Storage Computer Seeks Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights.Business/Technology Editors NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 Company Files Infringement Actions against Xiotech Corporation and Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. , Inc. Storage Computer(R) Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :SOS SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as … — — — … (three dots, three dashes, three dots). ), a leading worldwide provider of high-performance storage systems, today announced that it commenced legal proceedings All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. against Xiotech Corporation and Seagate Technology, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (N.D. Tex.) is a United States district court. Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick, was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879. The court convenes in Dallas, Texas. . The Storage Computer claim is for injunctive relief injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. , damages and legal costs arising from an alleged infringement of the Company's patent portfolio. In its complaint, Storage Computer alleges that certain Seagate/Xiotech storage products infringe Storage Computer's intellectual property, specifically U.S. 5,893,919 entitled "Apparatus and Method for Storing Data with Selectable Data Protection Using Mirroring and Selectable Parity Inhibition." Xiotech Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seagate Technology, Inc. Storage Computer is represented in its Intellectual Property matters by Sidley & Austin, an international law firm with more than 900 lawyers. Storage Computer Corporation (AMEX:SOS), a leading worldwide provider of high performance storage solutions, develops and manufactures software-driven, multi-host storage solutions for powering advanced business applications. Based on open system architectures Storage Computer's high-bandwidth storage technology supports a great variety of applications, including advanced database activities, interactive multi-media, multi-cast content, medical imaging and more. Storage Computer's worldwide headquarters are in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. , with subsidiaries and distribution in over 20 countries. Company information may be found at http://www.storage.com. This press release may contain forward-looking statements to future events or future financial performance that involves risks and uncertainties. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those uncertainties and risk factors detailed from time to time in reports filed by Storage Computer Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K/A and 10-Q. |
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