CNET reports that i4i, a Toronto-based firm, has been awarded US$200 million in damages from Microsoft in a patent infringement case. A Texas jury ruled that the custom XML tagging features of Word 2003 and Word 2007 infringed on an i4i patent.
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Desire2Learn Wins Patent Battle in the U.S.
Waterloo-based Desire2Learn has succeeded in getting a preliminary rejection of all 57 claims in a software patent that Blackboard used to sue it for infringement. I wrote about the original case here.
Australia Consults on IP Again
Kim Weatherall notes that Australia has launched another intellectual property consultation, with comments due in early May. While some criticize the failure to enact Canadian IP reforms, it is the failure to consult Canadians – while countries like Australia repeatedly ask for public views – that is particularly discouraging.
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Patent Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its much anticipated patent decision Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. My colleague Jeremy deBeer offers his analysis here.
Globe on McGill IPR Report
The Globe and Mail reports on a new McGill study that concludes that intellectual property laws may be stifling innovation and that increased patent protection may hamper future innovation.