Kyocera Corporation has filed a complaint in the Regional Court of Dusseldorf against Preh GmbH, a Germany-based automotive supplier.
Kyocera says Preh is infringing a Kyocera patent relating to its haptic feedback technology.
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Kyocera maintains it has been creating haptic technologies through its own research and development since 2008. It says that utilising ergonomics and virtual reality technology as well as its proprietary haptic feedback technology, Kyocera's 'Haptivity' technology contains a virtual reality innovation that enables real touch sensation on any human-machine interface.
Kyocera says it has introduced its Haptivity devices in Japanese, U.S. and European tradeshows, and holds patents on this technology in multiple countries.
The company says it has offered on several occasions to license its patented technology to Preh for use in the "All-in-Touch" multimedia interface that Preh manufactures and provides for automobiles, but licensing negotiations have been unsuccessful to date. Therefore, Kyocera says it 'felt obliged to file a complaint'.
Kyocera continues to license its technology for use in a wide range of applications, including automotive and industrial devices.
