Court overturns Eolas browser judgment against Microsoft
eWeek | at | by Mike
The U.S District Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a $520 million jury verdict that found that Microsoft had infringed on Web browser technology patents held by Eolas Technologies.
The case has been sent back to the U.S. District Court in Washington for retrial. Eolas Technologies Inc., of Chicago, holds the license from the University of California for a patent on technology for embedding and invoking interactive objects in Web browsers, such as applets and plug-ins.
Microsoft has denied the infringement and has asserted that Eolas' patent rights claims are invalid and unenforceable.