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Microsoft winns Eolas appeal
windowsitpro.com ^

Posted on 03/03/2005 5:27:12 PM PST by SolidRedState

The appeals court also ruled that the lower court was wrong in dismissing Microsoft's claim that Eolas inventor and former UC researcher Mike Doyle misled the USPTO by withholding information about the Viola browser. The lower court dismissed the claim because of its determination that Viola didn't constitute prior art. The reversal gives Microsoft another route to get the patent ruled unenforceable.

(Excerpt) Read more at windowsitpro.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: microsoft; suit
Yep, patenting technology that was around for a couple years, then hiding evidence about it. Way to go Eolas. This is a great win for the whole web community.
1 posted on 03/03/2005 5:27:12 PM PST by SolidRedState
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To: SolidRedState

huh, are u series


2 posted on 03/03/2005 5:49:10 PM PST by TheHound (You would be paranoid too - if everyone was out to get you.)
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To: TheHound

You need to read the whole article.


3 posted on 03/03/2005 6:48:17 PM PST by SolidRedState (I can't think of a new tagline, so I'll just post without one.)
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Ok I read the thing - how is this a great win for the whole web community? All I saw was a bunch of laywers fighting over money. May the best laywers win, I assume that will be Microsoft.


4 posted on 03/03/2005 7:11:59 PM PST by TheHound (You would be paranoid too - if everyone was out to get you.)
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Yeah, probably right, but if Eolas ends up winning it could raise real chaos on the web with changes to how anything with embedded content works. Very dicey.


5 posted on 03/03/2005 7:14:48 PM PST by SolidRedState (I can't think of a new tagline, so I'll just post without one.)
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To: SolidRedState

I almost cut my finger tonight mincing garlic.


6 posted on 03/03/2005 7:22:44 PM PST by TheHound (You would be paranoid too - if everyone was out to get you.)
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LOL


7 posted on 03/03/2005 7:36:40 PM PST by SolidRedState (I can't think of a new tagline, so I'll just post without one.)
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Hey, there's a ZOT going on here...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1355561/posts


8 posted on 03/03/2005 7:39:04 PM PST by SolidRedState (I can't think of a new tagline, so I'll just post without one.)
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