'Justifiably' Proud
'Justifiably' Proud
Posted Aug 12, 2009 15:09 UTC (Wed) by dwmw2 (subscriber, #2063)In reply to: 'Justifiably' Proud by coriordan
Parent article: Patent fun: Microsoft Word sales banned in the US
"That was already the appeal, so MS is pretty short of legal options. Working around the patent is one possibility, if that doesn't cause compatibility problems."Is it not possible to bring a private criminal prosecution in that country? It seems like this is quite a simple case of fraud, and criminal proceedings should be brought against those responsible. As individuals.
Fraud: Act or course of deception, an intentional concealment, omission, or perversion of truth, to (1) gain unlawful or unfair advantage, (2) induce another to part with some valuable item or surrender a legal right, or (3) inflict injury in some manner.