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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I wonder how badly MS wants to win
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.”