United States : TeleCommunication Systems Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Sybase Inc. and iAnywhere Solutions Inc.Byline: Mamta03 TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS (Transportation Control System) A widely used integrated information system for railroad transportation developed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was later implemented by Union Pacific when the companies merged. ) (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 : TSYS TSYS Total System Services, Inc. ), a leading provider of mission critical wireless communications, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Sybase, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SY) and iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Sybase. TCS seeks an injunction against Sybase and iAnywhere from further infringement as well as monetary damages. The lawsuit alleges infringement of United States Patent No. 6,560,604 by multiple Sybase and iAnywhere products, services and systems. The patent, entitled "System, Method, and Apparatus for Automatically and Dynamically Updating Options, Features, and/or Services Available to Client Device," was issued in 2003 and describes a technology that allows automatic over-the-air (OTA (Over The Air) Refers to any wireless system such as AM/FM radio and network television that uses open space as its transmission medium. ) initialization in·i·tial·ize tr.v. in·i·tial·ized, in·i·tial·iz·ing, in·i·tial·iz·es Computer Science 1. To set (a starting value of a variable). 2. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot. 3. , configuration and updating of mobile devices, including cellular phones. "The proprietary technology of automated over-the-air configuration of mobile devices was the result of pioneering development investment in wireless data solutions," said Mark Ramberg, TCS's director of intellectual asset management. "TCS depends on the patent system and laws to protect our investments in intellectual property on behalf of our stakeholders. With multiple and continued infringements of our intellectual property by Sybase and iAnywhere, we have no choice but to turn to the patent system and legal action to seek enforcement." In a related action, TCS has filed a renewed petition requesting the suspension of the Sybase 365 initiated inter partes re-examination of U.S. patent No. 6,985,748, "Inter-carrier messaging service providing phone number only experience." TCS is requesting the re-examination be suspended pending the appeal of a district court final judgment affirming Sybase 365's infringement of the '748 patent. The renewed petition contains no new matter from the original petition filed in May 2009 as it provides the US Patent and Trademark Office with copies of documents referenced in the original petition. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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