Microsoft sued for patent infringement

Fort Worth, Texas-based Vertical Computer Systems said Friday that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft. Vertical filed its suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Texas, claiming Microsoft's .Net technology infringes on its patent.

A Microsoft representative said that the company had yet to be served with a copy of the lawsuit and said it was premature to comment.

[suyts]

Just another...

Just another get-rich-quick scheme. The .net has been out for how many years? Now they are sueing. It seems now that anytime a tech company is in financial trouble, they sue MS, hoping for a quick settlement. What a load of crap. I haven't seen any development product that comes anywhere close to the .net framework.

[Sniche]

This Golden Hair Bully has been stealing for years

M$ will not stop until until there is no little man left
they has done it Apple for nearly 30 years, M$ has been there done
that, they thrive on it and make billions to boot
One day the little man will rise up and swallow this Golden Boy that
does no wrong.

[t8]

I rest my case your honor.

OK, that is the proof. Well then that evidence should be used in the courtroom by Microsoft.

Your honor a comment on CNET shows that there is this one person who says "I haven't seen any development product that comes anywhere close to the .net framework."

I rest my case your honor.

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This story lacks any details

This story lacks any details that could be used to even marginally determine what the essence of this suit is about.

I seriously doubt this company is suing MS for the whole of .net, more likely it's one single part or feature but there's no details to know for sure!

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Here's the patent

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&#38;Sect2=HITOFF&#38;p=1&#38;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&#38;r=2&#38;f=G&#38;l=50&#38;co1=AND&#38;d=PTXT&#38;s1=6,826,744&#38;OS=6,826,744&#38;RS=6,826,744" target="_newWindow">http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&#38;Sect2=HITOFF&#38;p=1&#38;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&#38;r=2&#38;f=G&#38;l=50&#38;co1=AND&#38;d=PTXT&#38;s1=6,826,744&#38;OS=6,826,744&#38;RS=6,826,744</a>

[georgescott]

From PRN Newswire

The press release had no details and Cnet regurgitated the press release:

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&#38;STORY=/www/story/04-20-2007/0004570503&#38;EDATE=FRI+Apr+20+2007,+04:37+PM" target="_newWindow">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&#38;STORY=/www/story/04-20-2007/0004570503&#38;EDATE=FRI+Apr+20+2007,+04:37+PM</a>

[fred dunn]

The way the patent is written then JAVA...

must infringe as well since it also has a "framework" requisite.
That patent is so blatently prior art it's not even funny.

[HLJohnson]

Vertical Computer Systems Settles Patent Suit With MicrosoftLast update: 8/1/2008 1:51:37 PMDOW JONES NEWSWIRES Vertical Computer Systems Inc. (VCSY) settled the patent infringement claim that it initiated in federal court against Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), according to a document filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under a confidential settlement agreement, the company said it granted Microsoft a non-exclusive, fully paid-up license under the patent which was the subject of the legal proceeding. No further details of the settlement was provided in the filing. Vertical Computer shares traded recently at 8 cents, up 1 cent, while shares of Microsoft recently traded at $25.32, off 40 cents. - Chad Clinton, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-1349; [e-mail] Click here to go to Dow Jones NewsPlus, a web front page of today's most important business and market news, analysis and commentary: <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.djnewsplus.com/al?rnd=DH3lPMl.." target="_newWindow">http://www.djnewsplus.com/al?rnd=DH3lPMl..</a>. You can use this link on the day this article is published and the following day. (END) Dow Jones NewswiresAugust 01, 2008 13:51 ET (17:51 GMT)