iRobot wins lawsuit against Robotic FX

By in Gadgets News on December 21st, 2007

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It’s been a long, winding, shady road, but the lawsuits within iRobot and Robotic FX are finally by, with a federal court in Massachusetts ruling the Robotic FX had stolen iRobot’s trade secrets, and another federal court in Alabama ruling that Robotic FX had infringed on iRobot’s patents. In addition, the Massachusetts court ruled that Robotic FX had destroyed evidence and violated fair trade practices. iRobot

has agreed to buy “certain residual assets” of Robotic FX, which is dissolving as of today, and founder Jameel Ahed is barred from competing in the robotics industry for five years. iRobot says all that litigation cost the company $2.9 million — that’s some expensive dumpster diving.

 

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