RFID Industry Patent Infringement Developments ...

RFID Industry Patent Infringement: Intermec Rejects Symbol's Unfounded Claims; Company Welcomes...

Intermec responds to Symbol patent infringement suit, which pits the two RFID leaders against one another ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... lawsuit. The suit is an apparent reaction to Intermec's RFID patent-infringement lawsuit against Matrics Inc., filed in June 2004. ...

... Intermec Technologies Corp. has learned that Symbol Technologies, of Holtsville, New York, has filed a lawsuit in Delaware alleging that Intermec has infringed Symbol patents in the area of wireless communications. Intermec strongly believes there is no basis for this lawsuit. The suit is an apparent reaction to Intermec's RFID patent-infringement lawsuit against Matrics Inc., filed in June 2004. Symbol knowingly acquired the lawsuit in September 2004 when it purchased Matrics. Intermec has charged that Matrics willfully and deliberately made, used, sold and offered for sale in the United States RFID products known to infringe Intermec's RFID patents. ...

Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include mobile computing systems, bar code printers, label media and Intellitag(R) RFID. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations.