Judge rules against Microsoft in MP3 patent case

Vikingod · Mar 21, 2007, 02:33 PM

Source: Marketwatch
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A federal judge in San Diego has ruled against a handful of defenses presented by Microsoft Corp. in a patent trial that saw a $1.5 billion jury decision delivered against the company in February.

The U.S. District Court jury on Feb. 22 found Microsoftinfringed on two patents related to MP3 digital music technology asserted by Alcatel-Lucentand based the considerable size of its award on worldwide sales of Microsoft products using the technology.

Mar 21, 2007, 02:33 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Judge rules against Microsoft in MP3 patent case Source: Marketwatch __________ A federal judge in San Diego has ruled against a handful of defenses presented by Microsoft Corp. in a patent trial that saw a $1.5 billion jury decision delivered against the company in February. The U.S. District Court jury on Feb. 22 found Microsoftinfringed on two patents related to MP3 digital music technology asserted by Alcatel-Lucentand based the considerable size of its award on worldwide sales of Microsoft products using the technology.