ITC Throws Out B&N Antitrust Claims Against MS 97
N!NJA writes with an excerpt from a post by Florian Mueller: "Barnes & Noble's primary line of defense against Microsoft's allegations of patent infringement by the bookseller's Android-based devices has collapsed in its entirety. An Administrative Law Judge at the ITC today granted a Microsoft motion to dismiss, even ahead of the evidentiary trial that will start next Monday (February 6), Barnes & Noble's 'patent misuse' defense against Microsoft. [...] Prior to the ALJ, the ITC staff — or more precisely, the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII), which participates in many investigations as a third party representing the public interest — already supported Microsoft's motion all the way. The OUII basically concluded that even if all of what Barnes & Noble said about Microsoft's use of patents against Android was accurate, it would fall far short of the legal requirements for a patent misuse defense."
Re:Florian Mueller? (Score:5, Informative)
They do, but at least they've (finally!) began putting in the disclosure that Mueller is a paid Microsoft shill.
Re:Florian Mueller? (Score:5, Informative)
Mueller is generally a very one-sided reporter. He is VERY one-sided when it comes to coverage of Android, i.e. hates it, and ALWAYs in favor of anything Apple.
IANAL - and have no real idea what the real net effect is on the lawsuit. I'll wait till there is some coverage on Groklaw to look for a real explanation of what the implications are. Granted - Groklaw is heavily pro anything FOSS, consequently it serves as a decent counter-point to Mueller.
Re:Another Reason to Use GPL Software vs Android (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Florian Mueller? (Score:4, Informative)
Not really:
The Latest on the Barnes & Noble Patent Misuse Defense - Some AntiFUD [groklaw.net]
Lawyers vs Shills (Score:4, Informative)