Entrepreneurs / Small Business  January 30, 2020

Suit: Texas company accuses Vaisala of patent infringement 

LOUISVILLE — Vaisala Inc., a Louisville maker of weather- and environment-monitoring equipment, is accused in a recently filed lawsuit of infringing on a patent held by Texas-based Saros Licensing LLC.

The suit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Denver, alleges Vaisala technology was developed in violation of a 1999 patent for “a domestic appliance such as a microwave oven [that] is adapted for interaction with a communications network such as the internet by the addition of a substantially self-contained discrete communications module connectable to the communications network,” court documents show. 

Saros is represented by attorney Isaac Rabicoff of Chicago-based firm Rabicoff Law LLC. Representatives for the plaintiff and Vaisala could not be reached for comment.

The suit demands unspecified damages. 

LOUISVILLE — Vaisala Inc., a Louisville maker of weather- and environment-monitoring equipment, is accused in a recently filed lawsuit of infringing on a patent held by Texas-based Saros Licensing LLC.

The suit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Denver, alleges Vaisala technology was developed in violation of a 1999 patent for “a domestic appliance such as a microwave oven [that] is adapted for interaction with a communications network such as the internet by the addition of a substantially self-contained discrete communications module connectable to the communications network,” court documents show. 

Saros is represented by…

Ken Amundson
Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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