11/17: Jury Rules for Microsoft in Acacia Patent Case
Posted by Patrick
from MarketWatch:
Acacia Research Corp. has won notoriety for its legal pursuit of giants like Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., as the small firm's business model depends on extracting patent licensing deals from these companies -- often by threatening litigation.
But on Thursday, in a Texas courtroom, the first of Acacia's many lawsuits to reach as far as a jury trial resulted in a legal setback.
In addition to finding that Microsoft did not infringe on an Acacia patent related to technology used to quickly power up computers, the jury decision delivered Thursday in federal court in Lufkin, Texas, invalidated the patent itself.
But on Thursday, in a Texas courtroom, the first of Acacia's many lawsuits to reach as far as a jury trial resulted in a legal setback.
In addition to finding that Microsoft did not infringe on an Acacia patent related to technology used to quickly power up computers, the jury decision delivered Thursday in federal court in Lufkin, Texas, invalidated the patent itself.
