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Intellectual Property

Mar. 16, 2012

Patent office declares Westinghouse's patent invalid

Solar installation equipment company Zep Solar scored a victory over rival Westinghouse Solar after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office declared invalid a patent Westinghouse accuses Zep of infringing.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Solar installation equipment company Zep Solar scored a victory over rival Westinghouse Solar after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office declared invalid a patent Westinghouse accuses Zep of infringing.


The patent is one of two for solar panel mounting and installation equipment that Westinghouse is suing Zep over in the Northern District of California. The other patent was previously found to be parti...

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