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April 6, 2008
Sporting
Friday,
a San Diego jury decided that Microsoft owes Alactel-Lucent $368 million for
infringing patents related to form entry (4,763,356
= $357.7m) and handwriting gestures (5,347,295
= $10.4m). Microsoft dodged the bullets of a couple video patents (4,439,759;
4,958,226). The two are playing a few hands of "Patents: Sport of Kings."
Microsoft will appeal this round. The game continues, with claims and
counterclaims flying in separate trials. The word "settle" does not appear on
the game board for these two.
Posted by Patent Hawk at April 6, 2008 12:51 PM | Litigation