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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Gets $368,000,000 Slap from Software Patents

Microsoft Told to Pay Alcatel-Lucent $368 Million

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| Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software maker, was told to pay $368 
| million after a jury found it infringed two patents owned by Alcatel-Lucent 
| SA for touch- screen form entry and use of a stylus on computers.  
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=axahvgWQPnX8&refer=news

Maybe they'll eventually rethink the suitability of software patents as a
business model. If only they suffer enough...

Watch this new one:

European Patent Office revokes web-to-print patent

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| The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked patent number EP1040428 for a 
| procedure for computerised prepress. According to printing news site Beyond 
| Print the verdict is binding, but not yet legally enforceable. The reasoning 
| behind the verdict has not yet been released.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| The three companies took action against VistaPrint because they viewed data 
| exchange as being of vital significance for the printing industry. The EPO 
| started examining the case in January.  
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/106018/from/rss09

Sanity prevails at the EPO.


Days ago:

Microsoft and Dell await verdict on patent claim

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| The patents were owned by Lucent Technologies Inc, which Alcatel SA acquired 
| in 2006. Lucent sued in 2002 claiming infringement of patents for 
| computer-video coding used in digital television, DVDs and video games, a 
| method for entering data on computer forms, and the use of a stylus.   
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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2008/04/01/2003407949


Avistar baffled over Microsoft patent fight

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| So far, four of Microsoft’s requests have been rejected by the US Patent 
| Trademark Office (USPTO) on procedural grounds. If all procedural flaws are 
| corrected, the USPTO has approximately two months to decide whether or not to 
| grant the requests and hold a full formal re-examination.   
| 
| Tony Rodde, president of Avistar, said: “Avistar has a lot of questions about 
| why Microsoft might be doing this, because some of these patents have nothing 
| to do with Microsoft’s technology or business.”  
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http://www.vnunet.com/crn/news/2213103/avistar-baffled-microsoft-3916000


Related:

Microsoft is rejected on patents case

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| An appeals court on Friday rejected Microsoft Corp.'s challenge to a $142 
| million trial loss over patents on a way to prevent software piracy. 
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/340059_msftsuit17.html


Timeline wins $5M from Microsoft in patent settlement

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| According to Timeline's SEC filing last week, Microsoft agreed to pay 
| Timeline $5 million within 14 days as part of the settlement. Timeline, which 
| describes itself as a "company ... solely focused on commercializing its 
|                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| patent portfolio," had sued the Redmond computer giant and its subsidiary
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| ProClarity Corp. for patent infringement.    
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/071022/1538829.html?.v=1


Visto Wins $7.7 Million in Damages

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| Besides Seven Networks, Redwood Shores-based Visto has sued rival 
| Good Technology Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd.,
| the maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry device that helps keep
| workers connected to their jobs even when they are out of the office.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061220/visto_patent_award.html?.v=4

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