Microsoft Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Credit: The Art of Pics/Shutterstock.com 'It's Just Really Frustrating': Microsoft IP Contract Dispute Removed to Federal Court on Eve of Pretrial Conference
"I think [Microsoft is] trying to avoid a trial and an adverse ruling on summary judgment," said Mark Walters of Lowe Graham Jones.
April 05, 2024 at 03:41 PM
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Intellectual Property
The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- Microsoft recently asked the Western District of Washington to issue a declaratory judgment of non-infringement concerning a former employee's patents.
- However, the employee's counsel contend the underlying issue isn't about patent infringement, it's a contractual dispute.
- Now, the other side is trying to get the case remanded back to state court.
An ongoing contractual dispute between Microsoft and a former employee took on a new dimension when it was removed from the State Court of King County to the Western District of Washington on Wednesday.
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