Agilent Wins Trade Secret and Patent Infringement Litigation
February 01 2021 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
J&X Technologies to pay Agilent more
than $1.25 million in damages for “willful and malicious” theft of
Agilent trade secrets
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has won a
judgement in federal court for patent infringement and trade secret
misappropriation against Shanghai-based J&X Technologies. The
court victory in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division,
requires J&X to pay Agilent more than $1.25 million for
illegally using Agilent patents and trade secrets in developing gas
chromatography equipment.
The court victory also prevents J&X and its founders
Xiaosheng Guan and Qiang Xu from manufacturing, distributing, or
selling products using Agilent proprietary gas chromatography
information. In addition, J&X is prohibited from disclosing or
using Agilent gas chromatography information or other proprietary
information. In its ruling, the Court noted that “J&X’s
misappropriation of Agilent’s trade secrets was willful and
malicious.”
“This court victory reinforces the critical importance Agilent
places on protecting our intellectual property,” said Mike Tang,
Agilent senior vice president and general counsel. “Innovation is
central to what Agilent is all about and this court decision should
stand as a message to those seeking to undermine our focus on
innovation. We will always seek to protect our proprietary
technology and the hard work of Agilent employees developing it to
serve our customers.”
Gas chromatography is an analytical technique used to separate
the chemical components of a sample mixture. It is used to detect
what is in the mixture and how much of a given element or compound
is present. Typical uses of gas chromatography include testing the
purity of a particular substance or separating the different
components of a mixture to understand how it is constituted.
Agilent has long been a leader in developing gas chromatography
equipment. The company welcomes competition on its merits and looks
forward to continuing to drive innovation in all areas of its
business.
About Agilent Technologies
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