Siemens Wins a Pause of Patent Case Tied to NYC Subway Contract

A federal judge in New York paused Metrom Rail LLC’s patent infringement suit against Siemens Mobility Inc. and Humatics Corp. arising out of Metrom’s failed bid to win a New York City Transit Authority contract.

Illinois-based Metrom sued Siemens, Humatics, and two other companies in April 2023 over alleged copying of patented train collision-avoidance technology. Included in its complaint was a claim of tortious interference against Siemens, one of the ultimate winners of the authority’s contract to build an ultra wide band radio protocol.

Metrom and the defendants in the case all had agreed to pause the patent portion of ...