Ruckus Wireless Files Suit Against NETGEAR and Rayspan for Infringement of Wi-Fi...

Ruckus Wireless Files Suit Against NETGEAR and Rayspan for Infringement of
Wi-Fi Patents

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (Ruckus), a
pioneer in development of Wi-Fi technology, today announced it has filed suit
in the United States Court for the Northern District of California against
NETGEAR(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) and Rayspan Corporation for patent
infringement.
In its filing, Ruckus Wireless alleges that in the development of the
NETGEAR RangeMax(TM) WPN 824v3 wireless router, NETGEAR and Rayspan infringed
two Wi-Fi patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 7,358,912 and 7,193,562) granted to Ruckus
Wireless by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The patents-in-suit are fundamental to intelligent and adaptable Wi-Fi
antenna arrays like those developed by Ruckus Wireless. Ruckus has over 70
patents granted or pending worldwide in the area of intelligent antenna or
wireless technology innovation.
In its complaint, Ruckus Wireless alleges that NETGEAR makes, uses, offers
to sell, sells and imports in the United States the RangeMax WPN 824v3
wireless router that infringes the patents-in-suit. Ruckus Wireless also
alleges that Rayspan has committed acts of contributory infringement by
making, using, offering to sell, selling and importing into the United States
components incorporated into NETGEAR wireless routers that infringe the
patents-in-suit.
"As a company we have single-mindedly focused on making Wi-Fi networks
robust in spite of the medium's inherent instability. We have spent years
developing what is recognized around the world as breakthrough technology that
brings new levels of range, performance and reliability to Wi-Fi," said Selina
Lo, president and CEO of Ruckus Wireless.
"Our unique Smart Wi-Fi innovations have received dozens of industry
awards and their benefits have been available to over a million users around
the world. We have a duty to our stockholders to diligently protect our
intellectual property to keep others from benefiting from the results of our
years of hard work, research and product development and market education,"
concluded Lo.
Ruckus Wireless seeks a permanent injunction that bars NETGEAR and Rayspan
from making, using, importing, offering to sell or selling the allegedly
infringing products. Ruckus is also seeking damages and reasonable royalties
realized by the sale of the RangeMax WPN 824v3 product, and possibly other
infringing products, as well as statutory damages.
In January 2005, Ruckus Wireless and NETGEAR announced and entered into a
technology licensing agreement under which Ruckus would develop the underlying
technology within the NETGEAR RangeMax 824v1 and v2 wireless routers, the
predecessors to the RangeMax 824v3 at issue. The resulting hardware and
software technology developed for NETGEAR was owned and patented by Ruckus
Wireless.
According to NETGEAR, the RangeMax 824 has quickly become one of the
fastest and best selling products in its history and the industry's "top
selling MIMO-G product line"
(http://www.netgear.com/About/PressReleases/en-US/2005/20050727.aspx). To
date, NETGEAR has shipped around the world more than 1.7 million RangeMax 824
units using Ruckus Wireless technology.
Ruckus Wireless develops, markets and manufactures its own popular brand
of award-winning Smart Wi-Fi products and systems. Ruckus was recently
recognized by the World Economic Forum as a 2007 Technology Pioneer and, to
date, has received over 20 awards for its efforts in Wi-Fi technology
innovation.
Consequently, Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi technology has become widely adopted
around the world as a superior method for extending the range and increasing
the reliability and performance of Wi-Fi. Smart Wi-Fi defines the use of a
miniaturized intelligent antenna array and expert control software to form and
direct Wi-Fi signals over the best path at any given time -- continuously
adapting to changes in the radio frequency (RF) environment.
"Ruckus Wireless is a pioneer in the area of adaptive smart antenna
systems and the technology is really hard to get right," said Bill Kish,
co-founder and CTO at Ruckus Wireless. "The advances we've made in countering
the effect of interference and other RF challenges through the combination of
cost-effective antenna arrays and sophisticated antenna control software are
truly remarkable and unique. Like any technology innovator, we are obligated
to protect the intellectual property that makes companies like ours valuable,
and the investments in making difficult innovations worthwhile," concluded
Kish.
About Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
Based in Sunnyvale, California, Ruckus Wireless is a next-generation Wi-Fi
company credited with pioneering "Smart Wi-Fi" technology. Named a 2007
Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, Ruckus Wireless was formed in
2004 at Sequoia Capital. The company designs, develops and markets
industrial-strength Wi-Fi systems that provide reliable distribution of
delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11
technology. Its flagship product, ZoneFlex, is the first wireless LAN system
to combine the best in centralized wireless LAN principles with
state-of-the-art Wi-Fi advances such as smart antenna arrays and wireless
meshing. Its MediaFlex line of multimedia wireless routers is used by more
than 125 broadband operators around the world to extend digital services such
as IPTV throughout the home without wires. The company's patented hardware and
software technologies deliver predictable performance, extended range and
real-time adaptability to changing Wi-Fi environments. The company has raised
approximately $42 million in financing from premier venture capital investors,
consumer electronics companies and broadband operators such as Motorola,
T-Ventures, Telus, Sutter Hill Ventures, Mitsui, Sequoia and others. Ruckus
Wireless is led by President and CEO Selina Lo. For more information, visit
the company's Web site at www.ruckuswireless.com.
Media Contacts
David Callisch
Ruckus Wireless
david@ruckuswireless.com
+1-408-504-5487 mobile

SOURCE Ruckus Wireless, Inc.

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