A federal judge on Friday dismissed a patent lawsuit Interval Licensing — Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s company — filed last August in Seattle against 11 firms, including Apple and Google. Interval claims the defendants violated four patents owned by Paul Allen’s company Interval Research on technologies it developed before it folded in 2000. When the company closed, it transferred the patents to Interval Licensing. U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman stated that the “Plaintiff has failed to identify the infringing products or devices with any specificity.”
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Paul Allen to Refile Sweeping Patent Suits With Specifics Spelled Out
Posted by: Rob Spiegel December 13, 2010 11:20 AMA federal judge on Friday dismissed a patent lawsuit Interval Licensing — Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s company — filed last August in Seattle against 11 firms, including Apple and Google. Interval claims the defendants violated four patents owned by Paul Allen’s company Interval Research on technologies it developed before it folded in 2000. When the company closed, it transferred the patents to Interval Licensing. U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman stated that the “Plaintiff has failed to identify the infringing products or devices with any specificity.”