Novell, Red Hat Win Verdict in Linux Case

Red Hat and Novell won a verdict in a case brought by a Texas company that claimed their Linux-based products infringed patents for ways to share icons across computer workstations. IP Innovation, a unit of Acacia Research, accused Red Hat and Novell of infringing three patents that cover a computer-based graphical user interface that spans multiple workplaces, and lets users access icons remotely, according to court documents. A jury in Marshall, Texas, yesterday sided with Red Hat and Novell’s defence that the patents were invalid