Magellan, TomTom Sued Over Mapping Patents
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Britannica, the producers of the popular Encyclopedia Britannica reference texts, disclosed Thursday it had sued three companies over the infringement of patents owned regarding computerized mapping. Filed May 21 in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, it names TomTom, Magellan Navigation, and American TV & Application as defendants in the case.
The company is asking for injunctive relief and damages. None of the companies involved had comment on the matter, although TomTom said that it had no knowledge of the suit and was looking into Britannica's claims and suit against it.