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Neology taken over by Dutch SMARTRAC
Posted on Wed, 2011-12-14 09:35
Neology, the San Diego based supplier of ISO18000 6C sticker tag systems for tolling and 
vehicle registration has been taken over by Holland-based SMARTRAC in $30m deal that leaves 15% of the shares with its majority owner Tenedora SA of Mexico.
Neology Files for Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit against Federal Signal and Sirit
Posted on Thu, 2011-12-08 07:55SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Neology has filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Federal Signal, Federal Signal Technologies, Sirit and related companies to immediately stop directly or indirectly making, using, selling or offering for sale, importing or exporting, all infringing RFID tags, readers, and systems or sub-systems.
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Neology lawsuit alleges much of FSTech/Sirit RFID equipment infringes its patents
Posted on Tue, 2011-08-02 23:20
A close look at the text of Neology's complaint against Federal Signal and subsidiary Sirit shows it not only challenges their right to sell their range of equipment for ISO 18000-6C (6C) tags and readers used in what has been regarded as open standard and non-proprietary electronic toll collection but also in its parking and supply chain RFID systems.
Fed Signal/Sirit say Neology patent suit "baseless" "frivolous" - will "vigorously defend"
Posted on Mon, 2011-08-01 12:19
Federal Signal Technologies Group (FSTech) president Manfred Rietsch says Neology's suit alleging violations of a patent on 6C sticker tag-reader system is "baseless" and "frivolous." FSTech's Sirit subsidiary, also sued, was one of just a small group of companies that developed the ISO 18000 6C standard, he notes, and contributed technology to the US RFID consortium, Sisvel, which established 6C as open standard.read more »
patents. The lawsuit was filed today in the US court in Delaware where both companies are registered. 
Utah DOT is buying ISO 18000 6C sticker tags from Neology for $1.59 apiece, the lowest price we know of that a 
transponder has been sold in the US. A Utah official told us that FSTech/Sirit bid just a nickel more or $1.64. TransCore bid $3.50.
Mark IV are selling their multi-protocol Janus readers and some IAG E-ZPass style active TDM (time division multiplexing) transponders to OHL (Obrascon Huerte Lain) Concesiones, the toll concessions arm of a big Spain-based toll operator for use in Mexico. OHL will deploy the equipment on new all-electronic tollroads under construction in central Mexico.
