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Microsoft Ordered to Pay Inventor $8.9 Million in Patent Case Microsoft was told by a jury to pay a Guatemalan inventor $8.96 million for infringing a patent that links its Access and Excel programs through a single spreadsheet. The jury, in United States District Court in Santa Ana, Calif., ruled that Microsoft had used technology patented by Carlos Amado in some versions of Access, said Vincent Belusko, a lawyer for Mr. Amado. A Microsoft spokeswoman, Stacy Drake, said the company was reviewing the verdict and considering an appeal. "While today's verdict is disappointing, we are pleased that the jury rejected Mr. Amado's large damage claims," Ms. Drake said. "We continue to contend there was no infringement of any kind." The verdict covers damages from March 1997 through July 31, 2003, Mr. Belusko said. Judge David Carter will next determine whether Microsoft owes further damages from Aug. 1, 2003, to the present. Mr. Amado had sought as much as $400 million. Mr. Amado developed the program in 1990 and approached Microsoft to sell the technology to the company in 1992. Microsoft declined, and in 1995 came out with the application in its software programs, Mr. Belusko said. News Sourcehttp://www.nytimes.com
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