ITC Judge Rejects Barnes & Noble Claim Against Microsoft

Barnes & Noble Inc.’s claim that Microsoft Corp. is misusing patents to undermine competition from Google Inc.’s Android operating system was thrown out by a U.S. trade judge. U.S. International Trade Commission Judge Theodore Essex rejected Barnes & Noble’s arguments the patents should be held unenforceable, Microsoft Deputy General Counsel David Howard said in a statement.

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