More Developments in the Macromedia/Adobe Lawsuits
Soon after Adobe won a claim against Macromedia for patent infringement (having to do with Macromedia's Flash interface), Macromedia won 4.9 million dollars in a countersuit against Adobe. Macromedia's counterclaims were based on three patents the company said were infringed by Adobe's Illustrator, a Web graphics program, and Premiere, Adobe's video-editing tool.
Macromedia wins $4.9 mln in countersuit vs. Adobe (Yahoo, May 10, 2002)
This is InfoWorld's coverage of the original judgement against Macromedia (see our comments in views and news last issue).
Adobe Wins Patent Trial Against Macromedia (InfoWorld, May 2, 2002)