Eolas 0 : 2 Microsoft in browser patent battle
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
Microsoft has been handed a second victory in its Web browser patent battle with Eolas. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week rejected a second set of claims made by Eolas, which claimed that its spurious Web browser patent was being infringed by Microsoft and, potentially, every single company that made a Web browser.
Though details are still scarce, the USPTO rejected all ten claims Eolas made about its Web browser patent in this second "office action," as the agency calls its decision. Microsoft was quick to praise the action. "Today's action is another step in the Patent Office's reconsideration of the Eolas patent," a Microsoft spokesperson said.