Hexagon Sues Metris, Mitutoyo for Patent Infringement
 LONDON,
UK, Jul 20, 2009 - Hexagon Metrology has filed a patent infringement suit in
U.S. District Court in Massachusetts alleging that Metris N.V. and its U.S.
subsidiary Metris U.S.A., Inc., and Mitutoyo Corporation and its U.S.
subsidiary Mitutoyo America Corporation, have infringed U.S. Patent No.
5,829,148 by importing into the U.S. and offering to sell infringing
portable arms.
“Hexagon Metrology welcomes fair competition,” says William Gruber,
President of Hexagon Metrology, “but we will not stand by if competitors use
our protected technology, which our customers recognize and rely upon and
which has given us a leading position in the metrology industry.”
The suit seeks to prevent Metris and Mitutoyo from importing, offering
for sale or using the infringing portable arms in the U.S.
Hexagon Metrology sells articulated arms in the U.S. under the brand name
ROMER.
About Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology is part of the Hexagon AB Group and includes leading
metrology brands such as Brown & Sharpe, CE Johansson, CimCore, CogniTens,
DEA, Leica Geosystems (Metrology Division), Leitz, m&h Inprocess Messtechnik,
PC-DMIS, QUINDOS, ROMER, Sheffield, Standard Gage and TESA. Hexagon
Metrology brands represent an unrivaled global installed base of millions of
Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), portable measuring systems and
handheld instruments, and tens of thousands of metrology software licenses.
Hexagon Metrology empowers its customers to fully control manufacturing
processes that rely on dimensional precision, ensuring that products
manufactured precisely conform to the original product design. The company
offering of machines, systems and software is complemented by a wide range
of product support, aftermarket and value-added services.
For more information, visit
www.hexagonmetrology.com
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