Last month, Seagate CEO Bill Watkins raised eyebrows when he said Seagate was convinced that SSD manufacturers were infringing on Seagate patents, and that lawsuits were a possibility if SSD drives became more popular. A bit of sour grapes perhaps, but Monday Seagate followed through with a lawsuit against SSD manufacturer STEC.

Lagos Analysis Corp. (LANCOR) files lawsuit against Nicholas Negroponte and OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Association for patent infringement. Negroponte's OLPC is accused of unauthorized use of LANCOR's Multilingual Keyboard Technology invention in XO Laptop computers.

Acer Inc. has filed patent infringement complaints with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and International Trade Commission against Hewlett-Packard Development Co.

Today, New Zealander Peter Calveley successfully defeated internet bookseller Amazon.com in a suit brought over Amazon's patent for "1-click shopping". The technique, which allows a customer to purchase product without repeatedly entering personal information such as name and address, was seen as a valuable resource to ease customer frustration.

Nokia announced today the commencement of its defense in the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing process for the action brought by Qualcomm against Nokia alleging patent infringement of three Qualcomm patents.

Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that in the wake of prolonged and aggressive claims by Sun Microsystems Inc. against the company, Network Appliance has filed suit seeking a declaration that it is not infringing three of Sun’s U.S. patents and that those patents are invalid.

As a result of the Tokyo District Court's decision upholding its claims in patent infringement litigation against Nanya Technology Corporation Japan, Fujitsu Limited today filed an application with Japan Customs seeking suspension of the import of infringing products by Nanya Technology Corporation Japan under the Customs Law.

Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Tokyo District Court has upheld Fujitsu's claims of patent infringement in the lawsuit brought against Nanya Technology Corporation Japan, a subsidiary of Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer Nanya Technology Corporation.

Nokia announced it has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Qualcomm has engaged in unfair trade practices through infringing 5 Nokia patents in its CDMA and WCDMA/GSM chipsets.

Nokia announced it has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Qualcomm has engaged in unfair trade practices through infringing 5 Nokia patents in its CDMA and WCDMA/GSM chipsets.

HP announced that Germany-based Pelikan Hardcopy Deutschland GmbH and the Swiss Pelikan Hardcopy (International) AG have admitted claims asserted by HP in an action for patent infringement filed with the Düsseldorf Regional Court in Germany.

ConnectU has filed a suit against its rival Facebook, claiming that its founder Mark Zuckerberg has stolen their idea of creating a social networking site.