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Honeywell files lawsuit against Datalogic
The complaint has been filed to protect intellectual property.
Honeywell Scanning & Mobility, through its subsidiary Omniplanar, filed a lawsuit against Datalogic and Datalogic Scanning, on October 22, 2008 in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Honeywell's claims against Datalogic relate to its Omniplanar's SwiftDecoder software and include copyright infringement; violation of Digital Millennium Copyright Act; breach of contract; misappropriation of trade secrets; and violation of N.J.S.A. 2A:38A-3*. The complaint alleges that these violations may include all of Datalogic's 2D imaging products including Gryphon, Power Scan, Lynx, Magellan, Kyman, JET and Matrix. Honeywell is seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and impoundment of the violative software.
"The Omniplanar SwiftDecoder software is the result of significant investment in research and development, and Honeywell intends to protect its intellectual property," said Darius Adamczyk, President of Honeywell Scanning & Mobility. "Honeywell remains steadfast in its commitment to innovation, and we have no choice but to protect our technology and customers through legal action."
Honeywell Scanning & Mobility is a leading technology innovator and holds more
than 700 patents worldwide. As one of its premier innovations, the SwiftDecoder
bar code decoding algorithms find, auto discriminate and decode barcodes regardless of condition or image quality. SwiftDecoder barcode scanning software is found in all types of bar code scanners and used by companies around the world, including hand held area imagers, mobile computers and fixed position scanners.
"The Omniplanar SwiftDecoder software is the result of significant investment in research and development, and Honeywell intends to protect its intellectual property," said Darius Adamczyk, President of Honeywell Scanning & Mobility. "Honeywell remains steadfast in its commitment to innovation, and we have no choice but to protect our technology and customers through legal action."
Honeywell Scanning & Mobility is a leading technology innovator and holds more
than 700 patents worldwide. As one of its premier innovations, the SwiftDecoder
bar code decoding algorithms find, auto discriminate and decode barcodes regardless of condition or image quality. SwiftDecoder barcode scanning software is found in all types of bar code scanners and used by companies around the world, including hand held area imagers, mobile computers and fixed position scanners.
