Microsoft guilty of willfull patent infringement
Ordered to pay $388 million to Uniloc
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9 April 2009 9:46 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott
Microsoft has been found guilty of wilfully infringing another company's patent.
In a lawsuit that dates back to 2003, a Rhode Island jury has ruled in favour of Uniloc and ordered Microsoft to pay $388 million in damages.
The patent in question was for an anti-piracy solution from Uniloc, that makes software "that ensures licensing rights and security".
Microsoft apparently lost its argument that the patent was invalid - because it wasn't.
Microsoft plans to appeal, although they may want to rethink their defence before they do.
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