USPTO ruling favors Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent appeal
PC World | at | by Mike
The U.S. patent office has rejected two claims regarding the last disputed patent in an ongoing legal battle between Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent, appearing to pave the way for the software vendor to win a pending appeals case that would reverse a US$358 million penalty.
In an interim decision last month, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office rejected two claims surrounding the so-called "Day" patent after Microsoft and Dell -- the latter involved in an earlier suit about the patent -- asked for a re-examination of the patent in May 2007.