SiRF sues Global Locate for Patent Infringement
Wow, on the heels of the speculation last week that TomTom is looking at Global Locate as a second source of GPS chips, SiRF steps up and is suing Global Locate. SiRF announced today that it has filed a patent infringement complaint against Global Locate and its U.S. distributor, Innovation Sales Southern California, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. SiRF's complaint alleges infringement by Global Locate and its distributor of four of SiRF's GPS technology patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,091,904; 7,043,363; 6,850,557; and 6,636,178. SiRF's complaint requests an award of both monetary damages and an injunction to prevent further infringement. Hummmm, if you are TomTom do you want to source chips that could get wrapped up in patent litigation?
"Today's suit reflects our determination to protect our intellectual property," said Nicolas S. Gikkas, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel. "SiRF has a responsibility to its stockholders and employees to protect the intellectual property developed or acquired at great expense by the company. SiRF intends to ensure that its intellectual property, which covers GPS components and systems among other things, is respected and is used only by those authorized to do so."
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Posted by Scott Martin at December 18, 2006 9:37 AM
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