WAVY.COM - Virginia company suing Missouri utility firm:


KANSAS CITY, Mo. A Virginia company has filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit against Kansas City Power and Light, in Missouri.

The lawsuit was filed in Kansas City by attorneys for Georgia Technologies, based in McLean, Virginia. It claims that K-C-P-and-L has been illegally using the other company's patented technology in the utility's electronic billing system.
The system allows K-C-P-and-L customers to view their statements and pay bills from their home computers.
The lawsuit asks a judge to order the utility to stop using the technology. It also seeks triple damages for the alleged infringement.