Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Subsidiary Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit.MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (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 :CMTL CMTL Chief Military Training Leader CMTL Center for Mathematics, Teaching and Learning ) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., 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. lawsuit against Radyne Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Comtech EF Data Corp. asserts Radyne Corporation has willfully willfully adv. referring to doing something intentionally, purposefully and stubbornly. Examples: "He drove the car willfully into the crowd on the sidewalk." "She willfully left the dangerous substances on the property." (See: willful) infringed Comtech EF Data Corp.'s U.S. Patent No. 5,666,646 entitled "Radio Frequency (RF) Converter System with Distributed Protection Switching and Method Therefor there·for adv. For that: ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor. Adv. 1. therefor " by selling and offering for sale certain of its frequency converter products. The patent covers a valuable RF converting system using "daisy chain Connected in series, one after the other. Transmitted signals go to the first device, then to the second and so on.  A SCSI Daisy Chain Both internal and external SCSI devices are daisy chained together. " switching and eliminating the use of a centralized switching unit. In the lawsuit, Comtech EF Data Corp. seeks an injunction preventing Raydne Corporation from further misappropriating Comtech EF Data Corp.'s technology. Comtech is seeking unspecified monetary damages arising from the company's unauthorized use of the patented technology and disclosure of users of the infringing products. Comtech EF Data Corp. had previously filed a lawsuit against another company for infringing on Patent No. 5,666,646, which resulted in that company withdrawing its product from the market. "We would prefer not to resort to 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. , but Comtech is committed to aggressively enforcing its patents and protecting its innovations," said Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company conducts its business through three complementary segments: telecommunications transmission, mobile data communications and RF microwave amplifiers. The Company offers niche products, systems and services where it believes it has technological, engineering, systems design or other expertise that differentiate its product offerings. Comtech EF Data Corp. manufactures a broad spectrum of satellite communications products, including Satellite Modems, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. Performance Enhancement Proxies, Converters, Amplifiers, Transceivers and Terminals. All products meet or exceed the standards published by Intelsat(R), Eutelsat, Insat, AsiaSat and other worldwide and regional satellite networks. Please visit www.comtechefdata.com for more information. Certain information in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature and involve certain significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking information. The Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings identify many such risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties described in such Securities and Exchange Commission filings. PCMTL PCMTL Progressive Cars Montreal (Montreal, Canada) |
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