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Defining Ruling Issued in Hyperlink Patent Case

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Defining Ruling Issued in Hyperlink Patent Case

Brenda Sandburg The Recorder March 14, 2002

In a case closely watched by intellectual property lawyers, a New York federal judge Wednesday issued an initial ruling that may undermine British Telecommunications Inc.'s claims that it owns rights to the use of Internet hyperlinking.

Though the order focuses solely on the meaning of specific terms in British Telecom's patent and does not address issues of invalidity and infringement, the judge's analysis may serve as the basis to have British Telecom's patent infringement suit against Austin, Texas- based Prodigy Communications Corp. tossed.

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