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Supreme Court Upholds $290 Million Infringement Award Against Microsoft
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled Microsoft is liable for at least $290 million in damages for willfully using a patent it did not own as part of its Word program. The appeal brought by...
View ArticleTexas Jury Strikes Down Patent Troll’s Claim to Own the Interactive Web
After threatening web companies for more than a decade, Michael Doyle and his patent-holding company Eolas -- named after the Irish word for knowledge -- may be finished.
View ArticleSupreme Court Backs Patents on Seeds (‘Self-Replicating’ Technology)
The Supreme Court on Monday for the first time backed patents for a self-replicating technology -- Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" soybeans -- along with its licensing agreement that allows farmers to use...
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