Judge okays $1.5bn Microsoft patent fine
Alcatel-Lucent payout rubber stamped for Media Player infringements
A US Federal judge has approved the $1.53bn damages awarded to Alcatel-Lucent for Microsoft’s patent infringements with its Windows Media Player.
The award was originally made back in February by a jury, but had to be signed off by a Federal judge.
San Diego US District Court Judge Rudi M Brewster agreed with the original verdict that Microsoft’s Windows Media Player software infringes on two patents owned by Alcatel-Lucent.
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