Amdahl Asks Court to Declare Isogon Patents Invalid.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1997--Amdahl Corporation announced today that it has filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment declaratory judgment In law, a judgment merely declaring a right or establishing the legal status or interpretation of a law or instrument. It is binding but is distinguished from other judgments or court opinions in that it includes no executive element (an order that that two patents of Isogon i·so·gon n. A polygon whose angles are equal. Noun 1. isogon - an equiangular polygon polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides Corporation be declared invalid. The patents pertain to pertain to verb relate to, concern, refer to, regard, be part of, belong to, apply to, bear on, befit, be relevant to, be appropriate to, appertain to technology employed in a software assessment tool sold by Isogon. Amdahl uses its own technology to perform Software Value Assessment services for its customers, and has vigorously denied assertions made by Isogon that Amdahl's services infringe Isogon s patents. Amdahl's lawsuit also seeks a declaration that Amdahl has not infringed Isogon patents. The Amdahl services are used to determine what software a customer has installed and its utilization rates. Amdahl's customer services organization then uses that information to advise customers on the best ways to consolidate their software and reduce software licensing costs. Amdahl's complaint for declaratory judgment of patent invalidity and non-infringement was filed September 12, 1997, in the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. of the Northern District of California. CONTACT: Amdahl Corporation (company) Amdahl Corporation - A US computer manufacturer. Amdahl is a major supplier of large mainframes, UNIX and Open Systems software and servers, data storage subsystems, data communications products, applications development software, and a variety of educational and William Stewart, 408/746-6076 |
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