Windows 7 Under Fire For Patent Infringement

eldavojohn writes "A patent issued in 2003 called 'Method and system for demultiplexing a first sequence of packet components to identify specific components wherein subsequent components are processed without re-identifying components' is now owned by Implicit Networks, who has recently claimed Windows 7 infringes upon it with its Filtering Platform. This is used in Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Implicit is seeking a jury trial and damages. A shocking turn of events; you actually want to cheer for Microsoft this time as Implicit is nothing more than a patent licensing company (troll) and has done battle with Sun, AMD, Intel and NVIDIA."

Comments

Legal System Flaw

[Khelder]

I never noticed this flaw in US legal system before: one of these litigants has to win. If only *both* could lose...

Re:Legal System Flaw

[JeffSpudrinski]

Personally, I would consider that a win for Microsoft in this case.

On a side note: I refuse to say anything nice and/or positive about Microsoft in respect to this case. Everytime I have done so around here results in my being modded way down.

Wait...will saying that get me modded down?

-JJS

Re:Legal System Flaw

[es330td]

The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.

My Idea

[Fred The Toaster]

I feel guilty now because Windows 7 was my idea...

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The sound of 10000 slashdotters heads exploding as they try to figure out who to cheer for.