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3M, Elo Touch Solutions Settle Patent Infringement Action

Metal mesh conductors have broad applicability across touch sensors of all sizes.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

3M Company and 3M Innovative Properties Company and Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. have settled a patent infringement lawsuit brought by 3M in federal district court in Wilmington, DE. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.   The suit alleged that certain Elo Touch PCAP touch products infringed 3M’s patents relating to metal mesh conductor films.   Metal mesh conductor technology is widely used in the construction of projected capacitive touch sensors for consumer and commercial applications...

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