Microsoft sued for patent infringement

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Fort Worth, Texas-based Vertical Computer Systems said Friday that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft. Vertical filed its suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Texas, claiming Microsoft's .Net technology infringes on its patent.

A Microsoft representative said that the company had yet to be served with a copy of the lawsuit and said it was premature to comment.

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Just another...
by suyts April 20, 2007 3:43 PM PDT: Just another get-rich-quick scheme. The .net has been out for how many years? Now they are sueing. It seems now that anytime a tech company is in financial trouble, they sue MS, hoping for a quick settlement. What a load of crap. I haven't seen any development product that comes anywhere close to the .net framework.; Reply to this comment View all 2 replies
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This story lacks any details
by aabcdefghij987654321 April 23, 2007 6:43 AM PDT: This story lacks any details that could be used to even marginally determine what the essence of this suit is about.

I seriously doubt this company is suing MS for the whole of .net, more likely it's one single part or feature but there's no details to know for sure!; Reply to this comment View all 2 replies
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The way the patent is written then JAVA...
by fred dunn April 23, 2007 1:22 PM PDT: must infringe as well since it also has a "framework" requisite.
That patent is so blatently prior art it's not even funny.; Reply to this comment


by HLJohnson August 2, 2008 11:10 AM PDT: Vertical Computer Systems Settles Patent Suit With MicrosoftLast update: 8/1/2008 1:51:37 PMDOW JONES NEWSWIRES Vertical Computer Systems Inc. (VCSY) settled the patent infringement claim that it initiated in federal court against Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), according to a document filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under a confidential settlement agreement, the company said it granted Microsoft a non-exclusive, fully paid-up license under the patent which was the subject of the legal proceeding. No further details of the settlement was provided in the filing. Vertical Computer shares traded recently at 8 cents, up 1 cent, while shares of Microsoft recently traded at $25.32, off 40 cents. - Chad Clinton, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-1349; chad.clinton@dowjones.com Click here to go to Dow Jones NewsPlus, a web front page of today's most important business and market news, analysis and commentary: http://www.djnewsplus.com/al?rnd=DH3lPMl... You can use this link on the day this article is published and the following day. (END) Dow Jones NewswiresAugust 01, 2008 13:51 ET (17:51 GMT); Reply to this comment

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