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  • Microsoft settles IE patent dispute with Eolas

    Microsoft has settled a long-running and expensive lawsuit with Eolas Technologies, a start-up backed by the University of California that alleged Internet Explorer infringed a patent.

  • Microsoft loses in Eolas patent ruling

    Striking a blow to Microsoft, the US Patent Office this week reaffirmed a key Web-browsing patent that the software maker is accused of infringing.

  • Supreme Court won't review Microsoft patent appeal

    The US Supreme Court will not hear Microsoft's appeal in a lawsuit that has resulted in a preliminary jury verdict of more than US$500 million for alleged patent infringement in Internet Explorer.

  • Microsoft tweaks browser to avoid liability

    Microsoft is changing the way its Web browser handles certain controls in an effort to shield itself from liability in an ongoing patent spat with a start-up backed by the University of California.

  • Eolas suit may spark HTML changes

    As anxiety builds throughout the Web over the patent threatening Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, the Web's leading standards group is considering modifying the medium's lingua franca itself, HTML, to address the same threat.

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  • Will Microsoft tweak IE?

    Microsoft told the Web's leading standards body that it's considering making changes to its Internet Explorer browser in light of a recent ruling against the company in a patent infringement lawsuit.

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