ams wins patent validity lawsuit launched by Melexis; existing patent infringement verdict against Melexis reinstated & in fo...
May 22 2014 - 2:11AM
Business Wire
ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide manufacturer of high
performance sensor and analog solutions, announces that the company
has won a last-instance verdict against Melexis N.V. / SA (Belgium)
in the patent validity lawsuit launched by Melexis with respect to
the European Patent EP 0 916 074 B1 covering magnetic field
position sensor products.
The German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) in
Karlsruhe (Germany) recently issued a final verdict validating the
patent, which is exclusively held by ams, and nullifying Melexis’
claim that the underlying contactless position sensor technology
was not patentable. ams had expected to prevail in the last
instance of the patentability lawsuit following its appeal of the
first-instance decision by the Federal Patent Court
(Bundespatentgericht) in Munich (Germany).
Given the patentability decision against Melexis the existing
first-instance verdict in the patent infringement lawsuit against
Melexis N.V. / SA (Belgium) and its German subsidiary Melexis GmbH
is fully reinstated. This lawsuit covers magnetic field position
sensor products and European Patent
EP 0 916 074 B1 and was brought before the
District Court (Landgericht) in Duesseldorf (Germany) by ams. As a
consequence, Melexis continues to carry the risk of financial
damages for patent infringement being awarded to ams on the basis
of the valid infringement verdict.
Bernd Gessner, Executive VP and General Manager Business Unit
Automotive at ams, commented: „We are delighted by the Federal
Supreme Court decision validating our patent which has been
exclusively held by ams since 2003. We are spending significant
amounts of time, effort, and money to develop the technologies
driving our products and will continue to vigorously defend our
intellectual property (IP) against unauthorized use or
infringement.”
ams is the worldwide leader in high resolution magnetic field
sensor solutions. ams’ extensive range of rotary and linear
position sensors provides robust, contactless position measurement
for virtually countless applications.
amsMoritz Gmeiner, Director Investor Relationsphone: +43 (0)
3136 500 31211investor@ams.comwww.ams.com
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