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In April, a Texas jury found that Microsoft and Autodesk willfully infringed two of Z4′s patents covering methods for limiting unauthorized use of computer software. Both Microsoft and Autodesk use the anti-piracy program in some of their products. The jury ordered the two companies to pay Z4 a combined $133 million in damages, the biggest award ever in a patent case to come out of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
In June, Davis denied Z4′s request for a permanent injunction, applying the U.S. Supreme Court’s May ruling in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, 06 C.D.O.S. 3935.
