3Com Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit against D-Link Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) today announced that it has filed a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. lawsuit against D-Link Systems, Inc. in Wilmington, Del. The lawsuit is specifically in reference to certain of D-Link's network interface card products. "3Com believes several of D-Link's products infringe upon 3Com Ethernet patents," said Don Drinkwater, Director of IP Licensing, 3Com Corporation. "These patents are the result of 3Com's long history of leadership in the field of computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. , starting with its founding by Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe in 1979. 3Com will vigorously defend the unauthorized use of its Intellectual Property to the full extent of the law." 3Com maintains a patent portfolio in excess of 800 patents in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with approximately 1,000 patents pending. As part of its policy of enforcing its Intellectual Property rights, 3Com conducts an active licensing program. "Many companies see the benefit of licensing 3Com patents and technology," Drinkwater continued. "We at 3Com are proud to see our IP widely used in that manner." About 3Com Corporation 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value networking products for enterprise customers. 3Com is also a leader in Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) service platforms and access infrastructure for the network service provider market. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. 3Com and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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