Schneider Electric Hit with Patent Suit Over Power Supply Tech

Data PowerWorks LLC sued French energy equipment maker Schneider Electric SE for patent infringement concerning power supply products and data center management software.

Schneider Electric and its American unit infringed US Patent Nos. 9,000,613, 9,531,288, 7,960,862 and 8,035,250—which protect systems and methods for uninterruptible power supplies and relatedequipment—Data PowerWorks said in a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

UPS devices help provide an efficient and reliable supply of power to data center equipment, according to Data PowerWorks.

Schneider Electric knew about Data PowerWorks’ patents, according to the complaint. American ...