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To: QwikSand who wrote (64357)	9/6/2007 1:38:05 PM
From: cfimx	Respond to of 64865

when big boys sue each other its serious. I wonder if there is some "trick" java can do to make this vanish?

To: QwikSand who wrote (64357)	9/6/2007 2:55:15 PM
From: Lynn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

I saw headlines about this when getting a quote for SUNW/JAVA over at Yahoo! yesterday. My read of the article for which you provide a URL is that SUNW started this by going after NTAP. As is usually the case, the party sued does their best to dig around and find something to countersue over. NTAP hit the jackpot (as far as they are concerned). SUNW/JAVA sues over 3 patents and gets wacked by a seven patent infringement counterclaim. Great. From the WSJ, an abbreviated version: In Brief Network Appliance Says It Sued Sun Over Patents September 6, 2007; Page B3 Network Appliance Inc. said it filed an intellectual-property suit against Sun Microsystems Inc., alleging the Santa Clara, Calif., software and computer-server firm violated seven patents. Network, a maker of data-storage equipment based in Sunnyvale, Calif., said the suit was in U.S. District Court in Lufkin, Texas. Chief Executive Dan Warmenhoven said Network is seeking a ruling on its patents and is also requesting a judgment to show it isn't violating three of Sun's patents in the U.S. A Sun representative couldn't be reached to comment. Edit: At least over at Yahoo!, to get all the news one must get quotes for both SUNW and JAVA. Some new sources are still using SUNW: Wed 8:10pm SUNW ADP Report Finds Slowing Job Growth - at Forbes.com Wed 5:10pm SUNW Network Appliance claims Sun infringed patents - bizjournals.com