Microsoft Agrees to Settle Patent Dispute Over U. of Rochester Invention

Just as an eight-year-old lawsuit was about to go to trial — again — the Microsoft Corporation and the company that manages patent rights to an invention claimed by the University of Rochester have agreed to an undisclosed settlement. In August 2008 a federal appeals court ruled in favor of Rochester and the company over the computer-driven printer technology known as Blue Noise Mask, and ordered a new trial.