Sun Microsystems Prevails in Patent Infringement Suit Brought by Versata

Submitted by patentadmin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 00:00

April 27, 2009 - (Source: eWeek.com) - Sun Microsystems received some welcome news April 27 when a jury in Marshall, Texas, turned down a complicated 3-year-old patent infringement and trade secrets lawsuit brought by software development company Versata.

Versata, formerly called Trilogy Software, had sought more than $100 million in damages from Sun for alleged patent infringement, breach of contract, interference with an existing contract, trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition.