Appeals court overturns $512 million ruling against Microsoft

A $512 million patent infringement ruling against Microsoft has been overturned by a federal appeals court - and ordered to be retried in a lower court.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that the original verdict, which found that parts of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser had infringed on technology developed by privately held firm Eolas Technologies Inc. and the University of California, had ignored two of Microsoft's key arguments.

More info at Reuters