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"It does appear that he did receive the first patent for this type of traffic regulating device, but it was not the only device to regulate traffic," Professor Fouché said.

Zagel ruled yesterday that Microsoft had indeed infringed on the patent.

"We feel good about our prospects on appeal and remain steadfast in our belief that the Eolas patent is not valid," a Microsoft spokesperson said yesterday.

In a related development, the US Patent and Trademark Office recently took the unusual step of reconsidering the Eolas patent, and a decision is still pending.

The office noted that proof of "prior art" (ie: software designs that provided the Eolas functionality before the company supposedly invented it) could merit a revocation of the patent.

Anything, really, would have been enough, but his body waited, almost naked with expectation as she brushed past, in her navy blue shirtdress with the little patent leather belt, a whisper of lavender scent against the wood bench behind him.

Ryder was laughing as she turned on her chunky black patent leather heels and walked down the steep marble stairs.

This policy led it to produce or buy from third countries, copy-cat drugs breaking international patent laws.

A recent World Trade Organization ruling has exempted poor nations in health emergencies from patent laws.

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