HP, Intergraph ink agreement

Computer maker Hewlett Packard and software house Intergraph have signed a $141 million agreement that provides for cross-licensing of their intellectual property.  HP will pay that amount to Intergraph to settle ongoing patent infringement litigation.  Intergraph’s claims related to HP’s use of its cache memory (left) technology.  Earlier deals were struck with Dell, Gateway, and Intel.. 

About $11 million of HP’s payments will go toward legal fees, says Intergraph.