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Sep 01 2010 4:22pm EDT

3Par Making Different Kind of Headline

A technology company in Austin, Texas, which has made a name for itself as a litigious intellectual-property enforcer, is suing 3Par Inc., a company on the verge of being bought by one of two U.S. computing giants.

Crossroads Systems Inc. alleges that 3Par and six other companies are infringing on router and data-storage patents. The company filed its suit Wednesday in the U.S. Western District of Texas court in Austin.

Since 2008, Crossroads has filed at least six lawsuits, and during the past decade has been involved in several more, according to court records and media reports.

In January, for instance, Crossroads filed suit against seven California-based companies and one in Missouri, alleging that they are infringing on a router patent used to connect computers to remote servers.

For more on the lawsuit involving 3Par, read the full report on the Austin Business Journal.


Jacob Dirr is a staff writer for the Austin Business Journal.

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