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Symbol, Intermec Clash Over RFID Patents

Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 6:57:00 PM       Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox                            Digg This Article   Add to Delicious

Abstract:Lawsuit alleges Intermec's bar code scanning technology infringes on Symbol's Wi-Fi patents.
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    Legal wrangling over intellectual property (IP) is heating up in the wireless communications realm, as Symbol Technologies Inc. filed a lawsuit late last week against Intermec Technologies Corp. claiming the latter's bar code scanning technology infringes on its Wi-Fi patents

    Symbol's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, seeks a permanent injunction against Intermec's use of Symbol's patented technologies and unspecified monetary damages.

    In addition, Symbol terminated an agreement to supply Intermec with laser scan engines, which Intermec embeds in its bar code scanning equipment. Intermec says the move will not impact its ability to deliver the engines because it has alternate sources of supply.

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