News Patent Office to Reconsider Eolas Claims?

From eWeek:

The Web browser patent behind a $521 million verdict against Microsoft Corp. appears to be headed toward a reexamination.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 30 ordered a reexamination patent No. 5,838,906, which is a basis of Eolas Technologies Inc.'s patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, according to a Weblog column published late on Tuesday by O'Reilly Network Publisher Dale Dougherty.

Eolas holds a license to the patent from the University of California. The two won a jury verdict in August against Microsoft that sent shockwaves through the Web community.

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