Dell executives in hot water over patent infringement

Email archives opened...

By Sonya Rabbitte, 3 May 2002 12:20

NEWS A US federal court has ordered Dell to release the email archives of 14 senior executives following complaints that the company has been uncooperative in supplying evidence in a patent infringement case. The lawsuit was filed in November 2000 by Tulip Computers which argued that a Dell motherboard infringes on one of its patented designs. The email evidence will be examined by a database consultant hired by Tulip. However it will exclude email records from Michael Dell unless Tulip finds stronger evidence of his involvement in the design. For related news, see:
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