Paul Allen Sues Apple, Google, Others Over Patents

“Billionaire Paul Allen has made major forays into cable
television and sports teams since leaving Microsoft Corp. more than
two decades ago. Now he’s adding another pursuit: patent
litigation.

“Mr. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, on Friday
sued Apple Inc., Google Inc. and nine other companies asserting
they are using technology developed about a decade ago at his
now-defunct Silicon Valley laboratory. Mr. Allen, a pioneer of
computer software, didn’t develop any of the technology himself but
owns the patents.”

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