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Microsoft Asks US Court To Ban Kyocera's Android Phones

Posted by Soulskill on from the because-kyocera-is-totally-making-bank-off-your-patents dept.

angry tapir writes: Microsoft has asked a court in Seattle to ban Kyocera's DuraForce, Hydro and Brigadier lines of cellular phones in the U.S., alleging that they infringed seven Microsoft patents. The software giant charged in its complaint that some Kyocera phone features that come from its use of the Android operating system infringe Microsoft's patents.

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  1. In related news.... by Patent+Lover · · Score: 4, Funny

    All 7 U.S. Kyocera phone owners cried foul!

    1. Re:In related news.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's twice as many as Windows Phone users worldwide! Kyocera has to compensate Microsoft for all those lost sales.