Honeywell Defeats Solvay Patent-Infringement Case Over Cooling Agents - Bloomberg

Honeywell International Inc. (HON) won a jury’s verdict that a patent asserted by Solvay SA on technology to replace ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants is invalid. Solvay, based in Brussels, sued Morris Township, New Jersey-based Honeywell in 2006 claiming infringement. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, ruling on an earlier decision that Honeywell infringed the patent...