Believe it or not, its been more than four years since Philips filed their patent infringement suit against Gigastorage and Princo. Since then, the three companies have been in and out of court, with the decision eventually being made in favor of Philips. DigiTimes has reported that a US District Court recently upheld this decision and that a hearing will scheduled to determine damages.
The US District Court in the Southern District of New York State has upheld a patent infringement charge made by Royal Philips Electronics against Taiwan optical disc makers Gigastorage and Princo concerning six Philips CD-R patents. A hearing will now be scheduled to determine damages, according to Philips Taiwan.
Philips filed the complaint in early 2002, with the court delivering a summary judgment in favor of Philips in March 2005, which granted an injunction forbidding further sales of CD-R/RW discs produced by the two makers in the US market.
It will be good to see this court case come to an end. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
