Advertisement
Promo

Compliance Toolkit

Business Objects patent case gets go-ahead

Martin LaMonica CNET News

Published: 10 Jan 2005 18:00 GMT

  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print friendly
  • Post Comment

Software company Business Objects said on Friday that an American federal appeals court has ordered a trial in a patent infringement lawsuit that the company filed against competitor MicroStrategy.

Business Objects, which makes data analysis software, filed the suit in 2001, claiming MicroStrategy copied technology related to a concept called "semantically dynamic objects" that Business Objects had earned a patent on. A court dismissed the suit in 2003, but on Friday an appeals court overturned that decision and said the case should go to trial, according to Business Objects. A MicroStrategy representative was not immediately available for comment.

  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print friendlyPrint with EPSON

Did you find this article useful?
81 out of 130 people found this useful


Full Talkback thread

0 comments


Video icon

Video

Cloud Watch Special Report

Five cloud computing myths exploded

Five cloud computing myths exploded

Analysis The cloud is providing a fertile habitat for the marketeers and their exaggerated claims. We examine the hokum and debunk the five most frequently peddled misconceptions about the cloud

More Special Reports

Sentry Posts Blog

DNA details of innocent will be kept f...

The government has announced that it plans to keep innocent people's DNA details for up to six years. In response to a consultation it launched last December, the government said... More

5 comments

Motorola Droid Drops Today: Happy Droi...

Motorola Droid Drops Today: Happy Droid Day America! Author: Eric Everson, Mobile Security Expert If you’re wondering what all of the buzz is about with words like Droid and Android... More

Post a comment

Mobile Security Profile: BlackBerry St...

Mobile Security Profile: BlackBerry Storm2 Author: Eric Everson BlackBerry handsets are a staple of office culture; from syncing calendars to sharing business-related data,... More

Post a comment


Skip Sub Navigation Links to CNET Brand Links

Help

Become part of the ZDNet community.

Newsletters