Red Hat's Latest Legal Battle? Storage. | Linux Today

Red Hat’s Latest Legal Battle? Storage.

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Sean Michael Kerner
Sep 15, 2012

Backup storage vendor Twin Peaks Software filed a complaint in July with United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, alleging patent infringement. The alleged infringement deals with United States Patent Number 7,418,439, (the ‘439 patent), titled “Mirror File System,” which Twin Peaks owns.

In a legal filing, Red Hat denies that Twin Peaks’ claim has any merit. Red Hat stated that the ‘439 Patent was not duly and lawfully issued.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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