Court Throws Out Microsoft Verdict

While Microsoft was not able to convince an appeals court that Microsoft’s Outlook software and two other products infringed on an Alcatel-Lucent patent, the software giant was able to have its $358 million damages verdict recalculated. The move came after the court ruled that such a verdict was not actually supported by evidence.
 
The case, which mostly focused on Alcatel-Lucent’s claim that Outlook’s calendar function infringed on one of its patents, has seen Microsoft argue that it should only have to pay $6.5 million in damages. According to the appeals court, as well as part of Microsoft’s argument, the calendar function …read more