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Microsoft is facing another patent infringement suit, this time over the technology it uses to automatically update Windows, Office, and other programs.

In a lawsuit filed March 20, BackWeb Technologies charges that Microsoft's Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), as well as Windows Update and other products, infringe four of BackWeb's patents. BackWeb, which is based in Israel and has U.S. offices in San Jose, Calif., filed the complaint in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

BackWeb seeks, among other things, an injunction against Microsoft, a declaration that BackWeb's patents are valid, and monetary damages.

A Microsoft representative said the company has yet to be served with court papers, so it would be "premature" to comment.

BackWeb was an early leader in the technology for "pushing" data onto a computer.

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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-282085.html?tag=nl.e539

this issue doesn't hit us, pal, just microsoft and WU. i have 2 guesses about it: 1 - ms will sue them until their 9th generation and knock them down before they even notice due that; 2 - ms will buy them so fast that they will never know what hit them

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This comment is too funny, and sadly so true.

Mike