9/19/08 - Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
it has filed a patent infringement countersuit against Motorola, Symbol,
and Wireless Valley. The countersuit concerns Motorola's (and its
subsidiaries') infringement of two Aruba patents related to managing
wireless computer networks and network security.
The first asserted patent
was assumed by Aruba in March 2008 as part of its acquisition of AirWave
Wireless, Inc., while the second asserted patent was issued to Aruba in May
2008. Aruba is seeking a permanent injunction against use of its patented
technologies, as well as monetary damages for infringing use.
"We asserted our patents following an unsuccessful attempt to negotiate a
license," said Keerti Melkote, Aruba's co-founder and chief technology
officer. "We simply cannot stand by while Motorola, and its Symbol and
Wireless Valley subsidiaries, continue to violate our intellectual
property. We will defend our intellectual property in court and we fully
expect to win in that forum, just as we have in the market."
Aruba's countersuit follows on the heels of a decision by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office to reexamine all four patents that Motorola --
through its Symbol Technologies and Wireless Valley subsidiaries -- is
asserting against Aruba in a lawsuit filed in the Federal district court in
Delaware. The Patent Office has found that the prior art submitted by Aruba
raises a substantial new question about the patentability of the claims of
all four of Motorola's patents.
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