ROMER CimCore sues Faro for patent infringement

ROMER/ CimCore Corp. has filed suit against Faro Technologies, for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

ROMER/ CimCore Corp.

has filed suit against Faro Technologies, for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

In the lawsuit, ROMER CimCore has asserted U.S.

Patent No.

5,829,148, entitled "Spatial Measuring Device", issued on November 3, 1998 to Homer Eaton, chairman of ROMER CimCore.

The Eaton patent is directed to a multiple-axis articulated coordinate measurement machine ("CMM") having joint assemblies with an unlimited range of rotation.

"Our products are the most technologically advanced in the industry and our patent portfolio is a big part of that advantage.

The ability for a measuring arm to have unlimited rotation seems to be clearly protected by our patent and we are prepared to defend our intellectual property to the fullest extent possible," stated Eaton, inventor of the first articulated CMM arm.

While the lawsuit does not specifically identify the accused Faro products, earlier this year Faro announced that its new Platinum FaroArm CMM has "infinite rotatability at each joint.

A trial date in the lawsuit has not yet been set.

ROMER CimCore and its international subsidiary design, develop, and market portable measurement devices for the industrial markets.

The Company's products effectively enhance part inspection, reverse engineering, and manufacturing process measurements that allow its customers to increase productivity and profitability.

The Company's customers include many of the largest industrial enterprises in the world.

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