Garmin® responds to misleading statements from Navico in the ITC patent investigation
August 29 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN),
today announced its response to a modified order by the
International Trade Commission (ITC) on August 18, 2016, in the
long-running investigation brought by Navico Holdings AS against
Garmin. The modified ITC order did not address Garmin’s new tilted
DownVü™ scanning sonar transducer design – which Garmin strongly
asserts does not infringe – that has been shipping since last
December when the previous decision was made by the ITC. The status
of Garmin’s new tilted transducer design relative to any of
Navico’s patents is still a matter pending before the courts and
government agencies, and Navico has never accused Garmin’s new
tilted design of infringement before the ITC. On August 25, 2016,
Navico issued a press release regarding the ITC’s modified order
that incorrectly asserts that the new tilted design infringes on
their patents as no court or government agency has ever made any
infringement ruling on Garmin’s new tilted transducer design.
In fact, the modified ITC order confirmed the ITC’s previous
decision made in December 2015, that Garmin can import and sell
Garmin DownVü scanning sonar transducers, including the
original design, because they do not separately infringe any valid
claim of Navico’s patents. The modified ITC order also left in
place the ITC’s earlier decision that Garmin’s chartplotters do not
infringe any of Navico’s patents. It clarifies the certification
language that Garmin may use when importing its transducers which
is a procedural matter. The modified ITC order applies only to
Garmin and has no impact on any existing distributor, dealer, or
retailer inventory or any products already purchased by our
customers.
Garmin fully cooperated with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
(CBP) after the ITC’s original order to ensure that the importation
of its products was in full compliance with the ITC’s order. Garmin
is currently cooperating with CBP to ensure compliance with the
ITC’s modified order and will provide relevant information to our
distributors, dealers, and retailers as it becomes available.
All of these issues are currently pending before the Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the court with review authority
over the ITC, and Garmin anticipates a definitive ruling on these
topics in early 2017.
About Garmin International Inc. Garmin International Inc.
is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is
incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are
located in the United States, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
Garmin is a registered trademark and DownVü is a trademark of
Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks, and
service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking
statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements
are based on management’s current expectations. The forward-looking
events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur
and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and
unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including,
but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 2015, filed by Garmin
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number
0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and
Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
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Garmin International Inc.Carly Hysell,
913-397-8200media.relations@garmin.com
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