Red Hat is using its open source expertise to its advantage in a new legal battle over alleged storage patent infringement with the Gluster filesystem. Red Hat acquired Gluster in 2011 for $136 million. The Gluster technology is now the cornerstone of Red Hat’s Storage technology, which recently hit its 2.0 release.
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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Red Hat’s Latest Legal Battle? Storage
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