Microsoft gets time to settle patent dispute
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft said it is in "active discussions" to resolve an eight-year patent dispute that had resulted in a $521 million jury verdict against it.
A retrial in the case, scheduled to begin Monday in Chicago, has been put on hold for a month.
The dispute centers on a feature within Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser that allows embedded links. The patent is owned by the University of California and licensed to Eolas Technologies Inc., a closely held company formed by university researcher Michael Doyle.