{"id":728994,"date":"2010-05-18T19:41:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T23:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/?p=80673"},"modified":"2010-05-18T19:41:56","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T23:41:56","slug":"microsoft-sues-salesforce-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/728994","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Sues Salesforce.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/Patents\/\">Patents<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/Software\/\">Software<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/Legal\/\">Legal<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<strong>Gregory T. Huang wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Redmond, WA-based Microsoft has filed a federal lawsuit against its rival Salesforce.com, claiming the online customer relationship management (CRM) company infringes on nine of its patents. Microsoft is seeking a jury trial, damages, and injunctions. The news was reported earlier by <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-13860_3-20005306-56.html\">CNET<\/a> and other media outlets. The patents cover technologies such as display and user-interface features. The move is significant in part because it is reportedly only the fourth time that Microsoft has initiated a patent suit against a competitor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"postFooter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/05\/18\/microsoft-sues-salesforce-com\/#comments\">Comments<\/a> | <a href=http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/reprints\/>Reprints<\/a> | Share: &nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=RT%20@Xconomy%20Microsoft%20Sues%20Salesforce.com%20http:\/\/xconomy.com\/?p=80673\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xconomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/xconomy\/images\/twitter.gif?w=780\" alt=\"Retweet\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/05\/18\/microsoft-sues-salesforce-com\/&#038;t=Microsoft%20Sues%20Salesforce.com\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" 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