microsoft.jpgIPNews® – Just days after a successful release of its Windows 8 Live Tiles, Microsoft found itself in court defending a patent infringement lawsuit. 

SurfCast, a company based in Portland, Maine claims that it developed the same technology in the 1990’s that Microsoft is using in its Live Tiles.  SurfCast is seeking damages related to what it claims is contributory infringement and the “direct willful infringement” by Microsoft of its patented functionality.  To continue reading, click: Microsoft Accused Of Patent Infringement Over Windows 8 Live Tiles Technology.