Microsoft Sued Again After Infringement Verdict
It may seem like a déjà vu situation to Microsoft’s legal team. The software giant lost an important patent infringement lawsuit on Tuesday, but the winning parties aren’t satisfied yet.
So on Wednesday, the plaintiff — a small holding company called VirnetX from Scotts Valley, Calif. — sued Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) again, for the same infringement. However, this time VirnetX is going after Microsoft for using the infringed patents in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, according to the plaintiff’s filing in the new case.
In the earlier case, the jury found the infringing products to be Windows XP, Windows Vista, Live Communication Server, Office Communication Server, Windows Messenger, Live Meeting Console, and Microsoft Office Communicator.
However, Windows 7 and Server 2008 weren’t covered in the original suit because neither product yet existed when the suit was filed in 2007. Windows 7 and Server 2008 were not released until the second half of 2009.
2009 Los Angeles Auto Show
If the North American auto show season has an official kickoff party, the Los Angeles Auto Show is it. In addition to world debuts of the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe, 2011 Toyota Sienna and VW Up! Lite Concept, the 2009 LA Auto Show again played host to the Green Car of the Year announcement, which went to a diesel car for the second year in a row. The LA Auto Show is also a first chance to see and touch the cars unveiled around the world in the eight months since the New York Auto Show, which this year included jaw-droppers like the 2011 Lexus LFA and 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
