Red Hat settles 2 patent lawsuits filed against it
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 11th of June 2008 10:03:37 AM
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Business software maker Red Hat Inc said on Wednesday that it has settled two of three pending patent lawsuits that the company has been fighting.
Red Hat, the world's biggest seller of Linux software, said it has settled patent claims by Firestar Software Inc, filed in 2006, and DataTern Inc, filed this year.
Financial terms of the settlements were not disclosed.
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