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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. 45% attorneys fees?? by maroberts · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I am in the wrong business.

    I don't think Timeline made any money. In this it indicates that Timeline (and MS) paid $2.5m jury costs, so it looks like MS coughed up $5mill to feed the lawyers and pay Timelines expenses.

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