Siano Mobile Silicon and Innofidei Inc. announced on July 29 that their disputes have been resolved expeditiously and amicably. Both parties have agreed to drop the court cases and other proceedings against each other in China and the United States, and on the basis of mutual respect for each other's Intellectual Property Right, to address their efforts to further increase the success of CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting) technology in China and other countries.
Through direct negotiations outside of the courts, Innofidei and Siano have acknowledged and expressed respect for each other as viable and important suppliers of MDTV receivers for the CMMB market and other markets. Siano and Innofidei acknowledge and recognize the Intellectual Property Rights independently developed and owned by each other or licensed from third parties. In addition, both companies have reiterated their commitments to combating unfair competition.
All disputes in China and the United States have been resolved, including the patent infringement lawsuit commenced by Innofidei against Siano and Garmin in May 2010 in China, and the patents invalidation applications and appeals by Garmin and Siano before the Patent Re-examination Board, and Siano’s lawsuit against Innofidei in California for anti-competitive behavior, which was initiated in October 2010.
“We are happy about this reconciliation on the basis of mutual respect for each other's Intellectual Property Right, and we look forward to further contributing to the growth of China’s mobile digital TV market”, said Tom Zhang, Innofidei’s CEO.
“We put this conflict behind us, and will focus our energy and talents on further strengthening the mobile digital TV industry in China”, said Alon Ironi, CEO of Siano.
“We are pleased to hear that Siano and Innofidei have reached an agreement, and have agreed to drop their mutual litigations. This is good news to China’s CMMB industry, and aids in promoting CMMB even beyond China, to other countries,” said Sheng Zhifan, Director of Science & Standards Division, Science Department of SARFT (China’s State Administration of Radio Film and Television).