Dominion Voltage (DVI) has had its 2016 US federal district court verdict overturned by a US Court of Appeals panel that found grid technology company Alstom did not infringe on DVI's patented technology of using smart meter data to improve control grid voltage, due to a lack of evidence in support of the original jury's verdict. The decision was handed down today and is expected to be appealed before the full appeals court.
Dominion Voltage (DVI) has had its 2016 US federal district court verdict overturned by a US Court of Appeals panel that found grid technology company Alstom did not infringe on DVI's patented technology of using smart meter data to improve control grid voltage, due to a lack of evidence in support of the original jury's verdict. The court ruling will have implications for companies operating in the volt/VAR control industry, which were aware of and limited by the patent’s broad nature.