H-P slaps Acer with infringement suit.Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , CA -- Hewlett-Packard, the world's top-ranked PC maker, filed suit March 27 against Acer Acer trees of the family Aceraceae. Acer rubrum ingestion of wilted or dries leaves of this tree causes acute hemolytic anemia characterized by red urine, jaundice, anemia and methemoglobinemia in horses. Inc., alleging infringement on five separate patents and seeking an injunction and unspecified Adj. 1. unspecified - not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals" specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times" damages. H-P (hp.com) claims Acer (acer.com), the fourth largest PC maker, infringed on patents for power management, clock switching, and other technologies. In a statement, H-P called the suit "necessary because HP believes Acer has been selling computer products that use HP's patented technologies without permission." Last quarter H-P topped the global PC rankings with an 18.1% share. Acer was fourth at 7.1%, behind Dell and Lenovo, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research firm IDC. |
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