In previous company announcements 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. 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.