Irvine, Calif.-based Uniloc makes software that prevents people from illegally installing software on multiple computers. Uniloc said Microsoft's Windows XP and some Office programs infringe on a related patent.Microsoft said it will appeal the decision in US District Court in Rhode Island.
"They've been struggling for six years against Microsoft the giant, and finally, justice has prevailed," said Paul Hayes, Uniloc's attorney, who heads up intellectual property patent litigation at the Boston firm Mintz Levin.
Source: BusinessWeek