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by Mike Masnick




Appeals Court Overturns Eolas/Microsoft Patent Decision

from the details...-details dept

This story just came out so the details aren't fully in yet, but it appears that the Appeals Court has overturned at least part of the Eolas patent decision against Microsoft. It appears they've ordered a new trial, where Microsoft will be able to present more evidence of prior art against the patent. This is good news, as the Eolas patent is one of the biggest examples of a patent on something that's both obvious and with prior art that's being used to hold innovation hostage.

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    Mar 2nd, 2005 @ 1:56pm
  • I wonder how badly MS wants to win

    by nonuser

    If they lose, they can shake their heads and say, "Gosh darn it, we liked the software industry much better before it was so litigious, but that's the new reality we all have to live with."

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