...intellectual property rights around the world. In a blog posting on Tuesday, Microsoft's Deputy General Counsel HoracioGutierrez said that a backlog of patent applications internationally was needed to tackle the 3.5 million pending patent...
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-338053.html
...the agreement provides for coverage directly to TomTom's end customers under these patents during that time. HoracioGutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing, Microsoft Corporation...
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