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$358 Million Patent Judgment Against Microsoft Overturned

Posted by Soulskill on from the ain't-over-till-it's-over dept.

eldavojohn writes "Last year, Microsoft was ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent hundreds of millions of dollars for patent infringement. Well, that award has just been overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, saving Microsoft a considerable sum. But Microsoft isn't in the clear yet; the appellate court said that they did infringe on Alcatel-Lucent patents, but that those infringements did not warrant $358 million in damages. The case needs to be retried."

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  1. Re:hold on a minute there buddy :) by Forty+Two+Tenfold · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sorry, I was taking life seriously... [lights up the bong]

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  2. Re:Mod me flamebait if you like... by kamapuaa · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. I've got karma to lose

    Wow, you go on Slashdot and make a post that's both anti-US and anti-Microsoft? You really are taking a huge risk with your slashdot karma there!

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