Alfresco Software today announced it has resolved its pending patent
dispute with Open Text, SA. In June 2013, Open Text, SA, an offshore
subsidiary of OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), filed a patent
infringement suit against Alfresco, which was pending in the United
States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No,
3:13-cv-04843-JD. The case asserted that Alfresco infringed certain Open
Text patents related to marketing techniques and work-space
collaboration functionality. On September 19, 2014, the court dismissed
the asserted claims of the marketing patents with prejudice after
finding them invalid. The court did not address the remaining
collaboration patents. Alfresco and Open Text now have settled the
dispute regarding the remaining patents. The specific terms and
conditions of the settlement agreement are confidential.
“Alfresco is pleased to have reached this settlement agreement with Open
Text,” says Paul Warenski, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of
Alfresco. “Although we continue to believe the case was entirely
meritless, we are happy to have the expense and distraction behind us so
we can focus exclusively on our rapid growth in the enterprise content
market.”
About Alfresco Software
Alfresco provides modern, enterprise content management (ECM) software
built on open standards that enables organizations to unlock the power
of their business-critical content. With the controls that IT demands
and the simplicity that end users love, Alfresco's open source
technology enables global organizations to collaborate more effectively
across cloud, mobile, hybrid and on-premise environments. More than
1,800 organizations in 212 countries turn to Alfresco for its hybrid,
enterprise-grade platform. Innovating at the intersection of content,
collaboration and business process Alfresco manages over seven billion
documents, powering the daily tasks of more than 11 million users
worldwide. Select Alfresco customers include: Amnesty International,
Cisco, DAB Bank, FOX, NASA, PGA TOUR, and Sony Entertainment. Founded in
2005, Alfresco’s UK headquarters are in Maidenhead, UK with U.S.
headquarters in San Mateo, CA. Please visit us at http://www.alfresco.com.
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