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ANN continues to receive reports of an aggressive effort by FlightPrep (a company owned by Stenbock & Everson) to seek redress of a number of companies online offers one way flight planning utility or... and wholesale services, this effort is falling on deaf ear.

While FlightPrep has apparently fear runwayfinder.com in forming his sight after a trial claiming more than 3 million per month in damages (and other), which would have been no had not yet received a letter from FlightPrep deposit and reach an agreement with skyvector.com (who had the transaction, they are not authorized to discuss, fees provided for in the fight against the patent-based), FlightPrep appears to be leading a losing battle. Industry reaction has been strongly negative, while a number of sources indicates that FlightPrep patent is considered as "wide and is".

In addition; a number of commercial flight planning online examples were cited as IP created prior to the opening of a patent application earlier by Stenbock & Everson of FlightPrep. Giant Jeppesen industry and their AOPA client (which is a "me-too" flight planning utility built by Jepp) were denied FlightPrep tent to seek redress... simply by deciding that their operations not infringe patent subsequently refusing FlightPrep communicate with tent and controversial FlightPrep.

ANN has learned that fltplan.com also took the path of refusal would have been felt FlightPrep patent has no impact on their offers and that it refused to offer offset FlightPrep growing more frustrated.

The refusal of the latest comes from FlightAware, who said that they were "received numerous calls & concerned emails FlightAware users who want to know how we affect the recent news of patent FlightPrep." We normally would have no comment on this kind of issue, but we decided to give an overview of the point of view of the FlightAware due to high level of the potential impact and interest on the industry.

Daniel Baker of FlightAware, their founder &, added that "in August and September of 2010, FlightPrep repeatedly contacted FlightAware discuss her newly issued patent." Because our expertise in software innovation rather than litigation, we returned the case to our Council patent. He has studied the issue in depth and provided our response to FlightPrep informing FlightAware does not violate their patent. We have received no further communication from FlightPrep. »

FlightAware pointed out that "patent FlightPrep does not widely covers all forms of planning flights to Web."  Indeed, the patent examiner considered prior art which showed planning flights to Internet, with and without waypoints. FlightPrep patent claims scope is narrower and requires details which FlightAware does not. We remain focused and committed to developing & offering the best aviation software we can. We encourage everyone, including FlightPrep to do the same. Recent news from patent does not affect our innovation or the services we offer. »

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