Siemens Healthcare Settles Copyright, Trade Secret Litigation against Conquest Imaging

Plaintiff Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., the manufacturer of ACUSON™ ultrasound systems and the leading expert in servicing these systems, recently resolved its copyright and trade secret lawsuit against defendant Conquest Imaging. The lawsuit related to the circumvention of security measures for protecting Siemens’ proprietary and copyrighted diagnostic software used to service and maintain ACUSON Sequoia™ ultrasound systems.  Conquest Imaging agreed to enter into a permanent injunction which prohibits it from improperly accessing Siemens’ proprietary diagnostic software. The monetary terms of the settlement are confidential.

As evidenced by the injunction, Siemens takes its intellectual property rights very seriously and believes in preventing improper access to its proprietary diagnostic software for its ultrasound systems.

The permanent injunction states that The Conrad Corporation doing business as Conquest Imaging, and those acting in concert or participation with them, are permanently enjoined from engaging in the following conduct:

a. Accessing, using, or copying, or assisting in the accessing, using, or copying of any of Siemens’s proprietary software for any ACUSON Sequoia system, including the diagnostic or proprietary software;

b. Utilizing or assisting in the utilization of an expired user ID or password to access, use or copy diagnostic or proprietary software;

c. Utilizing or assisting in the utilizing of any method to modify the date on any ACUSON Sequoia system internal clock

d. Loading or reloading, or assisting in the loading or reloading of the diagnostic or proprietary software on any ACUSON Sequoia system;

e. Purchasing, possessing, making, utilizing, or assisting in the purchasing, possessing, making, or utilizing of any method or device to circumvent the user ID or password protections for the diagnostic or proprietary software;

f. Circumventing, or assisting others in circumventing any security protections for the diagnostic or proprietary software.

This permanent Injunction does not apply if third-party service providers or their customers have a valid license to Siemens’ diagnostic or proprietary software for any ACUSON Sequoia system.

The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimizing clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. Siemens Healthcare employs some 51,000 employees worldwide and operates around the world. In fiscal year 2012 (to September 30), the Sector posted revenue of 13.6 billion euros and profit of around 1.8 billion euros. For further information please visit: www.siemens.com/healthcare.