Packard Bell NEC Files Patent Infringement Suit Against CTX International, Inc.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1998--Packard Bell NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. VANTUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., announced today that they have filed a lawsuit for 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. against CTX CTX Context (Management; Tandem) CTX Centex Corporation (stock symbol) CTX Centrex CTX Cyclophosphamide CTX Corporate Trade Exchange CTX Cytoxan CTX Cholera Toxin CTX Clinical Trial Exemption International, Inc. (CTX) in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit seeks an injunction restraining CTX from manufacturing, selling, or importing their desktop and portable computers, as well as substantial monetary damages Monetary damages, in civil law, refers to compensation given to an injured party by a liable party. Monetary damages may be restitution, a penalty, or both. . The lawsuit asserts that desktop and portable computers that are imported into, manufactured, or sold 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. , infringe five U.S. Patents including U.S. Patent Nos. 5,129,069; 5,123,092; 5,652,890; 5,303,171; and 5,561,361. "As a computing company, innovative technology is one of our most precious assets," said Mal Ransom, senior vice president of marketing for Packard Bell NEC (Packard Bell, The Netherlands, www.packardbell.com) A major PC manufacturer that is the consumer brand of NEC Computers International and the home computing market leader in the U.K. and much of Western Europe. , Consumer Division. "It represents the highest value we can offer our customers. At Packard Bell NEC, being on the forefront of innovative technology is achieved through substantial annual investments and we owe it to our customers and shareholders to protect these assets." The patents being asserted by Packard Bell NEC cover key features in today's desktop and portable computers such as: (i) automatically reconfiguring a memory system of a computer; (ii) a computer interface for connecting a number of different peripheral devices to the computer; (iii) a computer power management system that allows a computer to power down into a suspend mode and then resume operation the same place; (iv) a portable computer system, enabling the computer to switch into a suspend mode upon lid closing and returning the computer to the operation mode and resuming applications upon lid opening; and (v) a variable battery charging system that maximizes the efficiency of a portable computer's battery pack. Packard Bell NEC's lawsuit asserts that desktop and portable computers manufactured by CTX infringe these patented technologies. About Packard Bell NEC, Inc. Based in Sacramento, Calif., privately-held Packard Bell NEC, Inc. is the number-five supplier of personal computers in the United States and worldwide. The company designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of desktop, notebook and mobile computers and network servers under the Packard Bell, NEC and Zenith Data Systems Zenith Data Systems (ZDS) was a division of Zenith founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, who had, at that time, recently entered the personal computer market. Zenith sold personal computers under both the Heath/Zenith and Zenith Data Systems names. brands. Packard Bell NEC's major manufacturing operations are in Sacramento; Angers, France; Livingston, Scotland; Sao Paolo, Brazil and Penang, Malaysia. For more information on Packard Bell NEC visit www.packardbell.com. |
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