Microsoft came out victorious in a patent dispute in Germany. The dispute involved a Microsoft’s patent concerning the way long file names are stored on FAT systems. In 2006 Microsoft won a similar dispute in the U.S. Just because an international company wins a patent case in the U.S. doesn’t mean that it will prevail overseas. However Microsoft pulled off a win on the appeals level after losing the case on the lower court level.
A factory responsible for manufacturing Microsoft products, amongst many others, has been called out for the way its workers are treated. Microsoft has been singled out as the company that should take a stand against the practices, and it’s promised to investigate.
Microsoft has been told it cannot have its failed appeal over a patent ruling reheard. The case involves the use of XML technology in Word and at one point threatened to cause copies of the software to be taken off the shelves.
Microsoft has confirmed it will not be altering its policy of compliance with Chinese government demands to censor search results from Bing. That’s prompted debate about whether the benefits of playing by the rules are worthwhile.
A company which won a $100 million-plus payout from Microsoft this week is applying for an upgrade. VirnetX, which won cases involving XP and Vista is now bringing similar claims over Windows 7.
Yes, another appeal. But this case still isn’t done and dusted, as Microsoft is still petitioning for an en banc review of the case. If that is unsuccessful then Microsoft could take its appeal to the Supreme Court. Basically, if you don’t succeed the first time, try again, and again and again.
Google appears to believe Microsoft is backing small firms suing the search giant as another front on the Google-Bing battle. But Microsoft denies being the controlling force behind the lawsuits.
The very Hollywood-sounding Botnet Task Force, ably led by Microsoft, has dealt a serious blow to the people behind the Waledac botnet. But it did require assistance from the U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia to do so.
Unhappy with the publishing of a so-called ‘spy guide’ concerning how the company works with law enforcement agencies, Microsoft managed to get the Cryptome Web site taken down. But order has now been restored, with the site back up and the document in question having been passed around across the Web.
Microsoft has forged a deal with Amazon which will protect the latter from legal challenges from the former concerning both the Kindle e-reader and Linux-based servers. This is just the latest in a long line of similar patent cross-licensing deals made by Microsoft since 2003.
Microsoft has confirmed that European Windows users will be prompted to consider rival browsers to Internet Explorer from March 1. The move makes no actual difference to the freedom and choice users have, but may reduce the numbers who stick with Internet Explorer out of habit.
And there we all were thinking this case was over, that Microsoft had decided one lost appeal was enough and had decided to move on. But no, this is Microsoft we’re talking about, a company that doesn’t know how to lose. At least not gracefully.
Microsoft has already begun the process of altering Word to comply with a court order. Were it not to do so, it would have been barred from selling Office 2007 from Jan. 11.
Microsoft has now officially lost its case, and the appeal, against Toronto-based company i4i. The lawsuit was brought over the use of XML in Microsoft Word. But Microsoft seems willing to move on from the case, modifying Word to abide by the ruling.
When Microsoft announced its new search engine was to called Bing, I’m sure I wasn’t alone in thinking it was a strange choice of name. However, it turns out Microsoft wasn’t the first company to think of using the name Bing. And it’s now being sued by Bing! Information Design.
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