Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA) said that it has won judgments against a U.S. counterfeiter of Sun's products and a U.K. violator of Sun's trademarks.
In the U.S. case, Sun obtained a federal court judgment against Joe Faris, the primary owner of Sun Valley Technical Repair. The judgment requires Faris to cooperate with Sun as well as make a substantial monetary payment. Faris continues to be subject to potential criminal sanctions for his activities, the company said.
Sun said it has invited customers who believe that they may have purchased counterfeit product to contact Sun for a free evaluation of their products' provenance.
In the U.K. case, Sun obtained summary judgment in the U.K. High Court of Justice against British firm M-Tech Data. The High Court of Justice ruled that M-Tech infringed Sun's registered trademarks by importing Sun product into the European Economic Area without authorization.
In addition to entering an injunction against M-Tech, the High Court has ordered the company to provide Sun with disclosure of M-Tech's activities.
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