RIM must be breathing a tiny sigh of relief because NTP, the company suing RIM for patent violations, is taking a small break to start chewing out Microsoft as well. A software firm called Visto is actually seeking a permanent injunction against the Redmond-based giant, but only because NTP took an equity stake in it yesterday. Visto is claiming that the Vole software used in mobile e-mail and data access uses patents it owns.
CEO Brian Bogosian said, “Microsoft has a long and well-documented history of acquiring the technology of others, branding it is as their own, and entering new markets.” He alleged in a statement, “For their foray into mobile e-mail and data access, Microsoft simply decided to misappropriate Visto’s well-known and documented patent technology.”
Visto licenses its technology to large, well-known firms like Cingular and Sprint Nextel.
Microsoft sued by Visto in Blackberry twist [Inquirer]
