LECTRA: Lectra wins intellectual property battle in Germany
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Lectra wins intellectual property battle in Germany
The German Supreme Court in Düsseldorf rules against local competitor for patent
infringement
Paris, October 6, 2015 - Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology
solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials-fabrics, leather,
technical textiles and composite materials-announces that a German competitor's
machine was declared as infringing a Lectra's patent protecting a solution for
cutting one-piece-woven (OPW) airbags in Germany.
The July 2015 final court ruling stated that the competitor's OPW-airbag-cutting
machine makes use of Lectra patent EP 1 321 839's inventive technical teaching,
thus legally acknowledging that the machine infringes the patent. The Lectra
patent describes an OPW-airbag-cutting machine as integrating three elements: a
cut-on-the-fly cutting system for cutting patterns in sheet material; a vision
system for locating on-the-fly landmarks in sheet material; and a control system
that allows a pattern to be cut at the same time as the vision system locates
the next landmark, while the sheet material continues to progress along the
cutting table.
The German Federal High Court confirmed Lectra's patent as valid in September
2014. The patent runs until December, 2022 and covers Canada, China, the Czech
Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Spain, South Korea and the US.
Lectra considers that any use of an infringing machine in these countries
violates its patent rights, and the company will use all legal means to have
these rights respected.
Innovation is an integral part of Lectra's DNA. Over the last ten years, the
company has invested ?180 million in research and development, which represents
9% of its revenues. As a result of this commitment, Lectra's dedicated airbag-
cutting solutions guarantee quality, safety and profit margins, allowing
unparalleled productivity and offering sustainable competitive advantage. They
are used by the largest suppliers in the automotive industry.
About Lectra
Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate,
streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing
processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced
specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a
broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear),
automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide
variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries,
wind power and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in
more than 100 countries with 1,500 employees, and registered revenues of $281
million in 2014. The company is listed on Euronext.
For more information, please visit www.lectra.com
Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.: Nathalie Fournier-Christol
E-mail: n.fournier-christol(at)lectra.com
Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 64 42 37 - Fax: +33 (0)1 53 64 43 40
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