BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four patent infringement lawsuits filed by Blue Spike, LLC against MorphoTrust USA and other Safran U.S. subsidiaries and their customers have been dismissed with prejudice, affirming the company’s pioneering leadership in the field of biometric (fingerprint, face and iris) and secure credentialing technologies.
Blue Spike voluntarily dismissed its lawsuits filed in 2012 and 2013. No money or any other consideration was paid to Blue Spike. The dismissal came after MorphoTrust filed a Motion for Summary Judgment seeking to invalidate claims asserted from Blue Spike’s patents in the Court of Federal Claims, and a Motion for Recovery of Costs and Attorneys’ Fees for related discovery against Blue Spike in the same Court. MorphoTrust was represented in the matter by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
“We are not the first, nor the last, to be burdened with infringement claims by entities that in our opinion have no real business model other than to sue successful companies, hoping for a ‘quick payday’ settlement from a baseless lawsuit,” said Scott Boylan, MorphoTrust Vice President and General Counsel. “Our patents and commercial products not only pre-date those asserted by Blue Spike, they are in different fields of technology.”
MorphoTrust and Morpho, part of Safran’s security business, have been developing and delivering biometric and secure credentialing solutions to domestic U.S. and international government and commercial customers for four decades, and have significant patent portfolios in these fields. MorphoTrust and its predecessor companies are known for numerous industry “firsts,” such as the first state-wide civil fingerprinting network, the first fully operational multi-modal biometric system utilizing face and fingerprint recognition, and the first to offer self-service kiosks with facial recognition technology for driver license renewals. Morpho’s technologies are continually recognized for superior accuracy and performance as demonstrated by the independent reports issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The company was named “Biometrics Company of the Year” in 2013 by Frost and Sullivan.
“MorphoTrust, MorphoTrak, our parent and affiliates have a robust research and development history which has led to decades of leadership in biometrics technology,” said MorphoTrust CEO Bob Eckel. “We brought these innovations to market to serve the biometric identification, document authentication, and data verification needs of customers in government, banking, travel, and more. The dismissal of these suits represents a complete victory and validates our pioneering position in the industry.”
About MorphoTrust USA
MorphoTrust USA (Safran) is “The Identity Company,” providing market-leading solutions and services to state and federal agencies as well as businesses that simplify, protect and secure the lives of Americans. The company’s offerings help ensure individuals are who they claim to be through the use of document authentication, data verification and biometric identification (face, fingerprints, iris and skin). Forty-two of 50 states use MorphoTrust solutions to produce 80% of the U.S. driver licenses and IDs – the documents citizens rely on to exercise their civil rights, gain access to benefits and services, and ensure trusted transactions while reducing fraud and enhancing national security. Other programs include U.S. passports and passport cards, as well as solutions for border management, public safety, banking and travel. MorphoTrust serves consumers through a nationwide network of 1100 IdentoGO® Centers, delivering fingerprinting and other identity-related services to over 3 million customers annually.
