Publisher sues Microsoft over patents

Get off my tokens

By INQUIRER staff

Thu Jun 21 2007, 11:58

A CASE STARTED in a Texas district court with a firm called Achates Reference Publishing claiming the Vole has breached two of its patents.

The patents in question are 5,982,889 - "Method and apparatus for distributing information products" and 6,173,403, with the same title.

Microsoft, claims Achates, is liable and should pay damages while a jury should decide upon the amounts concerned. µ

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