Patent spat settled
Harris Corporation announced today that it has reached a global settlement with NEC Corporation and its subsidiaries related to patent litigation.
In September 2004, NEC sued Harris in US District Court for the northern district of California and
In conjunction with the settlement, Harris has agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Similarly, NEC has agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuits filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California and the Federal Court of Canada.
As a result of the settlement, Harris has granted NEC a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive license for its telephone switching patents including patents for Private Branch Exchanges and Key Telephone Systems. Harris developed the technology for most of the referenced patents in its former telecom switch business.
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