Summary
- Microsoft is ordered to pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million for infringing on a patent with its Cortana virtual-assistant software.
- IPA, a subsidiary of Wi-LAN, accused Microsoft of violating patent rights in computer-communications software.
- Microsoft plans to appeal the decision, stating they never infringed on IPA’s patents.
- IPA has also sued Google and Amazon over its patents, with Amazon winning in 2021 and the Google case ongoing.
