Thursday, January 12, 2012

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Backpedals On Patents

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has withdrawn a patent from its Barnes &
Noble Android court case. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Backpedals On
Patents According to a report, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has cut one
of the patents over which it is suing Barnes & Noble, and has narrowed back
asserted claims on the four others at the heart of its Android patent suit.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) sued Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec in
2011, claiming the Android-based Nook infringed on a handful of Microsoft's
patents. Florian Mueller, who is working on a Microsoft Corporation
(NASDAQ:MSFT) -funded study of FRAND patents, said that, "From a case
management perspective, (Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s withdrawal)
helps both parties and the ITC: they get to focus on a smaller number of patent
claims. The patent which Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) cut from the
handful of those over which it is suing Barnes & Noble cover the "loading
status in a hypermedia browser having a limited available display area".
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares were at 27.7199993133545 at the end of the
last days trading. Theres been a 3.1% change in the stock price over the past 3
months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate
Buy Mean recommendation: 1.95 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.77
Zacks Rank: 73 out of 90 in the industry

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