HP sues EMC, alleges storage patent infringement

HP has alleged storage patent infringement by EMC Corp and filed a petition

in the US Court. The computer maker has asked for compensation of monetary

damages and injunctive relief to stop EMC from using technology from seven HP

patents in its Symmetrix, Clariion and TimeFinder products.

The patents involve a variety of technologies dealing with moving data and

resolving problems in storage computers, and HP says it was responding to EMC

suits. "EMC has opted to pursue a lawsuit against one of our technology

providers, Hitachi, as well as against HP directly through ongoing litigation

relative to StorageApps, which HP acquired last year," Bob Schultz,

VP-Marketing, HP Network Storage Solutions, said in a statement.

"HP has a responsibility to ensure that, as we compete in the

marketplace, we are not competing against our own intellectual property. We have

a strong patent portfolio covering storage technology and we will protect

it," he adds.

EMC, HP and Hitachi are three of the biggest makers of storage networks,

dedicated clusters of data storage computers that improve the flow and

availability of data to traditional computer networks.

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