SSL Chasing Satellite Orders Unaffected by ViaSat Patent Case

摘要

MDA Corp. of Canada on May 1 said 90 percent of the bids for commercial telecommunications satellites that its Space Systems/ Loral (SSL) division is chasing are unaffected by the patent-infringement litigation between SSL and its former customer, ViaSat Inc. The 10 percent that may be affected because of their relevance to the three patents ViaSat said SSL has misappropriated are being "worked with design solutions that eliminate any potential issues," MDA Chief Executive Daniel E. Friedmann said. ViaSat has won an initial jury award against SSL of $283 million in damages for patent infringement related to high-throughput broadband technologies used on satellites. SSL and its former owner, Loral Space and Communications of New York, are appealing the verdict.