Powermat Reaches Settlements in Patent Infringement Cases

Powermat Technologies said Thursday it settled pending patent infringement lawsuits against Nanami and Yootech and that both entered into patent licensing agreements with the wireless power company. Under the settlement, Nanami and Yootech agreed to pay Powermat an initial payment covering the past use of patented technologies, plus ongoing quarterly licensing payments. The three companies agreed to the entry of an injunction against non-licensed use of the patented technologies, Powermat said. The agreements “acknowledge the value of our intellectual property” and validate the company’s licensing program, said Powermat CEO Elad Dubzinski. The IP at issue includes U.S. Patent No. 9,006,937: System and Method for Enabling Ongoing Inductive Power Transmission; U.S. Patent No. 9,048,696: Transmission-Guard System and Method for an Inductive Power Supply; and U.S. Patent No. 9,099,894: System and Method for Coded Communication Signals Regulating Inductive Power Transmission. The two cases were heard in the U.S. District Court in Austin. Nanami and Yootech couldn’t be reached for comment.