Part of the article reported :

"Gateway Inc. said Monday that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit
against Hewlett-Packard Co., alleging that the computer hardware and
software company violated five of its patents.

The salvo comes six weeks after HP filed a similar lawsuit against
Poway-based Gateway, alleging that its rival violated six patents on
technologies such as laptop hinges, keyboards that require passwords and
the cursor that points to icons on a computer's video display."

I wasn't aware that HP had patented keyboards that require passwords and
also cursors. Does that mean they can file suit against all computer
companies??

See :

http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040510/APF/405101022

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