Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent have a patentenrechtszaak about the so-called ” Day ” patent settled amicably. The lawsuit was already ten years now. Details about the settlement were not brought out.
The two companies have judge Marilyn Huff of the federal district court in San Diego prompted the lawsuit, which is already ten years voortsleept, to terminate it. Both parties have agreed to each their own legal costs to pay. It is not known what other provisions in the settlement agreement.
The patentdispuut dates back to 2002 when the then Lucent Technologies first computer company Gateway and then Microsoft accuses due to the infringement of patent 4,763,356, the so-called ” Day ” patent. These methods have been described to forms with a touch screen.
According to Lucent on 1 december 2006, it merged with Alcatel, Microsoft would patent violation with the so-called date-picker-Outlook. In 2008, orphan’s court Lucent damages of 358 million dollars. In July 2011, this amount was, however, drastically reduced to $ 70 million, and in november last reduced Huff the amount again to 26.3 million dollars.
