Red Hat Prevails Against Patent Troll Acacia

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday May 1, 2010 @02:10AM from the isn't-it-iconic dept.

walterbyrd writes with news that Red Hat and Novell have won a patent case brought by a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation. The company had "accused Red Hat and Novell of infringing three patents that cover a computer-based graphical user interface that spans multiple workplaces, and lets users access icons remotely, according to court documents. A jury in Marshall, Texas, yesterday sided with Red Hat and Novell's defense that the patents were invalid." Red Hat's Michael Cunningham said, "The jury knocked out three invalid patents that were masquerading as a new and important inventions, when they were not. We appreciate the jury's wisdom and remain committed to providing value to our customers, including through our Open Source Assurance program. We also remain stalwart in resisting bogus shakedown tactics."

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You insensitIVve clod! by Anonymous Coward · 2010-05-01 03:05 · Score: -1, Troll

to the crowd in for it. I don't United States of new faces and many JoIN THE GNAA!! othTers what to gave the BSD
Re:Groklaw post: "This is only a temporary victory by /dev/trash · 2010-05-01 10:40 · Score: 1, Troll

Sorry. Software patents are here to stay. Quit infringing and all is okay.
Re:Texas and patents by Anonymous Coward · 2010-05-01 12:27 · Score: -1, Troll

Fuck no. I dont know what the politricks in that area is but i can guarantee it is going on. Dont talk crap.