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Microsoft Sues Barnes & Noble Over Nook Patent Infringement

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Mar 21, 2011 — 1 min read

Microsoft Corp has taken its latest step in its ongoing battle with devices running on Google Inc's Android system, filing lawsuits against Barnes & Noble Inc, Foxconn International Holdings Ltd, and Inventec Corp over patent infringement with its Nook electronic book reader. The software company claims that Barnes & Noble's e-readers infringe several Microsoft patents related to software used to tab between screens, surf the Web, and interact with e-books. This lawsuit is part of a series of legal actions taken by Microsoft against companies manufacturing Android devices, including Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc and HTC Corp. The e-book market, however, has not been a target for lawsuits until now. Microsoft had previously signed a patent agreement with Amazon.com, which runs a leading e-reader platform called Kindle.

Key Takeaways:

Microsoft filed lawsuits against Barnes & Noble Inc, Foxconn International Holdings Ltd, and Inventec Corp over patent infringement with its Nook electronic book reader.
The software company claims that the Nook e-readers infringe five Microsoft patents concerning the display of retrieved images, showing the status of downloaded material, editing electronic documents, and rendering annotations.
The lawsuits are part of Microsoft's ongoing battle with devices running on the Android system, which includes Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc and HTC Corp.
The e-book market, particularly the Nook line of e-readers, has become a target for lawsuits in the emerging mobile computing sector.
Microsoft signed a patent agreement with Amazon.com, which runs the market-leading Kindle e-reader platform, just over a year ago.

Statistics:

Microsoft claims that the Nook e-readers infringe five Microsoft patents.
The lawsuits were filed in federal court in Seattle and with the International Trade Commission.
Microsoft received money from Amazon under the patent agreement signed with the e-commerce company.

Sources:

Microsoft Corp, statement and lawsuit filed against Barnes & Noble Inc, Foxconn International Holdings Ltd, and Inventec Corp.
I Media LLC 2011.

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