Eolas vs. Microsoft Lawsuit Settled and Sealed 45
theodp writes "The Seattle P-I's Todd Bishop reports that Microsoft has settled its 8-year-old web browser plug-in patent dispute with Eolas. The spat begat the click-to-activate Web after Microsoft was slapped with a $500+ million patent infringement judgement. Neither Eolas nor Microsoft will be disclosing terms of the deal, although Eolas told investors to expect a dividend (PDF). Microsoft didn't say whether or how the settlement would affect its approach to the underlying technology in IE or other programs. Just last month, the USPTO issued a non-final rejection of the patent's claims, citing the work of Pei-Yuan Wei as prior art."
Hurry!! (Score:4, Funny)
For the layman (Score:3, Funny)
And Microsoft couldn't find any prior art for a toggle switch?
It's worse... (Score:3, Funny)