DocumentCode
757311
Title
Billings taxes Novell with a novel patent-infringement claim
Author
Donner, I.H.
Author_Institution
Lowe, Price, LeBlanc & Becker, Alexandria, VA
Volume
28
Issue
4
fYear
1995
fDate
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
72
Lastpage
73
Abstract
The topic of this article is the recent lawsuit between Novell, the network giant, and Roger Billings, a “small” inventor. Roger Billings, is conceivably the inventor of a distributed database computer system. Billings is currently suing Novell for $220 million, claiming its NetWare infringes on his patent, the “Functionally Structured Distributed Database Processing System” (US Patent No. 4,714,989). In addition, Billings insists Novell´s infringement was wilful, entitling him to attorney fees and an additional sum of up to three times the $220 million figure
Keywords
distributed databases; network operating systems; patents; product liability; NetWare; Novell; Roger Billings; attorney fees; functionally structured distributed database processing system; inventor; lawsuit; patent-infringement claim; Chemical engineering; Computer science education; Distributed computing; Distributed databases; Educational institutions; Finance; Intellectual property; Law; Legal factors; Protection;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2.375186
Filename
375186
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