Cornice Files Countersuit Against Seagate

Cornice Inc. has announced that it has filed counterclaims against Seagate Technology in response to a patent infringement complaint filed by Seagate in June 2004.

Cornice Inc. has announced that it has filed counterclaims against Seagate Technology in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in response to a patent infringement complaint filed by Seagate in June 2004.

In its counterclaims, Cornice seeks a ruling from the Delaware District Court that Seagate’s patents are invalid, unenforceable, and not infringed by Cornice’s products. Furthermore, Cornice alleges that Seagate’s lawsuit is objectively baseless in that no reasonable litigant would have brought such a suit, and that Seagate’s actions constitute unfair competition and tortious interference under Colorado law, entitling Cornice to damages from Seagate.

Both Seagate and Western Digital had pursued legal action against Cornice, on the grounds of copyright infringement in recent months.

Cornice has retained Matthew Powers, head of intellectual property litigation at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, to defend itself and to prosecute these counterclaims against Seagate. Weil Gotshal is recognized among the top law firms with respect to intellectual property litigation and Mr. Powers is distinguished as one of the top patent litigators in the world.