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Express Logic Cries Foul on Green Hills

by Peter Krass

June 12, 2006

Express Logic today filed a demand for arbitration against Green Hills Software, alleging that Green Hills is marketing an illegal copy of Express Logic's ThreadX API in its micro-velOSity RTOS product. As part of the filing, Express Logic has asked for both a preliminary injunction and damages for lost business.

Green Hills has been a licensed reseller of ThreadX since 1998, according to Express Logic. This arrangement has given Green Hills extensive access to the ThreadX source code, integration information, and other technical details, says John Carbone, Express Logic's VP of marketing. "We feel we're being hurt," he told me today. "We hope this is the result of a misunderstanding."

The ThreadX licensing contract dictates that any disputes between the two companies must be heard by representatives of the American Arbitration Association and conducted in San Diego, Calif., Carbone added.

Express Logic has posted a press release about the dispute (including a detailed comparison of the companies' naming structures, parameters, and other factors) here.

No reaction yet from Green Hills. But stay tuned.

Posted at 02:00 PM


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