Stupid Patent of the Month: Microsoft’s Design Patent on a Slider

Posted by BernardSwiss on Dec 31, 2015 1:27 PM EDT
EFF; By Vera Ranieri
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Microsoft’s patent claims against Corel are unsurprising in light of how much money is potentially at stake. If Corel is found to infringe even one of Microsoft’s design patents through even the smallest part of Corel Home Office, current Federal Circuit law entitles Microsoft to all of Corel’s profits for the entire product. Not the profits that can be attributed to the design. Not the value that the design adds to a product. All of the profit from Corel Home Office.

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