Friday, August 28, 2009

Microsoft's Word Patent Appeal

An appeals court just set the hearing date for Microsoft's appeal of an injunction against them selling new products of Word for September 23, 2009. HP and Dell are filing amicus briefs on Microsoft's behalf, arguing the injunction would hurt business.

2 comments:

John Schneyer, Boca Consultants said...

What is your take on this?

mctague said...

It's going to be tough. Normally, to overturn an injunction you have to show the trial judge abused their discretion, a very high standard. With the amicus briefs, I don't think they are going to be persuasive. Fiat justitia ruat caelum.