p2pnet.net News:- Hewlett-Packard says Gateway has violated a range of patents on notebook, desktop and data-serving computers in a lawsuit signalling "a tougher line by HP, which has made it a priority to extract more value from its patent holdings, including in areas such as personal computers".

HP is seeking damages related to the alleged infringement of six patents granted from 1990 to 2003, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California," says a Reuters story here, quoting HP spokesman Dave Berman as saying company sued only after talks with Gateway broke down and Gateway closed its acquisition of privately held eMachines, which specializes in PCs that cost $500 or less.

The lawsuit asks for the court to award three times the damages claimed by HP, charging that Gateway had been "reckless, willful and deliberate" in its actions, adds the report.

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