CAL AMP DENIES CLAIM.Byline: Jason Z. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Staff Writer CAMARILLO - California Amplifier Inc. isn't waiting for a court date to defend itself from a lawsuit by a competitor alleging 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. . The Camarillo-based company issued a statement Tuesday saying allegations contained in a federal lawsuit filed by Orland Park Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.-based Andrew Corp. are without merit. Although Cal Amp officials have seen a copy of the complaint, they have not yet been formally served with it. ``We are very disappointed that Andrew Corp. did not contact us prior to filing this complaint,'' chief executive officer Fred Sturm said in a statement. ``We firmly believe that if we had been given the opportunity to clarify the design characteristics of our transceiver products, Andrew Corp. would have had significant relevant information to consider before filing this infringement claim.'' Andrew Corp. spokesman John Byrne This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. Please review the use of non-free media according to policy and guidelines, correct any violations, then remove this tag once compliant. See the talk page for details. declined to comment beyond confirming the existence of the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In December, Andrew purchased Conifer conifer (kŏn`ĭfûr) [Lat.,=cone-bearing], tree or shrub of the order Coniferales, e.g., the pine, monkey-puzzle tree, cypress, and sequoia. Most conifers bear cones and most are evergreens, though a few, such as the larch, are deciduous. Corp., which, like California Amplifier, makes multichannel multipoint distribution service
Multichannel multipoint distribution service, also known as MMDS or Wireless Cable products, including microwave amplifiers. They enable cable television signals to be transmitted via microwave. The technology is also called wireless cable. The service eliminates the need for much of the wiring a cable connection requires but is limited by geography because microwaves travel in a straight line and cannot pass through mountains or heavy vegetation. Shares of California Amplifier closed at $43.75 Tuesday, up 25 cents, and shares of Andrew Corp were up 13 cents to close at $29.75. |
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