Saturday, April 16, 2011

Microsoft Patent Fight Divides Companies

Microsoft Corp. will ask the Supreme Court next week to make it easier for companies to challenge the validity of patents, a significant case for technology firms and drug makers that has divided the business community.

On Monday, the justices will hear the software giant's attack on long-standing court precedent that requires a defendant in a patent-infringement case to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a plaintiff's patent is invalid. Critics contend a win for Microsoft, in a case involving its popular Word program, would significantly weaken important patent protections that allow inventors to profit from their creations.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704495004576265090610775226.html

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