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By Stephen Shankland CNET News
Posted on ZDNet News: Oct 07, 2009 4:56:05 AM

Eolas Technologies, a company that went through a years-long patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, has sued a large number of corporate powers for infringement of that same patent and another related patent concerning interactive programs on websites.

The list of defendants includes many high-profile companies inside and outside the tech world: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Blockbuster, Citigroup, eBay, Frito-Lay, Go Daddy, Google, JC Penney, JPMorgan Chase, Office Depot, Perot Systems, Playboy Enterprises, Staples, Sun, Texas Instruments, Yahoo and YouTube.

The US District Court suit, filed in the eastern district of Texas, seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions prohibiting the plaintiffs from using the patented technology; payment for damages from infringement, including treble damages because the alleged infringement was willful; attorney's fees; and a jury trial.

For the full story, see Eolas sues corporate giants over Web technology at CNET News.com.

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Posted by: No More Microsoft Software Ever! Posted on: 10/07/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
It was just a matter of time.  Erroneous | 10/07/09
Two words:  Grayson Peddie | 10/07/09
And they said...  wolf_z | 10/07/09
As long as the big companies benefit, sw patents will be around.  terry flores | 10/07/09
So now we'll see...  rapson | 10/07/09
RE: Eolas sues tech giants over Web technology  Loverock Davidson | 10/07/09
Actually  Michael Kelly | 10/07/09
Hip, hip hurrah!!! There - now you read it.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 10/07/09
It was fun when it was only Microsoft  GuidingLight | 10/07/09
Oh it's fun to watch them all be sued  Boot_Agnostic | 10/07/09
Buy it for how much?  Michael Kelly | 10/07/09
The earlier Microsoft case involved U.S. patent 5,838,906  Michael Kelly | 10/07/09

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