RENO, Nev., April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States
District Court for the District of Nevada ruled in favor of Server Technology
Incorporated and awarded a post-judgment compulsory license of 15%,
supplemental damages, and prejudgment interest against the
defendant American Power Conversion Corporation ("APC"), a division
of Schneider Electric of France
(Euronext: SU). The Court ordered APC to pay Server
Technology a 15% royalty on future sales of its infringing AP7900
series and AP8900 series vertical, switched power distribution
units (PDUs).
This order of the Court follows the May
29, 2014 jury verdict that awarded Server Technology damages
totaling $10,787,634 for patent
infringement by American Power Conversion Corporation for pre-trial
sales of infringing products by APC.
The litigation was brought by Server Technology against APC in
December 2006 for patent infringement
of US Patent No. 7,043,543 (Vertical-Mount Electrical Power
Distribution Plugstrip). Subsequently, US Patent No.
7,702,771 (Electrical Power Distribution Device Having A Current
Display) was added to the litigation. Both patents were
found to be valid and infringed by APC's products.
Brandon Ewing, the President and
CEO of Server Technology stated: "I am gratified by the final
ruling of the Court. These patents were the vision of Carrel
Ewing, the founder of Server Technology. The Court's
order recognizes the validity of the asserted patent and is further
evidence of the innovation and creativity of Server Technology in
the market. With our ever-expanding patent portfolio we will
continue to offer leading innovations and solutions to our
customers and to the market as a whole."
Server Technology, based in Reno,
Nevada, has 175 employees throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, the European continent, and
Hong Kong. The Company has a patent portfolio of 48 issued
patents with 54 patents pending in the area of power distribution
management. The Company has more than 300 channel partner
distributors, and its customers include Fortune 500 companies and
key data center companies throughout the world.
Server Technology was represented at trial by the firm of
Holland & Hart led by
Jim Hartley, Esq.
About Server Technology
Server Technology's power
strategy experts have provided power solutions for labs, data
centers, branch offices and telecommunications operations for 30
years. Over 60,000 customers around the world rely on our
cabinet power distribution units and award winning power management
solutions to reduce downtime, facilitate capacity planning, improve
energy utilization, and drive efficiency. With the best quality,
best technical support and most patents, Server Technology products
provide uncompromising reliability, innovation, and value for the
datacenter. Only with Server Technology will customers Stay
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