Dense-Pac Sues, Says O.C. Rival Infringed

Dense-Pac Microsystems Inc. of Garden Grove said it filed a countersuit against Simple Technology Inc., furthering the dispute between the two Orange County companies over technology that boosts the memory capacity of a computer system.

The countersuit, filed in district court in Santa Ana, accuses Simple Technology of infringing on Dense-Pac’s 1990 patent for “stacking” three-dimensional memory products to allow more memory to be crammed into a smaller space. Last month, Simple Technology accused Dense-Pac of the same thing, claiming its patent was filed in 1996.

The suit does not ask for specific damages.