Sun Microsystems Wins Legal Judgments Against Intellectual Property Violators
15 Décembre 2009 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced that it has
won judgments against a U.S. counterfeiter of Sun's products and a
U.K. violator of Sun's trademarks.
In the U.S. case, Sun obtained a federal court judgment against
Joe Faris, the primary owner of Sun Valley Technical Repair which
was a major counterfeiter of Sun products. The judgment resolves
Sun's long-standing litigation against Faris and Sun Valley
Technical Repair, and requires Faris to cooperate with Sun as well
as make a substantial monetary payment. Faris continues to be
subject to potential criminal sanctions for his activities. Sun has
invited customers who believe that they may have purchased
counterfeit product to contact Sun for a free evaluation of their
products' provenance.
In the U.K. case, Sun obtained summary judgment in the U.K. High
Court of Justice against British firm M-Tech Data. The High Court
of Justice ruled that M-Tech infringed Sun's registered trademarks
by importing Sun product into the European Economic Area without
authorization. In addition to entering an injunction against
M-Tech, the High Court has ordered the company to provide Sun with
disclosure of M-Tech's activities.
These judgments reflect strong efforts by Sun to protect its
intellectual property rights. “Sun is committed to aggressively
pursuing those who violate Sun's intellectual property rights and
threaten its market integrity,” said Bill Mooz, Legal Director, Sun
Microsystems. “Intellectual property theft can take many forms,
including the counterfeiting of hardware, the copying and use of
software without a license, and representing products or services
as genuine when they are not backed by Sun. All of these acts not
only tarnish Sun's brand, but also can put users of Sun products in
the terrible position of depending upon inferior or unlicensed
technology in mission-critical environments -- without proper
warranty or support.”
The Faris and M-Tech Data cases represent only a fraction of the
multiple actions that Sun has pending in courts around the globe
against parties suspected of infringing Sun's intellectual property
rights. In addition to initiating civil actions against those who
violate its market integrity policies, Sun cooperates actively with
prosecutorial authorities in any criminal investigation involving
the potential infringement of Sun's intellectual property rights.
“Sun has invested billions of dollars in its products and the Sun
brand, and Sun's authorized partners have augmented those
investments with their own money,” said Mike Dillon, Executive Vice
President and General Counsel, Sun Microsystems. “We are resolutely
committed to protecting those investments and the value of Sun's
brand.”
For more information about Sun's policies and practices, please
visit www.sun.com/market-integrity and view the following video for
details on Sun's drive to safeguard market integrity
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1640183659?bctid=56368079001.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- “The Network is the
Computer” (TM) -- Sun drives network participation through shared
innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun
can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at
http://sun.com
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Microsystems, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and
other countries.
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