Case
Filed: Aug 29, 2014
Court:
District of California
Case
Summary:
Twin Peaks Software, Inc. (Twin Peaks), a
California based company filed a case against IBM Corporation (IBM), a New York
based company alleging that the latter has infringed one of their US patents.
Patent
in suit:
Patent Number
|
Title
|
Issue Date
|
Expiration Date[i]
|
|
Mirror file system
|
Aug 26, 2008
|
Mar 19, 2021
|
The ‘439 patent relates to systems and methods for
the storage of files on a network with improved reliability, availability and
serviceability. Generally, this is accomplished by establishing a virtual file
system that mirrors and links directories and files on multiple file systems.
As
in Complaint:
Twin Peaks alleged that IBM had directly infringed
the ‘439 patent without permission or authority from it.
Plaintiff Twin Peaks also
alleged that defendant IBM has infringed the patent by its manufacture, use,
sale, importation, and/or offer for sale of the following products and
services: IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage (SONAS), IBM Storwize V7000,
IBM GPFS, IBM pCache, IBM Active Cloud Engine, IBM Active File Management, and
IBM Automated File Management. IBM was also alleged of infringing the
technology called “Panache” that uses IBM’s infringing Active File Management
(AFM).
Conclusion:
Plaintiff added that IBM’s foregoing
acts of infringement were willful and deliberate. Hence Twin Peaks is entitled to recovery of past damages, at a minimum,
and a reasonable royalty along with interests and costs.
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[i]
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