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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Microsoft Loses $388 Million Patent Infringement Suit

KLIV Radio in Silicon Valley reported this week that Microsoft lost a $388 million patent infringement case. The case has been in litigation for a number of years. Uniloc, the successful party, argued that Microsoft infringed on its patent covering product activation methods. Microsoft has already announced that it will appeal the decision.

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Apple Loses $19 Mil. Patent Infringement Case

Opti, Inc. recently won a $19 million lawsuit against Apple. A District Court in Texas found that Apple willfully infringed on Opti’s patent for software which facilitates computer retrieving previously accessed data.

Apple unsuccessfully argued that the patent was invalid due to obviousness and anticipation. Opti was awarded damages to compensate Opti for the infringement.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Lawsuit Over Wireless Internet Patent Reaches Settlement

In 2005, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), a branch of the Australian Government brought a patent infringement lawsuit against a number of companies, including Netgear, Nintendo, Toshiba, and 3Com.

The suit alleged that these companies had infringed on a patent relating to wireless internet technology. The technology at issue is used in almost all laptop computers and video game systems.

Recently, attorneys for CSIRO announced that a settlement had been reached. Although the eight jurors have already been impaneled and the trail begun, the defendants were looking to end the trial prematurely through a settlement. Prior to trial, the defendants stipulated that if the patent on the wireless technology was valid, they did in fact infringe on the patent.

The settlement remains sealed.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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Friday, August 8, 2008