06.09.11 Microsoft loses $290 million patent battle, begins searching couch cushions We've diligently followed the Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership patent dispute as it wound its... By J. Hicks, 06.09.11 save Save share
03.22.11 03.22.11 Government says it's got i4i's back in Word patent dispute As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear yet another appeal in the seemingly unending patent dispute... By C. Trout, 03.22.11 save Save share View
11.29.10 11.29.10 US Supreme Court agrees to hear Microsoft appeal in Word patent case It's been quite a few months since we've seen any major developments in Microsoft's patent battle wi... By D. Melanson, 11.29.10 save Save share View
03.12.10 03.12.10 Microsoft loses second Word patent appeal, on the hook for $240 million in damages And the intellectual property rollercoaster continues. Microsoft's second appeal of that $240m judgm... By Vlad Savov, 03.12.10 save Save share View
12.22.09 12.22.09 Court orders Microsoft to stop selling Office 2007 by January 11th Update: A statement from Microsoft's director of public affairs, Kevin Kutz, clarifies the affected... By Joachim Bean, 12.22.09 save Save share View
12.22.09 12.22.09 Microsoft loses patent appeal; Word and Office to be barred from sale starting January 11 It's getting closer and closer to check-writing time for Steve Ballmer, as the U.S. Court of Appeal... By Nilay Patel, 12.22.09 save Save share View
09.04.09 09.04.09 Microsoft Word allowed to stay on sale... for now Just as we predicted, Microsoft's request to have that ban on sales of Word put on hold pending appe... By Nilay Patel, 09.04.09 save Save share View
08.12.09 08.12.09 Microsoft forbidden from selling Word, will probably keep selling Word Hey, remember that seemingly random patent case from May in which a federal jury awarded a company c... By Nilay Patel, 08.12.09 save Save share View
05.21.09 05.21.09 Jury awards i4i $200 million in damages in Microsoft patent suit It's not quite on the level of some of Microsoft's past patent showdowns, but a Texas federal jury f... By D. Melanson, 05.21.09 save Save share View
