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Court Favors Microsoft in Patent Fight
The Supreme Court sided with Microsoft Corp. on Monday in a case that restricts
the reach of U.S. patents overseas.
The Supreme Court sided with Microsoft Corp. on Monday in a case that restricts
the reach of U.S. patents overseas.
In a 7-1 decision, the court found that Microsoft is not liable in a patent
dispute with AT&T.
The decision could impact other lawsuits against Microsoft and save the company
billions because of the global scope of its operations.
AT&T had sued Microsoft, alleging computers running the Windows operating
system infringe on an AT&T technology that compresses speech into computer
code.
AT&T said it is entitled to damages for every Windows-based computer manufactured
outside the United States, which uses the digital speech coder system.
Microsoft acknowledged violations in the United States regarding the AT&T
patent, while insisting the infringement should not be extended internationally.