Hewlett-Packard and Gateway both claimed legal victories on patent infringement lawsuits related to PC and server technology that were decided Monday by the U.S. International Trade Commission. "We're very pleased with the result..." separate statements from representatives with both sides started. Each camp quickly pointed out that they would appeal the unfavorable decisions in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. Both companies are seeking injunctions and damages of undisclosed amounts on their individual complaints. Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP claimed Gateway's products infringed on its patents and asked the courts to block Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway from importing PCs with parallel ports early next year. HP put forth seven patents initially and later withdrew three patents. The final two patents are found in Gateway desktop PCs, servers and a certain percentage of laptops, HP claims.

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