 438 bar-code users in federal court in Phoenix, attempting to pressure them into settlements. Like the customer that won a hold in the Phoenix court on Lemelson's action, each of the remaining companies has the right to ask for a similar "stay" decision. About Intermec and UNOVA Intermec Technologies is a leader in global supply-chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag(R) RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) and mobile computing systems. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply-chain management and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. to field sales and service. UNOVA (NYSE:UNA) is a leading $2.1 billion global supplier of manufacturing technologies and integrated production systems for the global automotive, aerospace and heavy-equipment industries. It is also a leading provider of wireless networking technologies and mobile information systems solutions for supply-chain execution and e-commerce fulfillment. (a) The six other bar-code companies are: Accu-Sort Systems Inc.; Metrologic Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq:MTLG); PSC Inc. (Nasdaq:PSCX PSCX PowerShell Community Extensions (Microsoft Window) ); Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE:SBL); Teklogix Corp., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Teklogix International Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :TKX.TO); and Zebra Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:ZBRA). |
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