Microsoft Wins Against Second Alcatel-Lucent Patent Claim

Alcatel-Lucent is not going to stop attacking Microsoft using the antiquated US judicial system. The company, who has a total of six patents in its acquisition portfolio, recently filed suit againt the software giant for infringing on its speech recognition technology patent. Alcatel-Lucent claimed that Microsoft’s Windows Media Player and MSN Messenger were using the recognition patents without authorization. However, US...

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An Overview Of The MP3 Patent Mess

The recent MP3 patent case against Microsoft has brought light on the mess of MP3 licensing. Many think MP3 is an open format, that is free to the public and manufacturers, and that the Fraunhofer Society of Germany invented the format. However, as you read on, you’ll see that the format is a tangled web of patents, rights holdners and inventors. The confusion stems from the number of companies and institutions, including Royal...

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