German Court Finds WG-Sensorsense GmbH Has Infringed a Key Sensormatic(R) Anti-Theft Tag Patent

BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A German appellate court recently found WG-Sensorsense GmbH has infringed a patent on the Sensormatic SuperTag(R) technology. The court's ruling prohibits WG-Sensorsense GmbH from selling its infringing SuperSensor and one-time-use hard tags from its German distribution facilities. The court will determine damages after WG-Sensorsense accounts for its sales of those products. The company is also responsible for legal costs incurred to bring the court case against them.

"Our customers trust our patented technologies to help protect billions of dollars worth of their goods worldwide, and we remain committed to continually improving the anti-theft performance of our Sensormatic technology to their benefit," said Scott Clements, vice president and general manager for the Sensormatic portfolio of retail solutions. "We are pleased with this verdict, and we will continue to vigorously defend our rights against those who infringe our intellectual property."

Backed by more than 1,500 patents, Sensormatic Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) systems are engineered for superior detection and deactivation performance, durability and ease-of-use. Industry-leading Sensormatic anti-theft systems are designed to help retailers boost sales and protect profits by increasing open merchandising opportunities while reducing shoplifting and internal theft.

Today over 80 percent of the world's top 200 retailers that use EAS rely on Sensormatic solutions. These solutions also include source-tagging and data analytics to lower their losses and boost their profits. The Sensormatic solutions portfolio is sold through ADT and Tyco partners around the world. For more information about the Sensormatic retail solutions portfolio, please visit http://www.sensormatic.com .

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ADT Security Services, a unit of Tyco International, is the largest provider of electronic security services to more than seven million commercial, government and residential customers worldwide. ADT's total security solutions include intrusion, fire protection, closed circuit television, access control, critical condition monitoring, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification (RFID) and integrated systems. ADT's Web site address is http://www.adt.com/global .

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