Microsoft ordered to pay Uniloc over $500 million in anti-piracy patent case
April 9, 2009
0 Small company wins long-running legal battle
0 Microsoft says patent is flawed, will appeal
SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has been ordered to pay $US388 million ($547.9 million) for infringing an anti-piracy software patent.
After a long-running legal battle, a US grand jury said Microsoft – a company known for its tough stance on piracy – had “wilfully infringed” the patent.
Both Windows and Office use a “product activation” system that was allegedly taken from Uniloc, a company that makes anti-piracy tools Read Full Article
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