Microsoft, AT&T In Supreme Patent Spat (WebProNews)

Microsoft, AT&T In Supreme Patent Spat (WebProNews)
AT&T has won a lower court decision against Microsoft and its use of AT&T patented technology in exported products, but Microsoft has a shot at getting that overturned with its appeal to the US Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts won’t be on hand for Microsoft v. AT&T when arguments open, but the other justices will try to decide just how far US patent protections go when it comes to …