16:01 ET QLGC QLogic competitor Vixel files patent infringement action (34.90 -0.51)
The complaint states that QLogic is infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,118,776, entitled "Methods and Apparatus for Fiber Channel Interconnection of Private Loop Devices," through the unauthorized manufacture, use, sale and offering for sale of various storage area network switching products, including QLogic's SANBox2 product.