Symbol Technologies Receives Favorable Verdict in Patent Case.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003 Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBL SBL Society of Biblical Literature SBL Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE symbol) SBL Spamhaus Block List SBL Space-Based Laser SBL Securities Borrowing and Lending SBL Supreme Beings of Leisure (band) ) today announced that it had received a favorable verdict on counterclaims filed against it by Proxim Corp. in a patent lawsuit between these two companies. The jury found that the Symbol products did not infringe the Proxim patent, which relates to wireless medium access control protocols. The verdict, which was announced today in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington. Currently, three judges and two magistrate judges preside over the court. , was part of a larger patent case involving wireless local area networking technology. On September 15, as part of that case, a different jury found that Proxim products infringed certain Symbol patents. In the earlier verdict, the jury awarded Symbol six percent royalties on Proxim's past sales of infringing products for an approximate total of $23 million, before interest. Now that this countersuit coun·ter·sue tr.v. coun·ter·sued, coun·ter·su·ing, coun·ter·sues Law To bring proceedings against (a plaintiff) in direct opposition to a suit brought against onself. has been decided, Symbol will ask the court to enter a judgment on the jury verdicts. "We are pleased with the jury's verdict as we believed all along that our products did not infringe any Proxim patent," said Richard Bravman, Symbol chief executive officer and acting chairman. About Symbol Technologies Symbol Technologies, Inc. delivers enterprise mobility solutions that enable anywhere, anytime data and voice communication designed to increase productivity, reduce costs and realize competitive advantage. Symbol systems and services integrate rugged mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings , advanced data capture, wireless networking See wireless network. and mobility software for the world's leading retailers, transportation and logistics companies and manufacturers as well as government agencies and providers of healthcare, hospitality and security. More information is available at www.symbol.com. |
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