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Heading to Court:
Microsoft Maps Its Way to Another Patent Lawsuit

January 7, 2010 - Virginia based Skyline Software Systems has filed a complaint in Federal Court alleging patent infringement by Microsoft Corp, specifically stating, "Microsoft had actual notice of the '172 patent before this suit was filed, and has acted with the specific intent to induce, contribute to and/or aid and abet direct infringement by others." The complaint references Claim 72 of USPN 7,551,172 B2. Just last month, the Federal Circuit upheld a Texas jury award and injunction ordering Microsoft to remove certain XML related features from Word or stop selling the software by early January 2010. The Skyline complaint demands damages and an end to future infringement, naming Bing maps, a toolbar, and Surface Globe for Windows 7 as allegedly infringing on its patent. The 2007 complaint made by Skyline against Google Earth was for a different patent.