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Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.
7200 Suter Road
Coopersburg, PA 18036
United States
Coopersburg, PA 18036
United States
Settlement Reached - Lutron Electronics to License RF Patents to Crestron
Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Coopersburg, PA (March 11, 2014) – Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., maker of energy-saving, wireless light and shade control, announced today settlement of its lawsuit against Crestron Corporation of Rockleigh, New Jersey. The lawsuit had been ongoing since August 2009 and contained allegations that Crestron products infringed two Lutron patents covering inventions in the area of radio frequency (RF) communications and an allegation that Crestron infringed a Lutron design patent.
As part of the settlement, Crestron has executed a License Agreement under the RF patents and agreed to pay royalties on past and future sales of its products that use the Lutron RF patents. Crestron agreed to design around Lutron’s design patent.
To date, several other manufacturers, including Vantage Controls, Inc., Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc., Cooper Wiring Devices, Inc., and Control4 have also executed license agreements with Lutron for these same RF patents.
As part of the settlement, Crestron has executed a License Agreement under the RF patents and agreed to pay royalties on past and future sales of its products that use the Lutron RF patents. Crestron agreed to design around Lutron’s design patent.
To date, several other manufacturers, including Vantage Controls, Inc., Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc., Cooper Wiring Devices, Inc., and Control4 have also executed license agreements with Lutron for these same RF patents.
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