ATLANTA-Messaging service company Glenayre Technologies Inc. has been ordered to pay $12 million in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit, a verdict the company said it plans to appeal.
A jury in a federal district court in Chicago ruled in favor of Philip Jackson in his patent infringement suit against Glenayre, and awarded him $12 million in damages.
“We are obviously very disappointed in this verdict, as we believe the evidence does not support the jury’s finding,” said Eric Doggett, president and chief executive officer of Glenayre. “Glenayre will appeal the verdict and we believe we have strong bases for having both the finding of infringement and the damages award overturned.”
Glenayre previously settled a patent suit with Research In Motion Ltd.
