Codian Files Arkansas Patent Infringement Case Involving University of Arkansas
British multinational Codian filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Western District of Arkansas. Codian Ltd. v. Polycom, Inc., No. 07-4063 (filed 7/6/07)(See Complaint here). Codian owns two patents for videoconferencing technology (here and here). The complaint alleges that Polycom is selling products that infringe these patents.
Both companies are large multinationals with headquarters outside Arkansas. However, the sales complained of were made to the University of Arkansas and the "Government of the State of Arkansas."