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Tuesday, 13 February 2007 |
 Honeywell announced recently, in a press release, that a court in Duesseldorf, Germany has ordered Zhejiang Fluorescence Chemical Co., Ltd to refrain from offering, selling, owning or importing R-410A for use in air conditioning or heat pump applications.
Honeywell went to court to stop such actions as part of its expanded and ongoing campaign to prevent infringement of its intellectual property portfolio worldwide.
The default judgment was announced at the 2007 AHR Expo, the world's largest HVAC&R trade show attended by more than 45,000 industry professionals.
Honeywell had obtained a preliminary injunction in October from the court in Duesseldorf to stop companies from offering for sale infringing R-410A at IKK 2006, a trade show for the refrigeration and air conditioning industry held in Nuremberg, Germany. Zhejiang Fluorescence was identified as an infringer at the show.
As a part of the latest court order, the defendant faces fines of up to 250,000 euros or imprisonment for any repeated offense. The defendant also was ordered to render an accounting of its infringing activity since August 18, 2002 and must pay Honeywell for past and future damages as well as Honeywell’s costs for bringing the lawsuit.
“Honeywell takes infringement of its intellectual property very seriously,” said David Diggs, global business director for Honeywell’s refrigerants business. “We have invested substantial resources to develop and commercialize our innovative refrigerant technology. Honeywell remains committed to taking all appropriate action to protect its intellectual property around the world.”
Honeywell invented and patented R-410A and its use in air conditioning and other applications. This technological innovation has since become the globally accepted standard for use in new residential and light-commercial air conditioning systems. |
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