Hewlett-Packard sues Acer over PC patents

March 30th, 2007

“HP announces litigation against Taiwan computer maker Acer for patent infringement. Hewlett-Packard is taking Acer to court over Acer’s alleged infringement of five HP patents. The lawsuit was filed today in a court located in the Eastern District of Texas. More specifically, HP believes Acer infringed on patents ranging from DVD editing, power management, processing capabilities, clock switching, and other technologies from 1997 to 2003. HP wants both unspecified damages and an injunction forcing Acer to immediately stop selling some products on the U.S. market…” (Read full article here)

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