Motorola, Hitachi reach a draw in patent-rights suits
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Motorola Inc may have to stop selling its 68030 microprocessor as a result of its court battle with Hitachi Ltd over patent infringement. A federal district judge has ruled that each company has infringed on the other's patents. Both companies, says the judge, must stop selling microprocessors that use patents that are in question. The 68030 is probably Motorola's 'single biggest revenue generator,' according to a semiconductor industry insider. Motorola is expected to appeal. An appeal is especially likely because Hitachi is pushing for a future ruling to judge that Motorola's 88000 chip family also uses Hitachi patents. Computer manufacturers that could be affected include Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Apple Computer.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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Computer firm founders sue Kubota of Japan
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Allen Michels and Matthew Sanders, founders of a company that became Stardent Computer Inc, have filed a $25 million suit against Kubota Ltd of Japan. The suit charges that Kubota used its 22 percent interest in Stardent to co-opt the firms technology, and return it to Japan. Kubota stated it was surprised at the suit, and said it would have no comment until it had studied the allegations further. The suit charges Kubota with fraud, intentional misrepresentation and fraudulent concealment. The suit plays into the fears many in the US have that Japanese investments in high technology concerns lead to appropriated technology.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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Motorola faces ban on selling leading chip
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A federal judge in Texas is planning to sign an order on Jun 19, 1990 that will bar Motorola Inc from selling its 68030 microprocessor chip because it infringes on a Hitachi Ltd. patent. Motorola is expected to file an emergency appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals to stay the injunction. The Motorola 68030 chip is the company's flagship chip and is used in powerful computers made by Apple Computer and Hewlett-Packard. Hitachi, which requested the lifting of a stay on an earlier ruling, has also been found violating certain Motorola patents but has little to lose and much to gain from an enforcement of the ruling.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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