Microsoft has once again found itself facing the business end of a patent infringement lawsuit — this time, one targeting Windows 7 and Windows Sever 2008.
The plaintiff is VirnetX, who readers may remember from a previous patent infringement suit it filed against the software giant — a separate case that actually saw Microsoft dealt a blow just earlier in the week. In that lawsuit, VirnetX had trained its crosshairs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, an a number of real-time messaging and collaboration software tools Microsoft solder under its Office brand. Now, however, it’s gunning for newer prey. Datamation has the story.
It may seem like a déjà vu situation to Microsoft’s legal team. The software giant lost an important patent infringement lawsuit early last week, but the winning parties weren’t satisfied.
So on Wednesday, the plaintiff — a small holding company called VirnetX from Scotts Valley, Calif. — sued Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) again, for the same infringement. However, this time VirnetX is going after Microsoft for using the infringed patents in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, according to the plaintiff’s filing in the new case.