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A federal appeals court has reversed a judgment against Microsoft concerning a lawsuit that awarded Eolas Technologies $250 million.

Eolas sued Microsoft for patent infringement that deals with technology alledgely tied to Internet Explorer. According to TheStreet.com,

The case has been remanded to the District Court.

Microsoft, which had said Eolas' patent was not valid, called the appeals court ruling "a clear victory not only for Microsoft, but for Internet users as well."

A federal jury had ordered Microsoft in 2003 to pay about $520 million to Eolas and the University of California, which jointly sued the software company for infringement.

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