Rockwell Collins, Inc., (NYSE:COL) a leading provider of aviation electronics and communication solutions headquartered in Cedar Rapids, and Avcom Avionics & Instruments, Inc. a Miami company that services avionics equipment, announced today a settlement of all claims filed by Rockwell Collins against Avcom in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

As part of that settlement, Avcom acknowledged that it had violated Rockwell Collins' copyrights and trademarks and breeched license agreements with Rockwell Collins by having engaged in the unauthorized use of Rockwell Collins software used in upgrading Rockwell Collins Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) systems and in operating Rockwell Collins test equipment. Avcom agreed to pay Rockwell Collins $3.4 million and agreed to refrain from infringing on Rockwell Collins intellectual property rights in the future.

"As demonstrated by this lawsuit, Rockwell Collins will take legal action to protect its software and other intellectual property from unauthorized use," said Rockwell Collins Senior Vice President and General Counsel Gary Chadick. "We are pleased that the parties were able to resolve this case under terms that we believe fairly compensate Rockwell Collins for use of its intellectual property."

Avcom President Rolando Suarez added, "We believe the settlement to be fair to both parties and are pleased we are putting our disputes behind us."