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Two Strikes for Eolas Plug-In Patent

Posted by simoniker on from the no-bunting-allowed dept.

theodp writes "The USPTO has handed Microsoft a second victory in a dispute over a browser plug-in patent that could roil the Web if upheld, rejecting arguments by Eolas and the University of California that technologies cited as prior art by Microsoft and its W3C allies that persuaded the USPTO to open a reexam were irrelevant. Separately, Microsoft is attacking Eolas and the UC on a second front, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a $565 million judgment, this time based on prior art that's completely different than that which it urged the USPTO to consider and the W3C to stand behind."

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  1. A Summary for your lazy slashdotters.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...Microsoft is STILL the most evil company on the planet.

    1. Re: A Summary for your lazy slashdotters.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Sad, but wrong.

      I always refer to the Mozilla suite as "gay bullshit", especially when one of my employees suggests to use it sitewide. I mean, Internet Explorer is the standard for all web protocols, so why change it? I credit the efforts of the former Netscape employees who really try to use their time of unemployment to create something useful, but they just keep on missing the needs of their target audience.

    2. Re: A Summary for your lazy slashdotters.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      He'll get tired of it soon enough.

      No, Sir.

      I work in India and have plenty of time posting stuff like this while getting paid in the good old US-Dollar.

      Thanks, Bill, thanks, gorgeous George W.!

      1. Be Indian.
      2. Work for Unisys (India)
      3. ???
      4. Profit!!! And crapflood Slashdot.

  2. Yay by dtfinch · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft wins another patent lawsuit.

  3. Re:If up held who really is infringing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I think that MS is being sued because they have the money, not because they are infringing.

    Brilliant deduction, Captain Obvious!

  4. Re:Power Play by Breakerofthings · · Score: 1, Troll

    Help me, I can't find "-1: fucking moron"