Microsoft wants a veto for the use of features and impact on the design of Android as companies a patent license to decrease, claims Barnes & Noble, that by the software company was sued because of patentschending.
Microsoft has Barnes & Noble sued for violating five of its patents with its Nook tablets, that the Android operating system runs. According to Barnes & Noble, Microsoft wants to ” oppressive conditions open-source software from the market press. Also would the cost of the licences for the use of the patents are exorbitantly high, stands in one of the letters of the boekenconcern that the matters brought forward are and where on groklaw, the hand knew.
Part of the license terms of the software company would have a veto on the use of certain Android features. Barnes & Noble refuses to stiff, to with Microsoft. Recently asked the book chain the Us department of justice or the investigation of the alleged monopoly power of Microsoft. In a document that the ministry does Barnes & Noble from the paintings for which patents Microsoft money demands. Before the boekenbedrijf information would be given, in which six Microsoft patents it infringes, it would be a non-disclosure agreement to sign. Barnes & Noble refused. Finally found the patents according to the Nook-maker is much less bulky than Microsoft claimed.
Microsoft would include money want to see for the laadicoon that is visible in the text field of Androids mobile web browser. Also, the scale of selected text, allegedly under one of the patents. It is notable that the alleged patents in the lawsuit are different than those the company had submitted to Barnes & Noble, says in the document. Microsoft said in march that the Android e-readers from Barnes & Noble of infringing on patents relating to the use of the touchscreen, web browsing and interact with documents and e-books.
Barnes & Noble also claims that Microsoft, along with Apple, Oracle and RIM, specifically on the Novell patents has offered to arm themselves against Googles mobile OS. Google was more than outbid by the alliance. Also the partnership with Nokia would be motivated to make a joint patentenoorlogskas to build.
Currently, Microsoft filed several law suits against the original-equipment manufacturers. The software giant is accusing the Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei of patentbreuk. The company requires each selling Android phone for a fee between five and fifteen dollars, sets Barnes & Noble. Earlier locks other manufacturers such as HTC, Acer and Samsung have similar agreements. Android manufacturer Google has indicated that its patents available for licensing and legal purposes to such manufacturers to support patentzaken.
