Invalidation of Eolas's Web Patent Claims Upheld 72
New submitter Ajay Anand writes with news that Eolas's web patents are really dead (the infamous browser plugin patent that forced Internet Explorer to change how it activated plugins). After Eolas sued a number of companies, last fall a jury found the patents invalid; Eolas naturally mounted an appeal. But a panel of judges simply affirmed the jury decision (PDF). A quiet ending to a decade of patent trolling.
Re:$565+ million (Score:4, Informative)
Actually, the University of California is *owed* money. It does not owe money. The University of California is the original patentee.
Re:Not quite a troll (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Not quite a troll (Score:4, Informative)