On
Thursday, October 25, 2012, ABB
Technology (plaintiff) launched a suit against Hyundai Heavy Industries
(defendant) for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court of Middle
Florida (case no. 6:12-cv-01610).
ABB
Technology is a Switzerland based company, involved in the development of power
and automation technology. Hyundai is a Korean company engaged in the design,
research, development and manufacture of high-voltage, gas-insulated switchgear
products.
The
patent US5625179
involved in this suit is currently assigned[*]
to ABB Technology Ltd. (Source:
MaxVal’s Assignment Database). The patent entitled Isolator for a Metal-Encapsulated, Gas-Insulated,
High-Voltage Switching Installation was issued on April 29, 1997 and
expires[†] on
March 28, 2015.
According
to the complaint, the defendant’s accused products Hyundai Type 145 SP-1 and Type
170 SR Switchgear infringe the patent US5625179.
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[†]Expected
expiration date. Patent Term Estimator is a free web-based tool that
automatically calculates patent terms and expiration dates for U.S. utility
patents.
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