Barnes & Noble pummels Microsoft patents with prior art | ITworld

Tech | 206772 hits | Nov 19 6:05 am | Posted by: Curtman

Barnes & Noble has filed a supplemental notice of prior art that contains a 43-page list of examples Barnes & Noble believes counters Microsoft's claim that Nook violates five of Microsoft's patents.

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by Anonymous
Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:14 pm
Good. Finally someone stands up to Microsoft's extortion attempts. This is a great example of how software patents are used to stifle innovation, and reduce competition.

You aren't supposed to be able to get a patent for things that are obvious. The US Patent Office hands them out like candy.

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