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Microsoft Corp.
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Patent Law >
New Settlements and Verdicts
Patent Law >
New Settlements and Verdicts
In its complaint filed on February 25, 2009, Microsoft alleged that it is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,175,789; 7,054,745; 6,704,032; 7,117,286; 6,202,008; 5,579,517; 5,758,352; and 6,256,642 (collectively, “the Microsoft patents-in-suit”). It asserted that TomTom was “directly infringing and/or inducing others to infringe…
Date of ruling:
03/30/2009
03/30/2009
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Patent Law >
New Judicial Opinions
Patent Law >
New Judicial Opinions
By way of background, plaintiff Odom, the sole inventor and owner of the ‘592 patent, claimed that defendant Microsoft has infringed his patent by the manufacture and distribution of Microsoft’s Office 2007 software. In response, Microsoft asserted that during the time period in which Odom filed and prosecuted the patent…
Date of ruling:
01/30/2009
01/30/2009
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Patent Law >
New Judicial Opinions
Patent Law >
New Judicial Opinions
In this case, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona held plaintiff-appellant RCT’s patents unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. The district court also granted defendant-appellee Microsoft Corp. summary judgment of invalidity and noninfringement. All the patents at issue relate to image halftoning technology used in computers and…
Date of ruling:
08/1/2008
08/1/2008