Business Objects SA said Friday that a federal court has ordered that its patent-infringement suit against rival MicroStrategy Inc. go to trial. Business Objects filed suit in October 2001, alleging MicroStrategy infringed a patent for its business intelligence software. In August 2003, a lower court granted MicroStrategy's motion for summary judgment and dismissed Business Objects' claims. The company said the appeals court found the lower court ruling was incorrect, and that Business Objects could claim infringement on MicroStrategy's part. A trial is expected to take place in U.S. District Court in Northern California later this year, Business Objects said.

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