Patents rejected in software battle

By Berni | April 15, 2009

April 14 – U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejects two patents claimed by Alcatel-Lucent which could nullify their multi million dollar damages claim against Microsoft.

Penny Tweedie reports.

Patents rejected in software battle

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  1. This story is new.
  2. There is a new development.
  3. The new software allows users to create calendars.
  4. The company were awarded US $ 5 million.
  5. Microsoft is appealing against the award.
  6. This new information will help Microsoft.
  7. Companies are racing against each other to develop new software.
  8. The disputes have been largely small.
  9. They are unexpected.
  10. A soap opera is being written about the issue.
  11. Microsoft and Alcatel have been in dispute for 4 years.
  12. The largest award made was US$ 1.5 billion.

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