A federal appeals court ruled on June 5 that Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations LLC (RCDI) must pay legal fees to security dealer ADS, ranked No. 20 on the SDM 100 and SDM’s 2014 Dealer of the Year, overturning an eastern Texas district court decision that had sided with RCDI in a patent infringement case.
RCDI has filed against more than 50 companies, claiming these companies have infringed upon a patent RCDI holds for a system for creating drinks by connecting a device to the Internet.