CANVS v US
14 Million Dollar Judgment
September 9, 2016
On September 9, 2016, The United States Court of Federal Claims entered judgement in favor of CANVS Corporation, for $14,000,000 for infringement of US Patent 6,911,652.
CANVS was represented by the law firm of DNL ZITO. Jon Walkenstein, President of CANVS, is a pioneer in sensor fusion and color night vision technology. Mr. Walkenstein's background in Experimental Physics combined with is service as a US Army Aviation Warrant Officer, afforded him the tools and perspective necessary to identify and address unfulfilled operational needs within the night vision community.
Driven by the goal of providing US troops with better equipment, Walkenstein founded CANVS in February of 1998. CANVS became well known for combining thermal and intensified imaging and for the development of color night vision systems in a way that solved both engineering and production issues while simultaneously addressing the operational needs of end users. Mr. Walkenstein has made immeasurable contributions to the effectiveness of the US military, earning the respect of servicemen, engineers and officers within the night vision community. According to US Government personnel tasked with overseeing the US military's night vision uperiority, Mr. Walkenstein's efforts were a "success story" because Mr. Walkenstein actually achieved fusion.
"Mr. Walkenstein delivered what we were looking for and what he assessed that performance to be. . . and they a gave us capability to do things that I knew we were not capable of before."
Mr. Walkenstein, at the conclusion of this decade long conflict, stated that "My search to find someone with the necessary technical literacy, a functional moral compass, amazing legal skills, and the courage to represent CANVS invariably led me to Mr. Zito. Given who our opponents were, without the skill and perseverance of Mr. Zito I believe that CANVS would have been hard pressed to achieve any measure of compensation." Mr. Walkenstein added that "CANVS remains committed to developing and fielding of next generation tactical overmatch capabilities that increase the effectiveness and safety of our men and women in uniform."
Mr. Zito commented that he "continues to believe in the value of a strong patent system, and will continue to stand with patent owners to preserve the strength and integrity of that system."
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