Microsoft files appeal in Eolas patent case
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft has filed an appeal in the patent infringement case brought by Eolas Technologies, even though a $520.6 million judgment against Microsoft was thrown out earlier this month.
Microsoft, in court documents filed March 16, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to overturn a portion of the Eolas Web-browsing claim dealing with patent claims on foreign sales of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, which was not reversed when the court ordered a new trial on March 2. Microsoft asked the court to strike down Eolas' argument that it should be awarded money based both on Microsoft's U.S. and foreign sales, saying the Eolas U.S. patent only covers U.S.