>+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ >| TomTom Settles With Microsoft | >| from the caves-not-just-for-bears dept. | >| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 30, @16:48 (Microsoft) | >| http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/30/1853219 | >+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >Surrounded writes "It appears TomTom bowed to the pressure and [0]settled >with Microsoft over the recent patent infringement claims from the >Redmond software giant. In the agreement, TomTom will pay Microsoft for >coverage under the eight car navigation and file management systems >patents in the Microsoft case. Also as part of the agreement, Microsoft >receives coverage under the four patents included in the TomTom >counter-suit. TomTom also has to remove functionality related to two file >management system patents (the 'FAT LFN patents')." > >Discuss this story at: > http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=09/03/30/1853219 > >Links: > 0. > http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/microsoft-and-tomtom-settle-patent-dispute.ars
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