In the continuing legal battle with Intermec Technologies, Symbol claims that Intermec is infringing on Symbol patents related to the decoding of bar codes.
EPCglobal says it has received two new royalty claims from Intermec Technologies, this time linked to a proposed Application-Level Events specification.
The Everett, Wash.-based RFID systems provider says EPCglobal's position on intellectual property relieves Intermec of any obligation to license its patents on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis.
An agreement between Intermec and EPCglobal will allow for the testing of EPCglobal's UHF passive Gen 2 specification, which is necessary for its graduation to a standard.
Symbol launches handheld, portal readers; Intermec announces new RFID reader; ADT readies Agile 2 RFID readers; Omron debuts EPC reader; Lab ID unveils tiny reader and tag.