Patent investigation could force hard drives off US market

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Patent investigation could force hard drives off US market

This one's still a ways off, but the International Trade Commission has just launched a patent investigation into five manufacturers that could result in a ban on hard drive imports if the agency finds evidence of infringement. The patents, which are owned by Californians Steven and Mary Reiber, cover a method of using "ceramic bonding tips" on the internal wiring of the drives, and the couple claims Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell have all infringed by importing the drives. Much like the Qualcomm case

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Patent investigation could force hard drives off US market - Engadget

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I do not think it will get very far. The article is full of "might" "if" and "maybe."

At a guess, I'd say their patents will not be as watertight as they think.