Herman Miller and Allseating Announce Settlement
ZEELAND, Mich., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Herman Miller (NASDAQ:MLHR)
and Allseating Corporation announced today they have reached an out-of-court
settlement in a patent dispute over the design of Allseating's Fluid chair.
The dispute relates to United States patents issued to Herman Miller out of its
development of the Aeron Chair. Herman Miller filed a complaint against
Allseating alleging the Fluid chair infringed several patents related to Herman
Miller's popular and iconic Aeron chair. Herman Miller and Allseating have
entered into a license agreement, the terms of which are confidential.
Herman Miller helps create great places to work by researching, designing,
manufacturing, and distributing innovative interior furnishings that support
companies, organizations, and individuals all over the world. The company's
award-winning products, complemented by furniture-management and strategic
consulting services, generated $1.34 billion in revenue during fiscal 2004. Herman Miller is widely recognized both for its innovative products and
business practices. In fiscal 2004 Herman Miller was named recipient of the
prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian
Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and was again included in
Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." In 2005 the company
was again cited by Fortune magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its
industry. Herman Miller trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol
MLHR. For additional information visit http://www.hermanmiller.com/ . DATASOURCE: Herman Miller, Inc.
CONTACT: Mark Schurman, +1-616-654-5498, , or Bruce Buursma, +1-616-654-5770, , both of Herman Miller, Inc.
Web site: http://www.hermanmiller.com/
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