Business Objects Prevails in Patent Infringement Litigation Against MicroStrategy.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA )(Euronext Paris ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. code: FR0004026250-BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced another legal victory against MicroStrategy (Nasdaq:MSTR MSTR Microstrategy, Inc (stock symbol) MSTR Master MSTR Minneapolis and St. Louis (railroad) MSTR Master Mode ). In a complete victory for Business Objects, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington. Currently, three judges and two magistrate judges preside over the court. has granted Business Objects' motions for summary judgment as to non-infringement of MicroStrategy's U.S. Patent No. 6,279,033 and for summary judgment as to the invalidity of MicroStrategy's U.S. Patent Nos. 6,567,796 and 6,658,432. As a result, MicroStrategy's claims that Business Objects infringed these three patents have all been dismissed and will not proceed to trial. The District Court has given Business Objects the option of proceeding to trial on its counterclaim A claim by a defendant opposing the claim of the plaintiff and seeking some relief from the plaintiff for the defendant. A counterclaim contains assertions that the defendant could have made by starting a lawsuit if the plaintiff had not already begun the action. that Patent No. 6,279,033 is also invalid. The trial is scheduled to start on May 30, 2006. On December 10, 2003, MicroStrategy sued Crystal Decisions, which was acquired by Business Objects on December 11, 2003, alleging infringement of the three patents. "We are extremely pleased the judge has decided to throw MicroStrategy's case out of court," said Susan Wolfe, senior vice president and general counsel for Business Objects. This result follows Business Objects' earlier victory against MicroStrategy in the Eastern District of Virginia in a suit where MicroStrategy had alleged patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. and various business torts. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company's business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most advanced and complete platform for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and also offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN:FR0004026250-BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, WebIntelligence, Crystal Reports, Intelligent Question, and Desktop Intelligence are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. or its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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