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Microsoft pays Timeline $5M in Patent Settlement

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the buying-them-off dept.

Craig69 writes "A US SEC report states that Timeline's patent infringement lawsuit filed against Microsoft, as owner of ProClarity, in United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has been settled. Microsoft has paid US$5M to Timeline in exchange for a license to a number of patents."

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  1. bit more background by ThirdPrize · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not quite sure what is going on but M$ brought a company that was being done for patent infringement at the time.

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  2. Re:Make preparations for hypocrisy! by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Informative

    No way. Timeline is the worst kind of a bottom feeder in the industry. They are patent trolls.

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