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... : We are asked here to review cross appeals from two interlocutory orders in an antitrust action by Novell, Inc. against Microsoft Corp. Novell seeks treble damages under sec. 4 of the Clayton Act for injuries allegedly suffered as a result ... in which Novell's products did not directly compete. The district court declined to dismiss these claims over Microsoft's objection that Novell, as neither a consumer nor a competitor in the relevant market, lacks antitrust standing to bring them. Microsoft ...

... smile. In fact, he has 240 million reasons to smile. Canada.com reports: Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would pay $240 million US for a 1.6 ... stake in Facebook and the right to sell advertising for Facebook outside of the United States. Microsoft said it would be the exclusive third-party advertising platform for Facebook which has ... potential. The rivals have butted head before for Internet properties. Google beat Microsoft with a $1.65 billion US acquisition of online video sharing site YouTube ...

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Lost in the reaction to KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. two weeks ago was the Court's decision in Microsoft Corp. v. ATT Corp., rendered on the same day. While not directed to a biotechnology invention, the case has interesting implications for the relationship between...

The US Supreme Court ruled on April 30 that Microsoft cannot be forced to pay for patent infringement which has occurred when copies of Windows are made or installed on computers abroad. Excerpt: It is the general rule under United States patent law that no infringement occurs when a patented product is made and sold in another country. There is an exception. Section 271(f) of the Patent Act,adopted in 1984, provides that infringement does occur when one "suppl[ies] . . . from the United States ...

... I'm simply paying more attention. Upon closer inspection, it looks like Microsoft indeed is getting more aggressive. In a decidedly unscientific study, I compared Westlaw-reported cases ... 's two wins came not by default but on summary judgment: Microsoft Corp. v. Sellers, No. 04-353, 411 F. Supp.2d 913 ( ... Judge William Alsup. Probably more important to the company than damages, however, was the fact that Microsoft obtained an injunction in each of the nine studied cases. Note: STL updated this post ...

... providing the document as the content of the document and the metacode map of the document. Direct Infringement Microsoft's offered 3 arguments that there was no direct infringement: (1) no ... some accused products, there was no willfulness; and (2) insufficient evidence of whether Microsoft knew of the likelihood of infringement. The Court then addressed obviousness and anticipation, as well ... here. And the final judgment can be found here. i4i Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., Case No. 6:07-CV-00113-LED (E.D ...

... Texas. On Wednesday, February 21, 2007, the Supreme Court will hear argument in No. 05-1056, Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. This case is about whether a company can violate U.S. patent law by sending software ... once the term component is properly understood to include the software code itself-regardless what physical form it is contained on-it is clear that Microsoft supplied a component from the United States. AT&T notes that Windows is written, debugged, tested, and manufactured entirely ...

... crackdown against counterfeiters that includes 63 actions in 12 countries. The suits target online auction sales of a fictitious "Blue Edition" version of Microsoft products, along with allegedly counterfeit copies of Windows XP software. In one of the suits, Microsoft Corp. v. Sandoval, Microsoft sued ... infringement, wherever it occurs, is a global crime that endangers consumers as well as brand owners," it said. The case cite (one of 63) is Microsoft Corp. v. Sandoval, No. 08-1739 (W.D. Wash.).

... . The Washington suits are against Twilight Computers of Burien and 1 Source Computer Solutions of Vancouver (complaint here). Microsoft said that eight of the lawsuits are against companies with whom it previously settled. That's a big deal if the defendants agreed to permanent ... illegal activity so that customers can be sure that they purchase genuine, fully licensed software." The Washington case cites are Microsoft Corp. v. Twilight Computers, No. 08-902 (W.D. Wash.) and Microsoft Corp. v. 1 ...

Seattle's three biggest brands all gained value this year, according to Interbrand Corp.'s "Best Global Brands 2008" survey. Like last year, Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com, Inc., and Starbucks Corp. were the only three Seattle-based brands to make the list. (See last year's STL post here). Microsoft dropped one place to No. 3 from No. 2, switching places with IBM Corp. Interbrand estimated Microsoft's brand value at an incredible $59 ...