14th Apr 2014 11:06
LONDON (Alliance News) - Amphion Innovations PLC said Monday that its subsidiary DataTern Inc had got a broadly favourable decision on its appeal as part of its ongoing legal battles with SAP AG and Microsoft Corp.
The companies took action against DataTern over two database patents, after Datatern accused their end-users of patent infringement, and Microsoft sought to have the patents declared invalid. In December 2012 the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered DataTern to stop suing customers of SAP.
DataTern appealed the New York ruling claiming it lacked jurisdiction, and the claim on its patents was flawed. The Court of Appeals broadly ruled in favour of its position, Amphion said.
"This ruling will allow us to continue to try to reach equitable licensing agreements with the many companies that are infringing these patents," Chief Executive Officer Richard Morgan said in a statement. "Our goal remains to generate a fair and reasonable return on the very substantial investment we have made over many years in the development of these innovative technologies."
Shares in Amphion were trading up 4% at 3.25 pence Monday.
By Hana Stewart-Smith; [email protected]; @HanaSSAllNews
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