BroadBand Technologies files patent infringement lawsuit against General Instrument Corporation.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1996--BroadBand Technologies Inc. (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 :BBTK), the leading provider of interactive switched digital broadband systems for telecommunications service providers, 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 Federal District Court in Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. against General Instrument Corporation. In the suit, BroadBand has charged that General Instrument Corporation infringes U.S. Patent No. 5,457,560, held by BroadBand for its switched digital broadband technology. The suit seeks, in part, to enjoin To direct, require, command, or admonish. Enjoin connotes a degree of urgency, as when a court enjoins one party in a lawsuit by ordering the person to do, or refrain from doing, something to prevent permanent loss to the other party or parties. General Instrument Corporation from making, using, selling or offering to sell equipment to provide switched digital broadband services. General Instrument provides digital telephony, data and video service through its NLevel3 Broadband Access System, obtained as a result of its 1995 acquisition of Next Level Communications. Salim A.L. Bhatia, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BroadBand Technologies said, "Since our inception in 1988, we have worked diligently to achieve our current position as the world leader in the development of switched digital broadband systems. As a result of that work, we have invented and patented some of the fundamental technology pertinent to switched broadband systems. More than $150 million has been invested in bringing switched digital broadband to the market. We intend to vigorously defend our intellectual property rights to maximize our shareholders return on investment." For more information on BroadBand Technologies, please see the BroadBand Technologies home page at http://www.bbt.com . CONTACT: BroadBand Technologies Inc. Copithorne & Bellows Julie Price Joann Anderson/Jack Varley (919) 405-4816 (617) 450-4300 price@bbt.com jack.varley@cbpr.com |
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