Visto sues Microsoft for patent infringement
Mobile technology company Visto Corporation has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft for alleged misuse of Visto's mobile e-mail technology. The complaint claims that Microsoft has infringed on three patents that Visto holds regarding proprietary technology which enables users to access e-mail and other data from their mobile devices.
Visto says that it developed and patented the mobile e-mail access system nearly ten years ago. The company claims that Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 is a blatant infringement on this patented technology. In the lawsuit, Visto seeks a permanent injunction that would prohibit Microsoft from using the technology without Visto's expressed consent, plus unspecified monetary damages.
Visto claims that Microsoft's bundling practices only make matters worse. By bundling its Outlook e-mail server with Windows Mobile 5.0, Visto says, Microsoft multiplies the instances of infringement of Visto's intellectual property.
The suit, which is drawing comparisons to NTP's suit against Research in Motion, was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Poster Comment:
Just another day for Microsoft, new lawsuit with yet another company, same charges.