LAVAL, Que. – 20-20 Technologies Inc. (TSX:TWT) says a U.S. Federal Court has found Michigan-based RealView and its two founders, Leonid Perlov and Boris Zeldin, liable for illegally downloading the Quebec company’s design software.
The maker of design and manufacturing software for the furniture industry said Tuesday that the courts have ordered a new trial to introduce further evidence establishing the actual damages it suffered under applicable law.
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At a trial earlier this year, a jury awarded the Quebec company damages of more than US$1.3 million in the pirated software case.
“The statement recently issued by RealView on the subject at hand is grossly misleading as they have by no means been ‘vindicated of all charges made by 20-20 related to the copyright infringement of its 20-20 design software,'” chief executive officer Jean-François Grou said in a statement.
“Quite to the contrary, RealView has specifically been found liable for having illegally downloaded intellectual property owned and developed by 20-20.”
Following the new trial, 20-20 will consider a possible appeal in this case to protect its intellectual property, Grou said.
20-20 Technologies operates in 11 countries with more than 500 employees and an extensive network of partners worldwide.
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