NORTH CANTON, Ohio,
March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) today announced
that it has successfully defeated three of four retaliatory patent
infringement claims brought by Nautilus Hyosung and will appeal a
preliminary ruling on the fourth claim, issued March 13, 2017, of an alleged technical violation
of a Hyosung U.S. patent involving legacy Wincor
technology. Hyosung filed the claims in response to
Diebold Nixdorf's patent
infringement case against the Korean company.
"Although we are petitioning the International Trade Commission
(ITC) to review the March 13 initial
determination, it has no bearing on existing products in the market
or future products provided by Diebold
Nixdorf," said Jonathan
Leiken, senior vice president, chief legal officer and
corporate secretary, Diebold
Nixdorf. "This claim is nothing more than an attempt by
Hyosung to distract from our patent infringement case against
them. In that case, we are confident that the ruling in our
favor against Hyosung will be upheld and that the technology
infringing on our patents will be barred from entering the United States."
In November 2016, after a full
evidentiary hearing, an administrative law judge in the ITC found
that Hyosung infringes two Diebold patents and concluded that there
is "strong circumstantial evidence that Hyosung had knowledge of
Diebold's patented technology, copied it, and encouraged its
customers to use it in an infringing way."
The ITC has already rejected Hyosung's appeal of the prior
ruling that Hyosung infringes Diebold's patented movable MICR-head
technology, and Hyosung's current deposit automation ATMs will be
excluded from the market. The innovative MICR technology reads
checks processed through an ATM with a high degree of accuracy and
security and represents a key component of deposit automation in
the United States. Once the ITC
finalizes the ruling, which is expected within weeks, it would bar
the import of the infringing technology by Hyosung into the United
States.
Diebold Nixdorf will also
continue to pursue its claim for damages against Hyosung before a
jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio, based on Hyosung's past
infringement of Diebold's U.S. technology.
About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
(NYSE:DBD) is a world leader in enabling connected commerce for
millions of consumers each day across the financial and retail
industries. Its software-defined solutions bridge the physical and
digital worlds of cash and consumer transactions conveniently,
securely and efficiently. As an innovation partner for nearly all
of the world's top 100 financial institutions and a majority of the
top 25 global retailers, Diebold
Nixdorf delivers unparalleled services and technology that
are essential to evolve in an 'always on' and changing consumer
landscape.
Diebold Nixdorf has a presence in
more than 130 countries with approximately 25,000 employees
worldwide. The organization maintains corporate offices in
North Canton, Ohio, USA and
Paderborn, Germany. Shares are
traded on the New York and
Frankfurt Stock Exchanges under the symbol 'DBD'. Visit
www.DieboldNixdorf.com for more information.
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