12.10.2007 01:35 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Patent investigation could force hard drives off US market

Filed under: StorageThis one's still a ways off, but the International Trade Commission has just launched a patent investigation into five manufacturers that could result in a ban on hard drive imports if the agency finds evidence of infringement. The patents, which are owned by Californians Steven and Mary Reiber, cover a method of using "ceramic bonding tips" on the internal wiring of the drives, and the couple claims Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell have all infringed. Much like the Qualcomm case, the ITC has a variety of ways of dealing wi

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