After kicking intels butt, Intergraph Sues Dell, HP, and Gateway for Patent Infringement

[Adul]

They where already awarded 300 million from intel.
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<!--StartFragment --><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>MARSHALL, Tex., December 16, 2002 ? </B>Intergraph <Nasdaq:INGR>announced today that its Intellectual Property division has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, the Eastern District of Texas, charging Dell Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company (including Compaq products), and Gateway, Inc., with patent infringement. Specifically, Intergraph claims that products from the three computer vendors infringe U.S. Patent Numbers 4,899,275 and 4,933,835 and 5,091,846 owned by Intergraph. These computer system-level patents relate to cache memory management technology. Until 1993, the ?275, ?835, and ?846 patented ?Clipper? technology was embodied in the Company?s workstations. </FONT>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>In 1997, Intergraph put a number of computer companies on notice that the Company believed their products infringed the Clipper system patents, which covered computer systems, not simply the components that comprise such systems. Intergraph continued to offer to negotiate a license for the patents with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) until 1999 when Intergraph temporarily suspended its enforcement and licensing program while it pursued its litigation against Intel. In 2001, Intergraph renewed its offer to the OEMs to negotiate a license to the Clipper patents. </FONT></Nasdaq:INGR>

 

[cornbread]

Since I work at Intergraph, does that mean I get some of the settlement money? no :|

 

[Scarpozzi]

That's good for Intergraph, but I hope we don't end up getting our "relatively low" computer prices jacked because of an oversight.

 

[tcsenter]

MARSHALL, Tex., December 16, 2002 - Intergraph announced today that its Intellectual Property division has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, the Eastern District of Texas, charging Dell Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company (including Compaq products), and Gateway, Inc., with patent infringement. Specifically, Intergraph claims that products from the three computer vendors infringe U.S. Patent Numbers 4,899,275 and 4,933,835 and 5,091,846 owned by Intergraph. These computer system-level patents relate to cache memory management technology. Until 1993, the ?275, ?835, and ?846 patented "Clipper" technology was embodied in the Company?s workstations.

In 1997, Intergraph put a number of computer companies on notice that the Company believed their products infringed the Clipper system patents, which covered computer systems, not simply the components that comprise such systems. Intergraph continued to offer to negotiate a license for the patents with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) until 1999 when Intergraph temporarily suspended its enforcement and licensing program while it pursued its litigation against Intel. In 2001, Intergraph renewed its offer to the OEMs to negotiate a license to the Clipper patents.

Since I work at Intergraph, does that mean I get some of the settlement money? no

Why on earth would you? Did Intergraph fail to pay you due to patent infringement?

 

[cornbread]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
MARSHALL, Tex., December 16, 2002 - Intergraph announced today that its Intellectual Property division has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, the Eastern District of Texas, charging Dell Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company (including Compaq products), and Gateway, Inc., with patent infringement. Specifically, Intergraph claims that products from the three computer vendors infringe U.S. Patent Numbers 4,899,275 and 4,933,835 and 5,091,846 owned by Intergraph. These computer system-level patents relate to cache memory management technology. Until 1993, the ?275, ?835, and ?846 patented "Clipper" technology was embodied in the Company?s workstations.

In 1997, Intergraph put a number of computer companies on notice that the Company believed their products infringed the Clipper system patents, which covered computer systems, not simply the components that comprise such systems. Intergraph continued to offer to negotiate a license for the patents with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) until 1999 when Intergraph temporarily suspended its enforcement and licensing program while it pursued its litigation against Intel. In 2001, Intergraph renewed its offer to the OEMs to negotiate a license to the Clipper patents.

Since I work at Intergraph, does that mean I get some of the settlement money? no

Why on earth would you? Did Intergraph fail to pay you due to patent infringement?

lol Everything I do/write for them is their product.. I just want some extra money

 

[ATLien247]

Such BS...

Does this mean that Intergraph can sue all of us that build our own PCs, if we use components similar to what these OEMs use?

 

[Nitemare]

This another Rambus like suit?

 

[BoberFett]

Don't know about HP, maybe some of HPs other non-x86 CPUs infringed, but why would they sue Dell and Gateway? They didn't infringe on the patent themselves, they simply used a product from a company that infringed on a patent.

If they can sue Dell and Gateway, then every consumer who uses a Microsoft product is guilty of monopoly abuse.

 

[Adul]

I wonder what are the chances of them winning this is