Honeywell LCD patent suit targets PC industry
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SAN FRANCISCO - Aerospace manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. has filed suit against 34 PC and mobile phone companies that it says are infringing on its patents for LCD (liquid crystal display) technology.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.
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(InfoWorld) - A California-based software company has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft over two patents that enable the creation of virtual private networks. VirnetX, a company that builds software for secure communications, claims Microsoft is infringing on two of its patents, according to a press statement by the company, which is based in Scotts Valley, California. One of the patents relates to establishing a secure communication link or VPN, while the other is for a method and system of transparently creating a VPN, the company said. VirnetX is seeking damages from Microsoft as well as an injunction against the company from using the patented technologies. Law firm McDermott Will & Emery is handling the case for VirnetX. VirnetX CEO and President Kendall Larsen did not return a call seeking comment on Thursday. Microsoft could not be reached immediately for comment through its public relations firm Thursday.
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A patent-infringementÂ lawsuitÂ filed by Network Appliance against Sun Microsystems on Wednesday could escalate beyond the storage arena to become this decade's major test case for open-source software, according to storage analysts.
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A Taiwan-based contract manufacturer of laptops sold under the Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other brands is facing a patent-infringement suit from LG Electronics, which accuses Quanta Computer of four violations.
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The representative for Hollywood's  major movie studios on Monday said its members have sued two  microchip makers, alleging they sold their products to makers  of equipment that can be used to illegally copy DVDs.
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IBM filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Platform Solutions Inc. claiming PSI's systems allow IBM mainframe operating systems to run on Itanium-based hardware.
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Blog: The companies are about to face off in a federal appeals court over their ongoing patent dispute.
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IBM and the plaintiffs in the case of Cooper et al v. the IBM Personal Pension Plan and the IBM Corporation have filed a notice with the United States District Court for the Southern District in Illinois.
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Toshiba has filed patent infringement lawsuits in Japan and the US against South Korea&#39;s Hynix Semiconductor. The suits allege that Hynix violated Toshiba&#39;s patents covering NAND-type flash memory chips.
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(InfoWorld) - 3M Co. has filed suit against several big electronics companies, including Sony and Lenovo Group, for allegedly violating two patents related to lithium-ion battery technology. In a suit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, 3M charged Sony, Lenovo, Matsushita Industrial Electric Co., Panasonic Corp. of North America, Hitachi, CDW, and others of violating patents related to the composition of the cathode, or positive electrode, used in lithium-ion batteries they manufactured, imported, or sold in the United States. 3M is seeking financial damages and injunction from the court to stop the companies from infringing its battery patents. "3M has suffered, and will continue to suffer, irreparable injury and damages," the company said in the complaint, asking that it be awarded treble damages for the harm allegedly caused by the defendants. A Sony spokesman in Tokyo declined to comment, saying the company is still gathering information related to the suit. Matsushita also declined to comment, saying it had not yet received a copy of 3M's complaint. Attempts to contact representatives at other companies named as defendants in the lawsuit were not immediately successful.
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Little-known company has come forward claiming rights to patents at the center of NTP's high-stakes suit against Research In Motion.
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In the latest squabble over patents between Japanese and South Korean electronics giants, Toshiba has sued Hynix Semiconductor's Japan and U.S. units, alleging patent infringement in flash-memory chips, key components in digital cameras and cell phones.
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Dell Computer (Quote, Chart), Nokia (Quote, Chart) and Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) are among 34 companies manufacturing giant Honeywell (Quote, Chart) has filed suit against, charging they infringed its patent on liquid crystal display technology (LCD).
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Global computer memory chip  makers including Samsung Electronics Co. and Micron Technology  Inc. were sued on Thursday by New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer for allegedly conspiring to raise memory chip prices.
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(InfoWorld) - Acer Inc. has filed a patent counterclaim against rival Hewlett-Packard Co. as part of itsÂ response to two HP lawsuits. The lawsuits come amid a major push by Acer into the U.S. PC market, and brisk global growth. The Taiwanese company's shipments to the U.S., HP's home turf, grew 163.8 percent year-on-year in the most recent second quarter, according to preliminary figures by market researcher IDC. HP has also been gaining market share in PCs at the expense of other rivals such as Dell Inc., but Acer remains the fastest-growing PC maker among the top 10. The counterclaim filed last week by Acer alleges HP has infringed its antenna and DVD-ROM head technology patents. The suit was filed in the same court as theÂ HP lawsuits against Acer, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The HP lawsuits claim that Acer has infringed 10 HP patents related to PCs. The world's largest PC vendor is seeking to block Acer PC imports to the U.S. and is asking for compensation from Acer, payment of legal fees, and triple damages for alleged intentional violation of the patents. Court documents in the Acer counterclaim were not yet available at the time of writing. Acer has said it believes its contracts with contract PC makers indemnify it from HP's claims, and has already filed aÂ lawsuit against three of its suppliers aimed at forcing them to live up to their contracts. Many laptop and desktop PC suppliers do the design and manufacturing work for customers. Acer said that since its suppliers worked on the design of the PCs in question, they should share the burden of the HP lawsuit. The supplier agreements specifically indemnify the company from lawsuits such as the two brought about by HP, Acer said. The HP lawsuits come as Acer continues to gain market share in the global PC business, and some analysts have called the disputes a response to the inroads Acer has made in the U.S. PC market. Acer's shipments to the U.S. grew 163.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, according to preliminary figures from market researcher IDC, beating all other companies among the top six. The Taiwanese company more than doubled its market share to 5.2 percent from 2.1 percent a year ago. "Acer continued its rapid expansion in the Americas while posting strong gains in other regions as well," IDC said in a statement. New retail and dealer partner agreements are boosting Acer's drive into the U.S. market, the industry researcher said. By contrast, HP's shipments in the U.S. grew 26 percent over the same time. HP retained its title as the world's biggest PC vendor with a 19.3 percent share of the market, compared to 7.2 percent for fourth place Acer. Acer's worldwide shipments in the second quarter rose 55 percent against the same time last year, compared to 36.5 percent growth for HP.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched four investigations involving the import of computers or electronic device components, including one based on a complaint that several companies are violating patents on DRAM chips.
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Will the company's next PC look like a Christmas tree? A patent filing sheds some light.