The i4i-Microsoft Appeal - HP and Dell Ask to File Amicus Briefs in Support of Microsoft
Aug 27, 2009, 14:32 (8 Talkback[s])
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"That's if Microsoft is being accurate, and it's not possible to
just send out a patch and fix the customXML problem that way by the
deadline. Partnering with Microsoft is a bit of a gamble, if the
allegations of i4i are eventually upheld on appellate review. Much
as I personally despise software patents, and methods patents, the
fact is patent law is designed to protect the victim of
infringement. And if you infringed, you can expect massive
disruption. Remember the Blackberry litigation? The idea is you
shouldn't have infringed in the first place.
"The issue here is whether to stay the disruption until all
appeals are heard, so as to avoid damage to Microsoft that may
prove unnecessary. Watching patent cases is like watching ping
pong. Appeals are common, and often they work out. All that matters
is the final judgment in a case after all appeals are fully
exhausted, and that's the absolutely right word. Patent litigation
is exhausting. Also expensive, because appeals are so common. But
Microsoft is asking for a lot."
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