Tag archive: Alcatel

As an example of how long patent battles can linger, a federal jury in San Diego has ruled Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent some $70 million in damages for infringing on data-entry patents in a case that dates all the way back to 2003. The patents in question involve keyboard-free data entry technologies Microsoft used in products like Windows Mobile, MS Money, and its Outlook email client. Lucent originally sued Dell and Gateway over the… Read More

It seems Hewlett-Packard isn't the only technology giant willing to engage in a little backhanded deal-making to secure lucrative government contracts: communications gear maker Alcatel has agreed to pay some $137 million to settle charges brought by the SEC and Justice Department that it paid sham consulting fees to bribe government officials in Asia and Latin America to secure lucrative contracts. “Alcatel and its subsidiaries… Read More

In what may be the final note on a series of lawsuits that have been dragging its way through the courts since 2003, a U.S. Appeals court has ruled (PDF) that Microsoft doesn't have to pay a $1.5 billion judgement levied against it because it didn't actually violate MP3 patents in its Windows Media Player software. “We affirm the district court's dismissal of the infringement claims,” the court wrote in its… Read More

The multi-lawsuit battle between Alcatel and Microsoft continues…and, lately, the fight continues to be a pitched battle for Microsoft. U.S. District Judge Marylin Huff upheld a jury verdict that awarded $368 million in damages to Alcatel…and with interest, the total penalty comes to $512 million. The ruling is the latest chapter in a patent infringement lawsuit covering handwriting recognition and date entry technologies; the… Read More