By: Press Release
Source: www.marketwatch.com
Category: Patent Infringement
Source: www.marketwatch.com
Category: Patent Infringement
PLEASANTON, CA, Feb 29, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Blackhawk Network, Inc. was found by a jury in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin to infringe two
claims of a patent. The patent infringement case against Blackhawk
was filed by e2Interactive, Inc. and Interactive Communications
International, Inc. on October 14, 2009 and related to eight lines of
source code that were part of Blackhawk's gift card activation
platform, but not used. Blackhawk has since removed the portions of
the unused code found to infringe. This modification has no effect on
how Blackhawk operates and has no impact on its customers.
On February 28, 2012, the same jury directed Blackhawk to pay damages
in the amount of $3.475 million to the plaintiff for the period from
August 2009 through February 2012, with no further payments due as
the result of Blackhawk's removal of the lines of code. While the
damages represent an immaterial impact to Blackhawk's financial
results for these periods, Blackhawk is weighing whether to file an
appeal.
The same court previously found that Blackhawk did not infringe the
claims of a second patent asserted by InComm relating to adding value
to customer accounts at retail points of sale.
About Blackhawk Network
Blackhawk Network, a subsidiary of Safeway
Inc., is a leading provider of prepaid and financial payments
products for consumers and businesses. The company's Gift Card
Mall(TM) offers the industry's most popular prepaid gift card and
telecom products. Gift Card Mall reaches more than 165 million people
each week through a network of leading grocery stores, big box,
convenience, pharmacy, and specialty stores and is available through
Internet retailers including GiftCardMall.com. Blackhawk Network's
business solutions include reward and incentive programs that offer
choice and flexibility through a wide array of card brands, custom
designed Visa(R) prepaid cards and fulfillment options. Headquartered
in Pleasanton, California, Blackhawk Network Inc. has offices in the
United States, Australia, Canada, France, Mexico and the United
Kingdom. For more information about Blackhawk Network visit
www.blackhawknetwork.com .
Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/blackhawk-network-responds-to-patent-infringement-decision-2012-02-29
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