Microsoft declined to comment on further Linux infringement lawsuit

Article Title: Microsoft declined to comment on further Linux infringement litigation. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft's chief intellectual property lawyer hsf-io Gutierrez said today, microsoft has taken legal action against TomTom, Europe's largest vehicle navigation device manufacturer, to use Linux infringement technology, but he declined to comment on whether other Linux-based suits would happen.

Gadirez said in an interview with foreign media that "I will not speculate on this matter at the moment ". Gatrez added that Microsoft sued TomTom for infringement specifically against the company, and three of them involved File management technology used by the Linux kernel. "TomTom adopts a patented Linux kernel. There are many types of Linux, and there are also a variety of Linux kernel methods. Specific issues need to be analyzed," gartirez said ".

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it had sued TomTom to a U.S. federal court and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), accusing TomTom of infringing Microsoft's eight patents. Five items are related to in-vehicle navigation technology, and the other three involve file management technology.