Bitchy
Tuesday 16th May, 2006 16:01 Comments: 0
Telephone-equipment maker Lucent sued computer makers Dell and Gateway in 2003, claiming they infringed patents for inventions such as color memory, video-search functions and for controlling a computer with a stylus. Microsoft, which had pledged to cover the costs incurred by customers Dell and Gateway, filed a suit later to invalidate the patents or get a ruling that they weren\'t infringed. In April, Lucent sued Microsoft, alleging its Xbox 360 video-game system infringed a Lucent patent for video-decoding technology. In court papers Monday, Microsoft countered with the claim that Lucent infringed 10 of its patents. Cat fight anyone?