Tonernews.com, March 3, 2006. USA
Gateway agrees to pay HP $47 million
March
2006 – San Jose (CA): Gateway has agreed to pay $47 million to
Hewlett-Packard to settle a series of lawsuits.The agreement ends
lawsuits and countersuits that began in March 2004 when HP claimed its
rival had infringed five of its patents.
The firms have also entered into a seven-year cross-licensing deal.