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Article: Wheaton, Ill., Inventor Awaits Next Phase in Suit against Microsoft.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- August 24, 2003
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Byline: Barbara Rose
Aug. 24--Had Microsoft Corp.'s lawyers glanced at inventor Michael Doyle's artwork, one drawing in particular would have given them pause.
Looking out from his life-size self-portrait is an inquisitive person with an unwavering gaze--someone who never gives up.
Doyle will need his resolve to continue waging the legal fight of his life, which climaxed Aug. 11 in a $520 million patent infringement award, the second-biggest in legal history.
If the federal jury's verdict is upheld over Microsoft's anticipated appeal, his tiny company, Eolas Technologies Inc., will have the legal clout to enforce its Web browser patent ...