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Jury rules that Eolas's "interactive web" patent is invalid (ars technica)Jury rules that Eolas's "interactive web" patent is invalid (ars technica)Posted Feb 10, 2012 11:10 UTC (Fri) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)In reply to: Jury rules that Eolas's "interactive web" patent is invalid (ars technica) by pr1268 Parent article: Jury rules that Eolas's "interactive web" patent is invalid (ars technica)
>> Does anyone know if the case was dismissed with prejudice?
> After deliberation, the defendants were acquitted by the jury. In other words, no.
getting a verdict against the plaintiff (as happened in this case) is better than 'dismissed with prejudice'. The defendant cannot be sued again over this case, just like with the dismissal, but even better, this clearly states that the plaintiff was wrong, where a dismissal could mean that there was just something technically wrong with their case (missed a filing deadline for example), so this not only protects this defendant, it will help anyone else that is sued over this matter in the future.
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