Thursday May 22, 4:33 AM
Lucent, Nokia win in Golden Bridge patent case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court sided with
Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia on Wednesday,
upholding a lower court's finding that a Golden Bridge
Technology cellphone patent was invalid.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which
hears all patent appeals, upheld the ruling by the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
The patent in question makes it possible for multiple
mobile phones to connect with the same cellular base station
without interfering with each other, according to court
documents.
"We are delighted that the federal appellate court upheld
the summary judgment granted by the Texas trial court," said
Alcatel-Lucent spokeswoman Mary Ward. "We always believed the
accusations were without merit and are glad the courts agreed
with us."
Neither Nokia or Golden Bridge could be reached for
comment.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Tim Dobbyn; Editing
by Andre Grenon)
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