Corning Takes Action on Patent Infringement.Business Editors CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2001 Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was known until 1989 as Corning Glass Works. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ) initiated an action today in Federal District Court against Highwave Optical Technologies of Lannion, France for 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 complaint identifies Highwave as infringing a Corning patent involved in the design and manufacture of photonic optical fiber. "Corning invests enormous resources in product and technology research and development," said Frank Little, General Manager and Division Vice President, Corning Optical Transport Products. "Today's action is part of an ongoing effort to enforce our intellectual property rights. When we find unauthorized use of our technology, we will move accordingly to protect our shareholders' investment. We will not let others misappropriate mis·ap·pro·pri·ate tr.v. mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing, mis·ap·pro·pri·ates 1. a. To appropriate wrongly: misappropriating the theories of social science. our intellectual property." Corning(R) PureMode(TM) Photonic Fiber is a line of specialty fibers used in many high-performance optical communication devices including passive and active fiber-based components, optical amplifiers, dispersion-compensation fiber modules, and transmission lasers. Corning is a leading supplier of photonic fibers, including polarization-maintaining, high-index, reduced-cladding, erbium-doped, and photosensitive A material that changes when exposed to light. See photoelectric. optical fibers. About Corning Incorporated Established in 1851, Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) creates leading-edge technologies for the fastest-growing markets of the world's economy. Corning manufactures optical fiber, cable and photonic products for the telecommunications industry; and high-performance displays and components for television, information technology and other communications-related industries. The company also uses advanced materials to manufacture products for scientific, semiconductor and environmental markets. Corning revenues for 2000 were $7.1 billion. |
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