(RTTNews) -  Monday, Optical Cable, Corp. (OCCF: News ) said that the jury in the U.S. Eastern District Court of Texas had not found its subsidiary's product - a fiber-optic connector, guilty of infringement in a patent suit, filed by Amphenol Fiber Systems International or FSI, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corp. (APH: News )

In the case of Fiber Systems International Inc. versus Applied Optical Systems Inc, the jury, unanimously said that Optical Cable's subsidiary Applied Optical Systems' product - the AOS fiber-optic connector design did not infringe on FSI's U.S. Patent 6,305,849.

The jury decision follows an earlier U.S. District Court ruling, which similarly found that two other AOS fiber-optic connector designs did not infringe on the patent. AOS, the defendant in the lawsuit, has been represented by Munck Carter, LLP, a Texas-based patent litigation firm.

The verdict, clears the way for AOS to continue to manufacture and distribute its two military specification compliant four-channel TFOCA-style fiber optic connectors, as well as its EZ-MATE connectors, which is designed for other harsh environment applications.

Optical Cable, Corp. or OCC had acquired Applied Optical Systems or AOS on October 31, 2009. The fiber optic connectors at issue are predominately used in military and other harsh environment applications for the U.S. military and allied militaries for a number of years, said the company.
Optical Cable CEO and President Neil Wilkin said, "OCC acquired AOS to enhance the integrated fiber optic and copper datacom cabling and connectivity solutions we provide in our targeted markets. The favorable resolution of this lawsuit advances that strategy, permitting OCC to pair AOS' innovative and unique fiber optic connectivity products with OCC's field-proven fiber optic cabling products for military and other harsh environment applications."

Still pending before the U.S. Eastern District Court of Texas are AOS' allegations against FSI for improper use of the litigation and the patent in violation of U.S. anti-trust laws.

OCCF is currently trading at $3.37, up $0.37 or 12.25% on the Nasdaq, while APH is trading at $42.88, up $0.84 or 2.00% on the NYSE.

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