Honeywell, Zebra Settle Barcode Scanner Import Patent Dispute

Industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc. and Zebra Technologies Corp. reached a deal to end a wide-ranging trade dispute over whether the rivals have been importing handheld barcode scanners that violate each other’s patents.

The US International Trade Commission issued a notice Thursday granting a joint motion to terminate a trade case investigation and acknowledged that the parties had hammered out a licensing deal. Honeywell had accused Zebra and its unit Symbol Technologies of importing products that infringe US Patent Nos. 7,568,628, 7,770,799, 8,794,520, 9,576,169, and 10,721,429, which cover scanning technology that’s typically used in warehouse ...