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December 17, 2008

Nearly Done Deal

Reflecting Alcatel-Lucent circling the wagons, they settled with Microsoft on six patent litigations dating back to 2002, before Lucent was acquired by Alcatel. One still-outstanding tab is a $ half-billion trial verdict overhang against Microsoft on touch-screen technology. Expect that to be wrestled to the ground soon in another settlement coquettishly termed "mutually beneficial."

Posted by Patent Hawk at December 17, 2008 12:53 AM | Patents In Business