[News] Microsoft Loses Patent Suit, Fined $140 Million

[Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Microsoft and Autodesk lose product activation patent suit

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| Previously, a jury had awarded the Michigan-based z4 $115 million in
| damages from Microsoft and $18 million from AutoDesk. Microsoft and
| Autodesk asked for a retrial, but US District Court Judge Leonard Davis
| was having none of it.
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