i4i vs. Microsoft Patent Infringement Case

    In i4i v. Microsoft, Defendant-Appellant
    Microsoft filed its Opening Brief in the United States Court of Appeals for
    the Federal Circuit last night.

    Loudon Owen, Chairman of i4i, says, “The appeal brief filed by Microsoft
    is an extraordinary document. It captures the hostile attitude of Microsoft
    toward inventors who dare to enforce patents against them. It is also
    blatantly derogatory about the Court system.”

    Founded in 1993 (just 18 years after Microsoft was founded), i4i was
    formed to change the way information is managed worldwide. Mr. Owen continues,
    “We sought and received the protection of the court so we can compete on a
    level playing field, and run our business without infringement by the
    Defendant Microsoft. Microsoft was proven to have willfully infringed on i4i’s
    patent.”

    Mr. Owen says, “We do not have the gargantuan financial resources of
    Microsoft, but i4i has the protection of fairness under the U.S. justice
    system. Microsoft is not above the law. It cannot privately expropriate i4i’s
    patented invention.”

    “We firmly believe the decision of the jury and judge in the United
    States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas was correct on the
    facts and we shall prevail on appeal,” says Mr. Owen.

    i4i’s responding brief is due on September 7, 2009.

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