We now have more clarity on that [prior art] issue for them.

This speaks to why indemnification is so important for this channel: It is one where we allow changes to our software and this makes offering indemnification more challenging.

Microsoft didn’t have enough chips on the table.

In the past, we were conservative. [I]f a partner is sued [now], we’re picking up the full defense cost tab.

This result underscores the validity of these patents but also the importance of allowing third parties to request re-examination.

We really feel that there’s a litigation lottery. People roll the die and hope that their number comes up big.

It was our way of saying we’re open for business. We wanted to signal the fact that we’re moving from a more trade secret-reliant company to a more patent-reliant company.

Our policy is to allow others to license our patents so they can use our innovative methods in their products.