In der Patentrechtsverletzungs-Klage gegen Extended Systems Inc. (ESI) hat der United States District Court for the Northern District of California eine Entscheidung zugunsten von Pumatech (NASDAQ: PUMA), führender Anbieter von Synchronisierungs-Software und –Services gefällt. ESI wird in der Klage, die seit 22. April 2002 unter dem Aktenzeichen C-02-1916 DLJ anhängig ist, die Verletzung von acht Patenten, deren Inhaber Pumatech ist, vorgeworfen.
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