Federal Judge Grants Injunction Shutting Down Lawson Software, Inc.'s Infringing Software Products and Services
24 Maio 2011 - 7:49PM
ePlus inc. (Nasdaq:PLUS) announced that on May 23,
2011, Judge Robert E. Payne of the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Virginia entered a permanent injunction
order requiring Lawson Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:LWSN) and its
successors to immediately stop selling and servicing products
relating to electronic procurement systems that infringe
ePlus patents. Lawson filed a motion with the
District Court to stay the injunction pending appeal, and the
motion was denied. Lawson has also filed a motion for an
emergency stay with the appellate court, which has not yet ruled.
Judge Payne's injunction order applies to configurations of
several Lawson products, including Lawson Procurement, Requisitions
Self Service, Procurement Punchout, EDI, Lawson System Foundation,
and Process Flow. These products are components of the Lawson
S3 Supply Chain Management suite. The injunction order also
extends to Lawson's M3 e-Procurement software.
The injunction order was entered in response to
ePlus' request to permanently shut down all of
Lawson's infringing activity. As ePlus
requested, Judge Payne's order shuts down not only Lawson's sales
of its infringing software products, but also prevents Lawson from
any ongoing or future maintenance, training or installation of its
infringing software products.
The injunction order also prohibits Lawson from publishing any
literature or information that encourages the use or sale of its
infringing products and requires Lawson to notify all of its
customers who have purchased its infringing products of the terms
of the injunction order.
The injunction order is effective immediately for most customers
of Lawson's infringing software products. Judge Payne's order
provides a limited sunset period which permits Lawson to continue
maintaining and servicing the infringing software products until
November 23, 2011 to those customers who purchased the infringing
products prior to January 27, 2011 and who are only providers of
healthcare services.
The injunction order will remain in effect until the expiration
of the ePlus patents, the latest of which is to
expire on February 8, 2017.
The ePlus patents involve electronic
procurement, and the inventions allow end-users to perform a wide
variety of functions, including, but not limited to:
- perform electronic searches, selections and comparisons as well
as review items in multiple supplier catalogs;
- find equivalent items and suitable replacements;
- generate purchase orders from multiple vendors; and
- electronically check inventory
"We are gratified that the Court has granted our request to shut
down Lawson's infringing activity and operations," said Ken Farber,
president of ePlus' software
subsidiaries. "Judge Payne's ruling will prevent Lawson from
any further violation of the rights we have to protect our patented
inventions."
About ePlus
inc.
ePlus is a leading provider of technology solutions. ePlus
enables organizations to optimize their IT infrastructure and
supply chain processes by delivering world-class IT products from
top manufacturers, professional services, flexible lease financing,
proprietary software, and patented business methods. Founded
in 1990, ePlus has more than 700 associates in 20+ locations
serving federal, state, municipal, and commercial
customers. The Company is headquartered in Herndon,
VA. For more information, visit http://www.eplus.com,
call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com.
About ePlus Systems,
inc.
ePlus Systems, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of ePlus inc., develops and markets enterprise
supply management applications and services to meet the needs of
supply management and product content management for customers
across all industries. The combination of software and services
gives customers the choices and tools to optimize their spend,
including supplier enablement, catalog content management,
eProcurement, spend analytics, document management, and asset
management.
ePlus® and ePlus products
referenced herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
ePlus inc. in the United States and/or other
countries. The names of other companies and products mentioned
herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements." Actual and
anticipated future results may vary materially due to certain risks
and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the
unpredictability of litigation including our ability to
successfully claim damages, whether any award ultimately received
will exceed the costs incurred and the length of time it will take
to bring matters to final resolution; our ability to protect our
intellectual property; possible adverse effects resulting from the
recent financial crisis in the credit markets and general slowdown
of the U.S. economy such as our current and potential customers
delaying or reducing technology purchases, increasing credit risk
associated with our customers and vendors, reduction of vendor
incentive programs, the possibility of additional goodwill
impairment charges, and restrictions on our access to capital
necessary to fund our operations; the demand for and acceptance of,
our products and services; our ability to adapt our services to
meet changes in market developments; the impact of competition in
our markets; the possibility of defects in our products or catalog
content data; our ability to hire and retain sufficient personnel;
and other risks or uncertainties detailed in our reports filed with
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CONTACT: Kleyton Parkhurst, SVP
ePlus inc.
kparkhurst@eplus.com
703-984-8150
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