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June 23, 2008

In A Huff

Southern California Judge Marilyn L. Huff, upholding a jury finding, ruled that Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent $357.7 million for infringing 4,763,356, claiming a user interface for choosing a calendar date from a menu, used in Microsoft programs Outlook, Money, and Windows Mobile. Further, infringing stylus patent 5,347,295 with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition comes with a $10.35 million price tag. The $368 million tab inflates to $511.6 million with prejudgment interest ($139.5 million). Needless to say, Microsoft vows appeal.

Dell was ordered to pay more than $70,000, including prejudgment interest.

Posted by Patent Hawk at June 23, 2008 10:23 PM | Damages