Ricoh sues Lite-ON and CMC Magnetics

11 May 2004 11:53 by Lasse "cd-rw.org" Penttinen | 2 comments

Ricoh sued CMC Magnetics Corp, Taiwan's top maker of optical compact discs, saying the company had violated three of its patents including one covering a technology that gives discs the ability to tell a machine which recording power to use.

It also filed suit against Lite-On Information Technology (IT) Corp, a supplier of optical disc drives, claiming the firm infringed three of its patents including one concerning a method for assuring recording quality through laser control.