Tag archive: Cornice

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… Read More

Seagate has claimed that micro-sized hard drive maker Cornice is infringing upon several patents in the manufacture of the company's “Storage Element”, a 1-inch hard drive used in small consumer electronics. Woody Monroy, a Seagate spokesman, said on Friday intensified its efforts by asking the ITC to block the import to the U.S. of any products contatining Cornice Storage Element hard drives. Seagate had filed a patent… Read More

Cornice Inc., who's tiny hard drives were featured at CES 2004 and in our CES wrap-up article, has secured $51 million in a second round of venture financing. The round includes the Company's previous investors - CIBC Capital Partners, Nokia Venture Partners and VantagePoint Venture Partners - and brings on board new investors BA Venture Partners and GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd. As a result of this… Read More