Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has reportedly re-filed his patent suit against Google, Apple and 11 other major tech companies, adding specific examples of the alleged infringement. In August 2010, he had caused a stir by accusing the companies of infringing on patents developed by his now-defunct company, Interval Research Corp. At issue are four patents related to online recommendations that were granted to Interval as long as 10 years ago. The research lab closed down about a decade ago, according to the Wall Street Journal.
In October, Apple teamed up with its fellow defendants to oppose the lawsuit by filing a motion to dismiss the charges. Earlier this month, a judge granted the motion and dismissed the lawsuit for being too vague. However, Allen was given time until December 28 to file an amended complaint.
In advance of the deadline, Allen re-filed his complaint with examples of the alleged infringement, according to MacNN reports. The updated filing accuses Apple of infringing on Interval's patents with its iTunes Store album purchasing view. Hundreds of millions of dollars could be at stake in this lawsuit. Many experts view the suit as a 'last major gamble', according to the report.
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