Microsoft Sues TomTom for Patent Infringement

TomTom is getting sued for patent infringement by Microsoft for what is reportedly for patents covering file management making the file search and seeking more efficient.

Microsoft's lawyer, Horacio Gutierrez, issued a statement:
"We have an established intellectual property licensing program, and the patents involved in this case, relating to innovations in car navigation technology and other computing functionality, have been licensed by many others. In situations such as this, when a reasonable business agreement cannot be reached, we have no choice but to pursue legal action to protect our innovations and our partners who license them."

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Posted by Scott Martin at February 25, 2009 7:48 PM