ITC final ruling favours Kapsch TrafficCom over Neology IP claims

Kapsch TrafficCom North America has announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled in final form in favour of them in a legal motion brought by Neuology, Inc. The ruling of the full Commission is in response to Neology’s request for reconsideration of the ITC judge’s initial decision that Kapsch does not violate any patent assertions by importing electronic tolling products using the ISO/IEC 18000-6C communications protocol (6C Standard).
October 25, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
4984 Kapsch TrafficCom North America has announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled in final form in favour of them in a legal motion brought by Neuology, Inc. The ruling of the full Commission is in response to 8297 Neology’s request for reconsideration of the ITC judge’s initial decision that Kapsch does not violate any patent assertions by importing electronic tolling products using the ISO/IEC 18000-6C communications protocol (6C Standard).


Kapsch believes that any protocol used in the industry, such as the 6C standard should remain open as they stood up for the right to practice it in the tolling and radio frequency identification Industry.

Open standard communication protocols are critical to meeting the goals of the U.S Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 Century Act (MAP-21), enacted in 2012, which mandates national agreement on tolling technologies and business practices to facilitate electronic tolling interoreability. In support, Kapsch released and published its Open Standard Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) specification in 2013, enabling open and free access to developers working with the TDM specification. The 4981 E-ZPass Group currently uses the TDM protocol.

Chris Murray president of Kapsch TrafficCom North America, said: “This final ITC ruling underscores the Kapsch belief that the 6C Standard is and should remain an open communications protocol. “The Commission’s decision will facilitate the goal of national electronic tolling interoperability in the US by enabling access to those seeking to work with and implement various toll technology specifications.”

“Kapsch is a firm believer in open standards to facilitate national electronic tolling interoperability, and determined that ensuring a truly open ISO 18000-6C standard is critical if it is to play a role in achieving the MAP 21 goals,” added Murray.

Enforcement

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Potential game-changing MoU on tolling and ITS market cooperation for North America
    February 2, 2012
    Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Corporaton and Federal Signal Corporation have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding after substantial discussions during the past few months regarding ways in which the two organisations might cooperate and jointly pursue mutual business interests in North America.
    Read More
  • Latest ITS technology upgrades India's toll systems
    November 13, 2012
    An ambitious programme of new and upgraded interoperable toll systems has been launched in India, featuring far-reaching technology developments. David Crawford reports. In April this year, Indian Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways CP Joshi inaugurated a new era of electronic toll collection (ETC) in India when he unveiled the country’s first RFID-based tolling installation. This was at a recently-completed plaza at Chandimandir, near the city of Panchkula in the northern state of Haryana. The sys
    Read More
  • Reauthorization 2012: the facts laid bare
    September 12, 2012
    A reauthorization bill for transportation came into law in July 2012, rubber stamping federal funding increases through the 2014 financial year, among other things. The new bill presents the good, the bad and the ugly of transportation infrastructure in the US, writes Pat Jones On June 29 this year, the US House of Representatives and Senate both approved the conference report on the ‘Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act’ or MAP-21. President Obama signed this legislation into law on July 6.
    Read More
  • Kapsch wins Texas tolling projects
    July 31, 2012
    Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS, a subsidiary of Kapsch TrafficCom, has been selected to design, build, and integrate the managed lane system (MLS) for both the North Tarrant Express (NTE) and LBJ Express projects in Dallas and Tarrant Counties in North Texas.
    Read More

Highlighted Content