Microsoft dodges 388-million-dollar hit in patent case.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden : A US judge has ruled that Microsoft does not have to pay a record-setting 388 million dollars in damages, saying a jury came to the wrong decision in the patent case. District Court Judge William Smith nullified nul·li·fy tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies 1. To make null; invalidate. 2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of. the jury verdict on Tuesday in a ruling that said Microsoft did not infringe on the Uniloc technology at issue and that the damage award was based on misleading evidence presented at trial. "There is serious error in the verdict for many reasons," Smith wrote in a 66-page ruling detailing the reasoning behind his decision to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. a jury verdict handed down in April. While Microsoft praised the decision by the Rhode Island-based judge, Uniloc vowed to convince the US Court of Appeals to reinstate the jury verdict.Eoe1/4A[yen] We are disappointed by the decision the trial judge has made to overturn the jury s unanimous verdict," Uniloc said in response to an AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. inquiry. "We believe that the jury s verdict in April was thoughtful, well reasoned and supported by the evidence presented. We are confident that Uniloc will ultimately prevail." Uniloc USA, Inc. and Uniloc Singapore Private Ltd filed suit in September 2003 accusing Microsoft of infringing on patented technology for curbing unauthorized copying of licensed software. The suit charged that Microsoft used the technology in Windows XP, Office XP, and Windows Server 2003 software. Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. Press and Publishing House SAOC SAOC Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization SAOC Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club (UK) SAOC Sector Air Operations Center SAOC South African Orchid Council SAOC Submariners Association Of Canada (Gloucester, ON, Canada) 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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