Seven months after Hewlett-Packard filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Ninestar Image Tech Limited (Ninestar China), Ninestar Technology Co., Ltd. (Ninestar USA), and Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Apex), the case has come to an end. On May 6, HP voluntarily dismissed the complaint.At least outwardly, this seems similar to the fate of HP’s misappropriation of trade
