US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Affirms ER Mapper does not infringe LizardTech patent
Written by ER Mapper
Tuesday, 25 October 2005
The US Court of Appeals has affirmed* the judgement of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington that ER Mapper (Earth Resource Mapping Ltd) does not infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,710,835 and that part of the patent is invalid.
Perth, Australia, 25 October 2005 -Patent '835 is licensed by LizardTech and relates to image compression methodologies. LizardTech sued ER Mapper in 1999 claiming infringement of the '835 patent.
Clarification of this patent issue has reduced confusion surrounding geospatial imagery use worldwide.
LizardTech has lodged a petition requesting an en banc rehearing of the appeal by the entire Federal Circuit.
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