Velodyne Lidar wins patent challenge

Velodyne Lidar says it has won a patent challenge brought by competitor Quanergy in the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

In its ruling, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the patentability of all claims in Velodyne’s pioneering 7,969,558 patent. The ‘558 patent relates to a lidar-based 3D point cloud measuring system used for autonomous vehicles (AVs), advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), robotics, industrial solutions, intelligent infrastructure, and other applications.

“Velodyne is pleased with the Federal Circuit’s decision, which confirms the validity of our ground-breaking patent for surround view lidar technology,” Velodyne Lidar chief executive Dr Ted Tewksbury says.

“We were confident we would prevail because our company invented real-time surround view lidar and holds a number of foundational patents relative to this technology. We are committed to protecting our valuable intellectual property assets and are evaluating our options for enforcement against Quanergy and all other infringers.”