Barco, together with its U.S. subsidiary Barco Federal Systems, LLC, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Aydin Displays, Inc. in the federal district court in Atlanta.
The case involves two U.S. patents held by Barco
pertaining to LCD flicker compensation (“LFCâ€), U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,909,472
and 6,359,663. The flicker compensation technology in these patents, which
was developed by Barco engineers, is important in military applications,
particularly sonar.
The complaint charges Aydin with selling LCD
displays that include the flicker compensation technology that is patented
by Barco and licensed exclusively to Barco’s subsidiary Barco Federal
Systems, LLC located in Duluth, Georgia. The complaint seeks damages
and an injunction barring Aydin from further sales of the infringing displays.