An individual has taken out a summons against Compaq, Winbook Computer and Chem USA for alleged patent infringement. The case, filed by Pao-Chin Chen on the 22nd of June, was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, that is Houston. A preliminary date for the case was set by Judge John D. Rainey for the 7th of October this year. Chem USA and Winbook specialise in the supply of notebook computers, although their relationship with Compaq is unclear at this stage. ®