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Judge reverses $1.5 Billion decision against Microsoft

Tags: Microsoft + Patent + Suit + Damages + Alcatel + Lucent

NeoG
Posted by NeoG 2 years 8 months ago

Recall just last week when Microsoft was ordered to shell out $1.5 Billion to Alcatel-Lucent for including mp3 technology in Windows? Well, after heading back to the courts, a Judge has completely dismissed all the claims against Microsoft. This means that, barring a successful appeal, Alctatel won't be receiving a dime.

This could mean good things for the mp3 format, which seems to be contested every few years at one point or another. Alcatel, of course, plans to appeal:

Alcatel-Lucent plans to appeal the ruling and is "comfortable with...

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Microsoft to Pay $1.52 Billion in Patent Suit Damages

Tags: Microsoft + Patent + Suit + Damages + Alcatel + Lucent

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Posted by NeoG 2 years 9 months ago; via seattlepi.nwsource.com/lo...

Microsoft must pay $1.5 billion in damages to telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA for violating two patents related to digital music, a federal jury ruled Thursday.

The Redmond, Wash.-based software company said the patents in question govern the conversion of audio into the digital MP3 file format on personal computers.

In 2003, Lucent Technologies Inc., which last year was acquired by Alcatel, filed 15 patent claims against Gateway Inc. and Dell Inc. In April 2003, Microsoft added itself to the list of defendants,...

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