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PATENT DISPUTE: Xerox to press software patent suit against 3Com.(Xerox's handwriting recognition software patent upheld)(Company Business and Marketing)

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| January 17, 2000 | April, Carolyn A. | COPYRIGHT 2003 InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

THE U.S. PATENT and Trademark Office has confirmed the validity of a Xerox software patent, clearing the way for Xerox to pursue a patent infringement case against 3Com. The lawsuit alleges that the handwriting-recognition software used in 3Com's Palm devices belongs to Xerox.

In January 1997, Xerox received the patent for Unistrokes, a handwriting technology that allows users to input information into a computer by printing letters in a special shorthand. Three months later, Xerox sued U.S. Robotics (later purchased by 3Com) in U.S. District Court, in Rochester,…

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