Microsoft to face jury trial in halftone patent case
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
A federal judge has found that Microsoft encroached upon patents held by a Tucson, Arizona-based company for a process that improves the quality of images displayed on computer screens and paper printouts.
Research Corporation Technologies Inc. (RCT) sued Microsoft on Dec. 21, 2001, in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, in Tucson. RCT charges that Microsoft uses technology covered by its patents in the Windows operating system as well as Office applications, said Brian Ferguson, an attorney with McDermott, Will & Emery who represents RCT, on Wednesday.