Volume VII

Issue : 8: April 23, 2009

• AOL Seeks Court Decision on Yahoo Patents
• Microsoft Ordered to Pay US$388 Million in Patent Dispute
• The U.S. Declines to Classify the Use of Proxy Servers as Sophisticated
• Europe Orders ISPs to Record Emails and Telephone Calls
• Apple Sued for Patent Infringement in U.S.
• Pirate Bay Verdict A Win For Copyright Owners

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Microsoft Ordered to Pay US$388 Million in Patent Dispute

The U.S. Federal Court recently reached a verdict in the case of Uniloc USA, Inc., et al v. Microsoft Corp., et al, deciding in favour of Uniloc and ordering Microsoft to pay damages of US$388 million. The jury found that Microsoft infringed Uniloc’s patent, which covers certain security software that Microsoft has been using to prevent unlicensed use of its Windows XP operating system and various Office applications. Microsoft intends to appeal the ruling, which was finally rendered six years after the claim was initially filed. The damages award is one of the largest on record for patent law disputes.

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