Federal Circuit Court Upholds ITC Ruling in Favor of KapschTrafficCom.

Vienna/McLean (USA), April 30, 2019 – Kapsch TrafficCom is pleased to announce an important court decision in the United States regarding the legal dispute with Neology, Inc. The latter claimed a violation of its patents by Kapsch importing electronic tolling products which use the ISO/IEC 18000-6C communications protocol (6C Standard).

On April 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed that the subject patent claims are invalid and, hence, affirmed the International Trade Commission (ITC) decision. Several of Neology’s 6C Standard patent claims were already invalidated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2015, and the ITC had rejected as invalid several more claims in 2017.

This important Federal Circuit decision further confirms and solidifies the right of Kapsch and other industry suppliers to operate and compete freely in the 6C Standard tolling marketplace, and to market, sell, and distribute 6C Standard tolling tags and readers to its customers throughout North America. Kapsch is a firm believer in open, non-proprietary protocols and standards to achieve electronic tolling interoperability.