Siemens Healthcare has resolved its copyright and trade secret lawsuit against Conquest Imaging regarding ultrasound patents.
The lawsuit related to the circumvention of security measures for protecting Siemens' proprietary and copyrighted diagnostic software used to service and maintain Acuson Sequoia ultrasound systems, according to the company. Monetary terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Conquest Imaging agreed to enter into a permanent injunction that prohibits the company from improperly accessing Siemens' proprietary diagnostic software.
According to Siemens, mandates of the injunction prevent Conquest Imaging from taking the following actions:
- Accessing, using, or copying, or assisting in the accessing, using, or copying, of any of Siemens' proprietary software for any Acuson Sequoia system, including the diagnostic or proprietary software
- Utilizing or assisting in the utilization of an expired user ID or password to access, use, or copy diagnostic or proprietary software
- Loading or reloading, or assisting in the loading or reloading, of the diagnostic or proprietary software on any Acuson Sequoia system
- Purchasing, possessing, making, or utilizing, or assisting in the purchasing, possessing, making, or utilizing, of any method or device to circumvent the user ID or password protections for the diagnostic or proprietary software
The injunction does not apply to third-party service providers or their customers who have a license for Siemens' diagnostic or proprietary software for any Acuson Sequoia system.
