"We're very pleased to extend the value of our intellectual property to James Thomas Engineering, a company which recognizes the strength and breadth of Color Kinetics' patent portfolio," said Bill Sims, president and COO of Color Kinetics. "Our growing OEM and licensing program exists in part to help companies like James Thomas Engineering benefit from our intellectual property, which is the result of years of research and development."
"We look forward to the expanded market opportunities afforded by this agreement with Color Kinetics," said Mike Garl, president of James Thomas Engineering. "As the adoption of LED-based illumination accelerates in North America, we believe the signing of this agreement will allow us to concentrate on the continued advancement of the technology and the ever-expanding Pixel Range."
L&SI Online understands that James Thomas Engineering has also licensed with Super Vision Inc's Variable Color Lighting System patent, # 4,962,687. This makes it the second manufacturer, after Canada-based Spectrum Manufacturing, to have a foot in both camps in the ongoing dispute over LED patents.
(Lee Baldock)
