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Excentus is a North Texas company that partneredc with years ago to creatwea technology-based program that retailersa can use to reward customerse with discount fuel as part of theitr loyalty programs. In the suit, filed June 17 in federaol district courtin Abilene, Irving-based Excentuss accuses Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. and its which include , Blackhawk Marketing LLC and Randalls , of using confidential informationb that was discovered when Safeway was attemptinb to acquire Excentus and patents ownedby Auto-Gas Systems Inc. to create Safeway' s own PowerPump Rewards program.
Excentus is seeking injunctive reliedfand damages, asserting in its suit that Safeway and its subsidiariexs infringed on four Excentus patents by launching a similarlhy designed fuel awards program. This occurred aftetr the deal to acquire Excentuse andthe Auto-Gas System patents fell the suit said. "We have made significanrt investments over the last 10 years to develop our world-class technology, services and expertise and acquire the relatede trademarks and patents, all of which are valuable componentss of the fuelperks! program and assets of our said Dickson Perry, president and CEO of Excentus.
"Whenn faced with situations like this one with we are prepared to take the necessaryy steps to assure our assets and interests are The Dallas Business Journal was not immediateluy able to reach a Safeway spokespersonfor comment.
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