More in the skirmish over the Eolas patent as Microsoft appeals the decision.

The 174-page document, filed June 3, attacks a U.S. District Court decision that said Microsoft violated a patent, owned by the University of California and its Eolas spinoff. The patent describes how a Web browser can run plug-in applications.

Personally I think this patent goes too far and hope Microsoft wins, but that’s just my opinion. It’s not as bad as the folks who tried to sue over their supposed patent on the hyperlink.

The August decision originally granted the University of California and Eolas $1.47 for each of the 354 million copies of the Windows operating system that included the Internet Explorer browser between Nov. 17, 1998, when the patent was issued, and Sept. 30, 2001. In January, the court added $45.3 million in prejudgment interest, increasing the already staggering $521 million award to more than $565 million.

Did this post make you go hmm?

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