Monday, December 10, 2007

Dell hit with patent lawsuit

<A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2229844,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">Dell is being sued</A> by a couple of smaller companies that claim the PC vendor violated several patents regarding technology related to tablet PCs. The lawsuit also names Motion Computing, an Austin, Texas, company that makes tablet PCs for a range of vertical markets, including government, education and health care.

The lawsuit was filed by Typhoon Touch Technologies, a Seattle company that develops touch-screen technology for PC displays, and Nova Mobility Systems, of Phoenix, which makes rugged tablet PCs and other handheld devices. Typhoon licenses its technology to Nova for use in its tablets.

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