BERWYN, Pa. -- TruePosition, Inc., a leading provider of wireless location solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, today announced that the United States Delaware District Court issued a permanent injunction prohibiting Andrew Corporation, a division of CommScope, Inc., from making, using, selling or offering to sell control channel Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (U-TDOA) location technology. The subject of a patent held by TruePosition, control channel U-TDOA technology is crucial for location-based safety and security applications.

The court also awarded damages in the amount of $18.6 million with respect to prior sales of control channel U-TDOA location technology that Andrew made to the Saudi Telephone Company, or STC. The court then increased that amount by 25 percent (to $23.25 million) because of Andrew’s willful infringement and awarded TruePosition pre- and post-judgment interest. In making this award, the court remitted damages for future lost profits that the jury awarded to TruePosition following a two-week trial of the case last September.

The court also ruled against Andrew Corporation on each of Andrew’s post-trial motions and on each issue that the court reserved for decision, including certain allegations regarding TruePosition’s actions at ETSI, the European standards body. The case is TruePosition, Inc. v. Andrew Corporation (Civil No. 05-747-SLR).

“This is a major win for TruePosition,” said Frederic Beckley, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of TruePosition. “This decision not only affirms the value of our extensive patent portfolio, but also secures our position as the only provider of a crucial location technology.”

TruePosition Inc.