AP: Seagate Dropping Patent Suit Against Stec

The Associated Press is reporting that Seagate Technology and Stec Inc., are dropping their lawsuit and countersuite against one regarding alleged patent violations.

Seagate cites the current state of the economy as the motivation for the end of the dispute, saying that, "the case is no longer worth the cost," the AP reports.

The dispute arose last year and concerns Stec SSD drives, which Seagate had alleged were in violation of four of the company's patents. Seagate sells rival HDD drives.

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