Court won't review Microsoft patent case

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday refusedto consider an appeal by Microsoft Corp. in a case involvingclaims by a privately held California software firm and theUniversity of California that Microsoft infringed their patentswith its Internet Explorer browser.

Without comment, the high court rejected an appeal byMicrosoft that it said involved more than 64 percent of the$521 million patent infringement ruling against the softwaregiant.

Microsoft sought review of an appeals court ruling thatallows the privately held firm Eolas Technologies Inc. and theUniversity of California to seek royalties based on the foreignmanufacture and sale of an infringing software-related product.

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