Extreme Wins Patent Suit over Enterasys

Tuesday, 05 October 2010 16:43

Extreme Networks, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin's prior judgment resulting from a jury verdict in Extreme Networks' favor that Enterasys infringed three of the Company's patents and that the patents are valid. The Federal Circuit's decision also upholds the district court's permanent injunction and damages award against Enterasys. "We view this validation of our patents as a result of our investments in innovation and technology which are aimed at driving customer success," said Oscar Rodriguez, president and CEO of Extreme Networks. The Federal Circuit also affirmed the district court's decision that Extreme Networks did not infringe Enterasys' '727 patent, which had been asserted against most of the Company's products. The Federal Circuit reversed the district court's decision and interpretation of another Enterasys patent, the '181 patent, which had been asserted against some of the Company's products, and remanded the case for further proceedings. The Company is reviewing the court's opinion to determine its options with regard to this ruling. Extreme Networks Inc.