[vorbis] Compaq sued for violating video-compression patents

[Aleksandar Dovnikovic]

I know Tarkin is not the priority right now, but when it becomes
it's good to know which company might feel nervous...

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Compaq sued for alleged patent violations
By Bloomberg News

November 20, 2000, 5:30 a.m. PT

WILMINGTON, Del.--Compaq Computer, the world's biggest personal computer
maker, has been sued by a group for allegedly infringing video-compression
patents that it holds, according to reports.

The seven-member group, which includes consumer electronics companies
Matsushita Electric and Victor of Japan, filed the suit last week in U.S.
District Court here, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The suit seeks to block Compaq from selling personal computers that violate
its patents and is seeking damages of as much as $60 million, the Journal
reported. A similar suit covering European patents was filed Friday in
Germany by six members of the group, the paper said.

The group has also sent letters to Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer and Apple
Computer asking that they obtain licenses for the patents, the paper
reported. Compaq declined to comment on the case, the paper said.

Copyright 2000, Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved

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