Ronald Bormaster- founded RFID World has filed a patent case against retail giant Wal-Mart and other big brands such as Gillette, Michelin, Home Depot, Target and Pfizer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division claiming they have infringed its RFID patents and asks compensation for the damage.
The US patent office had awarded an RFID-related patent to Ronald Bormaster on November 22, 2005. He applied for it in April 2002.
Bormaster has funded a company called RFID World. The company claims that Wal-Mart and others have been illegally using its inventory-control system utilizing RFID technology.
The case filed in the court reads,
Wal-Mart, on information and belief, uses an inventory-control system utilizing the RFID technology claimed in (Bormaster’s patent). By utilizing such systems, Wal-Mart has in the past and continues to infringe at least claim 1 of the patent.
The court issued summonses to the defendants asking them to respond to the complaint. The court will start the legal proceedings within 60 days.
