The Eolas '906 patent backgrounder
The Eolas patent and company
The Eolas/Microsoft '906 patent lawsuit
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Eolas sues Microsoft for infringement of patent for fundamental Web Browser technology that makes "Plug-ins" and "applets" possible, Feb., 2, 1999
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Patent infringement case not going Microsoft's way, Inforworld, Jan. 8, 2001
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Web patent suit against Microsoft goes to trial, Infoworld, Dec. 20, 2002
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UC, Eolas win verdict against Microsoft in Web browser case;
Federal jury awards $520.6 million in damages, Aug. 11, 2003
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Jury Finds Microsoft Infringed Patent, Washington Post, Aug. 12, 2003
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Questions and Answers about UC/Eolas patent infringement suit against Microsoft, Aug. 12, 2003
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Report of W3C AdHoc Meeting, 19 August 2003, San Francisco, CA, USA
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W3C Holds Ad Hoc Meeting on Recent Court Decision, Launches Public Discussion List
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Little-known inventor's resolve led to triumph over Microsoft, Baltimore Sun, Aug. 31, 2003
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Patent case may bring Internet Explorer changes, IDG News Service, Sept. 1, 2003
Early history of the Eolas '906 patent (1994-1996)
Pei Wei's ViolaWWW project: Was it prior art?
- Pei Wei's home page
- Viola home page
- WWW Browsers: Extensibility Issues, Stanford University, Sept. 20-21, 1994
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Message from Pei Wei about the Eolas pending patent, Aug. 21, 1995
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Mike Doyle of Eolas responds to Pei Wei, Aug. 21, 1995
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Pei Wei responds to Mike Doyle, Aug. 21, 1995
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Public demonstration of ViolaWWW on July 28, 1993 in Cambridge, Mass.
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Judge's ruling on the early history of Eolas vs. Viola
Other patent lawsuits involving Microsoft
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Microsoft Loses Patent Suit [Stac Electronics], Associated Press, Feb. 23, 1994.
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Microsoft, Wang Resolve Lawsuit Over Patent Infringement, Associated Press, Apr. 12, 1995
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Microsoft Faces Patent Lawsuit [Thomas D. Peterson], Internet News, Apr. 8, 1999
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AT&T sues Microsoft over speech patent, Network World Fusion, June 4, 2001
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InterTrust to use patent against Microsoft, CNET, June 26, 2001
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Microsoft sued over e-commerce patent [Network Commerce], ComputerWorld, Mar. 26, 2002
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Microsoft settles suit with Immersion, CNET, July 28, 2003
Other patents related to Web browsers and Email