Microsoft awarded $242 million in compensation in the Cortana patent lawsuit
In a patent lawsuit involving Cortana Virtual Assistant software, Microsoft was ordered to pay $242 million in compensation.
Last Friday, a federal jury in Delaware ruled that Microsoft needs to pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million because Microsoft's Cortana virtual assistant software infringes on IPA's patents.
After a one week trial, the jury agreed with IPA's view that Microsoft's speech recognition technology infringed on IPA's computer communication software patent.
IPA is a subsidiary of Wi LAN, which is a patent licensing company jointly owned by Canadian technology company Quarterhill and two investment companies. The company purchased this patent and other patents from Siri Inc, a subsidiary of SRI International. Apple acquired the company in 2010 and used it for Siri Virtual Assistant.
A Microsoft spokesperson said, "We still believe that Microsoft has not infringed on IPA patents and will file an appeal." Representatives from IPA and Wi LAN did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the ruling.
The IPA filed a lawsuit in 2018, accusing Microsoft of infringing on patents for personal digital assistants and voice based data navigation.
The case was ultimately reduced to only involve one IPA patent. Microsoft claims that it has not infringed and that the patent is invalid.
The IPA has also sued Google and Amazon for infringement. Amazon defeated the IPA lawsuit in 2021, while Google's case is still ongoing.
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