Aspen Aerogels sues Italian importer for patent infringement
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Aspen Aerogels's Northborough facility
In a move company officials said was meant to send a message to anyone infringing on their patents, Northborough’s Aspen Aerogels has sued an Italian company for patent infringement related to the import and sale of aerogel products from China.
The insulation product manufacturer announced Thursday in a release it had filed a patent infringement action at the Court of Genoa against AMA S.p.A. and AMA Composites S.r.l. The company asserts AMA infringes several of Aspen's patents, including those previously enforced against Nano Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. and Guangdong Alison Co. Ltd. in Germany.
Aspen is seeking monetary damages and an injunction against AMA's allegedly infringing activities. The company collected evidence relevant to the case through a court-ordered search of AMA's premises, according to the release.
“With our action against AMA, we send a clear message that we will enforce our intellectual property against any importer, distributor, reseller or customer of aerogel products that we believe infringe our patents," said Donald Young, president and CEO of Aspen, in the release.
Young said in the release he was confident the Italian courts would side with Aspen.
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