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A jury in San Diego ordered Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent $367.4 million for infringing on two patents, adding a new chapter to a long-running dispute between the companies.
The jury, in U.S. District Court in San Diego, found that Microsoft had infringed on two patents involving user interface technology. It also found that Microsoft didn't infringe on another Alcatel-Lucent patent related to video decoding. The court ruled that patent, which Alcatel-Lucent alleged was infringed in MPEG2-based DVD playback in Windows, is invalid.
According to Microsoft, which will try to overturn the infringement verdict, Alcatel-Lucent had hoped to receive $1.75 billion in damages. Microsoft called the video patent ruling a victory for the many companies that use MPEG video-decoding technology.
The case dates back to 2003, when Alcatel-Lucent charged Microsoft, Dell and Gateway with patent infringement.
Last year, a court reversed a $1.5 billion patent infringement case against Microsoft in a case Alcatel-Lucent brought against the software giant related to MP3 technology.
There's more to come in the ongoing battle between the companies. On April 22, the San Diego court will hear a case Microsoft is bringing against Alcatel-Lucent, accusing it of infringing on nine patents.
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Lucent TechnologiesBy Anonymous on April 10, 2008, 9:47 amSince Lucent screwed me out of my retirement with their stock debacle, I wonder how much of that 375M is really mine???
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Analysis: Who cares about Microsoft/Alcatel-Lucent?By Microsoft Subnet on April 7, 2008, 3:16 pmSo this week a jury decides in favor of Alcatel-Lucent, telling Microsoft to fork over $367 million for patent infringement. Alcatel reportedly was hoping for $1.5...
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