Posted on Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Jury Orders Final Judgment Regarding Uniloc Anti-Piracy Patent
IRVINE, Calif. – April 15, 2009 - Uniloc USA Inc., the leader in device-based authentication solutions, today announced that it has won a six-year legal battle against Microsoft Corporation over the use of its patented anti-piracy product activation system.
A federal court jury has ordered that Microsoft pay Uniloc $388 million in damages after finding that Microsoft willfully infringed on Uniloc U.S. Patent No. 5,490,216 covering technology that generates unique identities for licensed users and prevents unauthorized use or copying of software. Microsoft deployed the technology in Windows XP and Microsoft Office XP programs.
"We are pleased with the result and thankful for the attention of the jury and the court in this trial," said Brad Davis, CEO at Uniloc. "This decision further validates the importance of the unique nature of Uniloc's patented technology in protecting today's high value technology assets."
The Uniloc Physical Device Recognition (PDR) platform authenticates the true identity of devices that attempt to access high-value technology assets. The patented method extracts the naturally occurring, inherent physical characteristics of the device to create a unique device fingerprint. Uniloc has applied the technology in several markets, including software and game security, identity management, and critical infrastructure security.
About Uniloc
Uniloc offers a patented Physical Device Recognition (PDR) platform that authenticates the true identity of devices that attempt to access high-value technology assets. Uniloc provides a patented method of uniquely identifying a user device, such as a PC or portable device, using the naturally occurring, inherent physical characteristics of that device. Uniloc has applied its expertise in Physical Device Recognition to several markets, including software and game security, identity management, and critical infrastructure security. For more information, visit www.uniloc.com.
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