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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. A trap! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Maybe they were trying to lose the case to set the precedent for their linux FUD war

  2. Re:Make preparations for hypocrisy! by FredDC · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why do I get the feeling Microsoft is only paying up to prove a point to others?

    "See, we pay our protection money! Why won't you?"

    If they weren't trying to get others to pay for their patents, I doubt they would've paid a cent to Timeline! They would've gone to court and had their lawyers tear Timeline's arguments to pieces. Or they simply would've bought Timeline...

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