IRobot Gets German Preliminary Injunctions Against Shenzhen Silver Star

(RTTNews) - iRobot Corp. (IRBT) On Friday said that it obtained preliminary injunctions against Chinese companies Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd and Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Electronic Ltd. with the District Court of Düsseldorf. The request was based on the German parts of four European patents, EP 1 331 537 B1, EP 2 251 757 B1, EP 1 969 438 B1, and EP 1 395 888 B1.

iRobot noted that the District Court of Düsseldorf granted the preliminary injunctions against Shenzhen Silver Star confirming that the vacuum cleaner robots of the types XR210, M-H688 and M-788 infringe all four asserted patents. Shenzhen Silver Star can appeal the Court's decision.

The preliminary injunctions were served on Shenzhen Silver Star and infringing goods were seized from the company today at IFA, a leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances in Berlin.

Earlier this year, iRobot initiated legal action against four companies involved in selling the Solac Ecogenic AA3400 robotic vacuum cleaning robot based on five European patents held by iRobot.

iRobot said that in 2011, it achieved a successful settlement with New Majestic S.p.A. after enforcing patents EP 1 969 438 and EP 2 251 757 in Italy.