[CS-FSLUG] Major software companies sued for patent infringement

[Fred A. Miller]

Twenty-two major software and security companies are being sued for
alleged patent infringement by a little-known entity now controlling the
two patents in question.

Information Protection and Authentication of Texas (IPAT) filed suit on
Dec. 30 against companies such as Microsoft, Symantec and CA, alleging
infringement of U.S. patents No. 5,311,591 and No. 5,412,717. ............

Also named in the suit are companies AVG, Check Point Software, Comodo,
ESET, F-Secure, Iolo technologies, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, MicroWorld
Technologies, NetVeda, Norman Data Defense Systems, Novell, PC Tools,
PWI, Sophos, Sunbelt Software, Trend Micro, Velocity Micro, and Webroot
Software.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/09/Major_software_companies_sued_for_patent_infringement_1.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2009-01-09

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