Pitney Bowes Files Suit against Zumbox for Patent Infringement
October 13 2009 - 1:27PM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) announced today that it has filed a
lawsuit against Zumbox alleging that Zumbox’s “paperless mail”
service for consumers infringes Pitney Bowes patents. The lawsuit
was filed today in California Central District Court and seeks,
among other things, to enjoin Zumbox from further infringement.
“Pitney Bowes has been active in the acquisition, development
and deployment of multi-channel messaging solutions, including
those based on the platforms acquired from Alysis in
2000, Group 1 Software in 2004, and Emtex in 2006,” said Bernie
Gracy, Vice President, Strategy and New Business Development,
Pitney Bowes. “We continue to invest in these platforms and our
intellectual property to introduce new physical and
electronic messaging offerings as part of our longstanding
Customer Communications Management strategy.”
Traditionally known for its expertise in physical mail, Pitney
Bowes has expanded its capabilities to include critical online
communications solutions that link to and run in parallel with
physical communications. It invested more than $200 million in
research and development in 2008, with much of that total dedicated
to software products. The company ranks #107 in Software magazine’s
annual list of the 500 largest software companies. Its online
technologies are already used by companies worldwide to communicate
with their customers quickly and effectively.
The legal action centers on three U.S. patents: #7,478,140, “A
System and Method for Sending Electronic Mail and Parcel Delivery
Notification Using Recipient’s Identification Information”;
#6,690,773, “Recipient Control Over Aspects of Incoming Messages”;
and #7,058,586, “Information Delivery System for Providing Senders
with a Recipient’s Messaging Preferences.”
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes is a $6.3 billion global technology leader whose
products, services and solutions deliver value within the
mailstream and beyond. Founded in 1920, our company’s 35,000
employees deliver technology, service and innovation to more than
two million customers worldwide. For more information about Pitney
Bowes, its products, services and solutions, visit www.pb.com.
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