NEC Corporation Reaches Settlement With Harris Corporation in DMR Patent Infringement Lawsuits Initiated in Sept. 2004
August 04 2005 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
- In Addition Both Companies Reach Settlement on Other Patent
Infringement Litigation - TOKYO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
NEC Corporation today announced that it has reached a settlement
with Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) in the patent infringement
lawsuits filed against it on September 3, 2004 in the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of California and the Federal Court
of Canada, which claimed infringement of NEC's Digital Microwave
Radio ("DMR") patents by NEC Corporation. As a result of the
settlement, Harris has agreed to take a royalty-bearing,
non-exclusive license under NEC's Digital Microwave Radio ("DMR")
patents. In addition, NEC agreed to dismiss all claims covered by
the lawsuits filed on September 3, 2004 in the U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of California and the Federal Court of
Canada. "NEC is pleased to have resolved these litigations with
terms and conditions that recognize the value of NEC's DMR
patents," said Botaro Hirosaki, senior vice president and executive
general manager of NEC's Intellectual Asset Operations Unit. "We
value our intellectual property as an extremely important company
asset and will continue to take a firm position in enforcing its
rights if our patents are infringed by other companies in the
field." Under the terms of the settlement, Harris also agreed to
dismiss all claims covered by the lawsuit filed on December 6, 2004
in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Furthermore, Harris agreed to grant NEC a royalty-bearing,
non-exclusive license under Harris' patents for Private Branch
Exchanges ("PBX") and Key Telephone Systems as part of its
dismissal of all claims covered by the lawsuit filed on December 6,
2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
In conjunction with the settlement, Harris agreed to purchase from
NEC, and NEC agreed to sell to Harris, certain PBX patents
possessed by NEC. Also, the parties agreed to a patent cross
license as to all other product categories. No other terms of the
settlement were disclosed. About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation
(NASDAQ:NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the world's leading
providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business
solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse
and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top
patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the
key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by
integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by
providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics
Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people
worldwide and had net sales of 4,855 billion yen (approx. $45.4
billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2005. For additional
information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com/
* Newsroom: http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/newsroom/index.html
DATASOURCE: NEC Corporation CONTACT: Diane Foley of NEC
Corporation, +81-3-3798-6511, ; or Kosuke Yamauchi of NEC USA,
Inc., +1-212-326-2504, , for NEC Corporation Web site:
http://www.nec.com/
http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/newsroom/index.html
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