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I haven't spoken with anyone at PP, so I don't have a clue as to what their take on it is. All I know is from the documents I've read. The way the litigation is postured is PP's lawyer sent a letter to econtrols asking them to explain how their design doesn't run afoul of PP's 1997 patent (patents generally have a 20 yr lifespan from filing date with certain exceptions). Econtrols's suit is seeking a declaration from the federal court in San Antonio as to whether its design violates PP's patent.
As for whatever patents econtrols has over its system and how PP's new system jives with that, I don't know how they're lined up there. This is the only lawsuit between the two companies I've seen. The two systems seem very different just reading about them. I'm looking forward to getting stargazer soon (shouldn't be too long until it's available).
As for whatever patents econtrols has over its system and how PP's new system jives with that, I don't know how they're lined up there. This is the only lawsuit between the two companies I've seen. The two systems seem very different just reading about them. I'm looking forward to getting stargazer soon (shouldn't be too long until it's available).