Paul Stanway Jr
07-20-2005, 08:08 PM
Microsoft, Alacritech Settle Dispute
By MATTHEW FORDAHL
AP Technology Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday settled a lawsuit that claimed it planned to incorporate a patented networking technology into future versions of the Windows operating system without permission.
The agreement grants Microsoft and chipmaker Broadcom Corp. access to related patents held by San Jose-based Alacritech for an unspecified fee. In exchange, Alacritech will drop all outstanding litigation against Microsoft.
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By MATTHEW FORDAHL
AP Technology Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday settled a lawsuit that claimed it planned to incorporate a patented networking technology into future versions of the Windows operating system without permission.
The agreement grants Microsoft and chipmaker Broadcom Corp. access to related patents held by San Jose-based Alacritech for an unspecified fee. In exchange, Alacritech will drop all outstanding litigation against Microsoft.
Read more at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050713/ap_on_bi_ge/microsoft_alacritech