NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Cognex
Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) announced today that a
U.S. District
Court jury has decided in favor of
Cognex in the company's patent
infringement lawsuit against both
Microscan Systems, Inc. and
Microscan's development and manufacturing partner,
The Code Corporation.
The lawsuit filed by
Cognex alleged that Microscan's Mobile Hawk
handheld imager infringed U.S. Patent No. 7,874,487, held by
Cognex.
The jury's verdict found that Microscan willfully infringed the patent
and awarded Cognex its lost profits. The case was tried in United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York before U.S.
District Judge, the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff.
"We are very gratified by the jury's decision in this case," said Robert
J. Willett, Chief Executive Officer of Cognex. "Cognex has invested
significant resources to develop proprietary and innovative ID
code-reading technology. On behalf of the Cognex engineering teams that
developed this technology and the many customers around the world who
purchase our products because of their innovations, we want to thank the
jury for its decision."
About Cognex Corporation
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a range
of products that incorporate sophisticated machine vision technology
that gives them the ability to "see." Cognex products include barcode
readers, machine vision sensors and machine vision systems that are used
in factories, warehouses and distribution centers around the world to
guide, gauge, inspect, identify and assure the quality of items during
the manufacturing and distribution process. Cognex is the world's leader
in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 975,000
vision-based products, representing over $4 billion in cumulative
revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick,
Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has regional offices and distributors located
throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia and Latin America. For
details visit Cognex online at http://www.cognex.com.
Cognex Corporation
Robin Pratt, 508-650-3384
robin.pratt@cognex.com
Source: Cognex Corporation
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