Intellectual Ventures sues Wal-Mart, HP and others for patent infringment

Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures has sued 19 companies for patent infringement. This is the second time the Bellevue company has directly sued over patent infringement, following a December 2010 lawsuit involving nine technology companies. The lawsuit (pdf, 18 pages), filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Western Washington District of Washington, revolves around a...