Aussie sues Microsoft for $US1billion
A small computer hardware company, headed up by an Australian, has sued Microsoft for upwards of $US1 billion for allegedly stealing the firm's design for a user-friendly computer mouse. In a suit filed late yesterday in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, GoldTouch Technologies, based in California, charges Microsoft with theft of trade secrets, patent infringement and fraud. The company is seeking $US1 billion in punitive damages plus other compensatory damages, the company's lawyer said.