DALLAS, Sept. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TransData,
Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of digital electricity
meters and related energy measurement products for the electric
utility industry for over 45 years, today announced that the
company has filed patent infringement lawsuits in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against General Electric (NYSE: GE),
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) and Landis+Gyr AG (60% owned by Toshiba
Corp (TYO: 6502), and 40% by Innovation Network Corporation of
Japan (INCJ), a public-private
partnership between the Japanese government and more than 25
individual corporations).
In the lawsuits, TransData asserts that General Electric, Itron
and Landis+Gyr are willfully infringing TransData's U.S. Patent
Nos. 6,181,294; 6,462,713 and 6,903,699 (the "Smart Meter Patents")
by making, using, selling, and/or offering for sale in the United States, or importing into
the United States various digital
electric meters equipped with an internal "under-glass" wireless
communication circuit and antenna.
TransData's Smart Meter Patents relate to the Company's
development of the first digital electric meter to be equipped with
an internal "under-glass" wireless communication circuit and
antenna. Current licensees of TransData's Smart Meter Patents
include Sensus USA, Sensus
Metering, Southern Company, Alabama Power, Georgia Power,
Mississippi Power, Gulf Power, M2M Technologies and Telensa Ltd.,
among others.
Five years ago, TransData instituted litigation over these same
patents against several electric utilities, including Oncor
Electric Delivery (an Energy Future Holdings Corp. company),
CenterPoint Energy, Texas-New Mexico Power Co., Oklahoma Gas &
Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, CoServ
Electric, Denton Municipal Electric, and Tri-County Electric
Cooperative. These electric utility cases are currently ongoing and
are proceeding toward trial.
As a result of the electric utility litigations, TransData's
Smart Meter Patents have been subjected to 13 validity challenges
at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including four challenges
filed by Itron and nine by General Electric. In each instance, the
Patent Office reconfirmed the validity of all claims in TransData's
Smart Meter Patents.
About TransData
In business for 46 years, TransData is
the only certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) specializing
in the design and manufacture of solid-state electric meters and
related products that enable its global client base to more
efficiently measure, monitor and control the flow of power and
energy variables on the smart grid. Founded in 1969, TransData is a
privately-held corporation with headquarters in suburban
Dallas, serving over 2,000
customers in more than 25 countries worldwide, including all of the
top 50 largest U.S. electric utilities. More information on
TransData can be found at www.transdatainc.com. TransData is a
registered trademark of TransData Inc.
For additional information, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or
mark@androvett.com.
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SOURCE TransData Inc.