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____/ peterwn on Monday 08 Mar 2010 09:22 : \____
> On Mar 8, 10:06 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Microsoft headed back to East Texas to fight another patent infringement case
>>
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>> | On March 8, Microsoft will be back in U.S.
>> | District Court in East Texas to defend
>> | itself against another patent-infringement
>> | case.
>> |
>> | The new case is being brought by real-time
>> | communications vendor VirnetX Inc. and
>> | involves three VirnetX patents which that
>> | company claims Microsoft is using
>> | improperly in Windows XP, Vista and
>> | Windows Server, among other products.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=5501
>>
>
> Just another day at the office for Microsoft's legal department.
>
> The net effect of ridiculous patent laws must be positive for
> Mictosoft, otherwise there would be intensive lobbying from Microsoft
> to get them watered down.
Yes, but there are crocodile tears over the trolls (Microsoft produced
and funds the biggest one, IV).
Microsoft wants patent reform that weakens trolls and favours monopoly.
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