Ruckus files patent infringement lawsuit against Rayspan, NetGear
Lawsuit centers around Wi-Fi patents
Posted by E. Kiser on 06/04/08
Industry: Computer Technology
Defendant: Rayspan Corporation, NetGear Inc.
Plaintiff: Ruckus Wireless Inc.
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Result:
Source: “Rayspan rejects all claims of infringement by Ruckus,” ag-IP-news, May 22, 2008; “Ruckus sues NetGear, Rayspan over patents,” Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, May 6, 2008
Industry: Computer Technology
Defendant: Rayspan Corporation, NetGear Inc.
Plaintiff: Ruckus Wireless Inc.
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Result:
Source: “Rayspan rejects all claims of infringement by Ruckus,” ag-IP-news, May 22, 2008; “Ruckus sues NetGear, Rayspan over patents,” Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, May 6, 2008
On May 5, 2008, Ruckus Wireless filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Rayspan Corporation and its customer, NetGear. Ruckus develops industrial Wi-Fi systems, including Wi-Fi antenna arrays which are the subject of the asserted patents. The lawsuit alleges that Rayspan’s antenna solutions infringe two Ruckus patents and that NetGear’s wireless router products that incorporate the solutions area also infringing.
Rayspan has denied any infringement and stated it will vigorously defend against the claims. Ruckus designs, develops and markets industrial-strength Wi-Fi systems. It has over 70 intelligent antenna or wireless technology patents granted or pending worldwide.
