Settlement agreement with Enercon GmbH, Mr Aloys Wobben
In previous company announcements 1)Vestas Wind Systems A/S has informed of
various patent disputes with Enercon GmbH/Mr Aloys Wobben. In these disputes Mr
Aloys Wobben has claimed that Vestas Wind Systems A/S infringes various
patents; primarily in the area of grid connection, but also in other technical
areas
As also informed Vestas Wind Systems A/S has successfully challenged the
validity of the patents in the decisions handed down so far.
The Executive Management is now pleased to announce that Vestas Wind Systems A/S
has entered into a settlement agreement with Enercon GmbH, Mr Aloys Wobben.
Among other things, the agreement settles all present legal disputes with Mr
Aloys Wobben on a worldwide basis, including the cases in the UK, the
Netherlands, Ireland and Canada which will be discontinued and the decisions
already handed down will stand.
The settlement agreement does not affect the Vestas Group's expectations for
2008 and 2009, cf. Company announcement No. 46/2008 of 6 November 2008.
Contact details:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Ditlev Engel, President and CEO
Telephone +45 9730 0000
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Peter W Kruse, Senior Vice President, Group Communications
Telephone +45 9730 0000
1) Company announcements Nos. 27/2005 of 19 August 2005, 30/2005 of 16
September 2005, 39/2005 of 22 November 2005, 22/2006 of 5 April 2006, 12/2007
of 2 April 2007, 15/2007 of 12 April 2007, 23/2007 of 25 May 2007, 25/2007 of 4
June 2007, 38/2007 of 14 November 2007, 44/2007 of 18 December 2007, 4/2008 of
16 January 2008, 19/2008 of 2 April 2008 and 24/2008 of 15 April 2008.
