STC Asks High Court To Rule On Placement Of Patent Number In Infringement Suit

(November 24, 2015, 12:17 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court must clarify whether a patent number needs to be printed on a product for its owner to collect on it, STC Inc. argues in a Nov. 5 petition for a writ of certiorari, seeking review of a ruling finding it and two other companies liable for $5 million in damages for infringing a patent for a traffic light switching device (STC, Inc. v. Global Traffic Technologies LLC, No. 15-592, U.S. Sup.)....