Microsoft must pay in patent case, jury rules
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
A Texas jury ruled that Microsoft and Autodesk Inc. must pay $133 million to a Michigan man who claimed that he was owed royalties for inventions to prevent software piracy.
The Tyler, Texas, jury on Wednesday awarded Z4 Technologies, founded by David Colvin of Commerce Township, Mich., $115 million from Microsoft and $18 million from Autodesk. Colvin claimed that two patents were infringed by Microsoft's Office and Windows XP and Autodesk's AutoCAD.