More on the Eolas Case
The Eolas Patent: Don’t Be a Victim: A well-written article on what the Eolas patent dispute means to you as a Web developer.
“The ruling is likely to affect you — either as a Web developer, or as a Web consumer. First, despite the fact that Eolas’ lawsuit targeted only Microsoft, every other commercial browser on the market that can run embedded content seamlessly is in infringement as well, and will eventually have to do something to solve the problem. Therefore, if Eolas wins the appeal, Netscape, Opera, and Sun will have to make changes to their browsers as well.”
In related news, Tim Berners Lee and the W3C are trying to get the patent invalidated.
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Eolas Patent Under Review
Patent office to re-examine Eolas patent: It looks like the W3C's trip to the patent office may have paid off. "The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has stepped squarely into a fight roiling the Web by agreeing to re-examine the Eolas patent for a browser plug-in, a development likely to bring…
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Microsoft Loses to the Tune of a Half-Billion
Microsoft loses $521 million verdict over browser patent "A federal jury in Chicago awarded the University of California and a browser technology company $521 million after finding that their patents were infringed by Microsoft Corp."
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