In a back and forth battle that somewhat resembles a sandbox war, Microsoft has decided to fire back against Lucent’s ongoing suit over patent infringement. At issue is the technology Microsoft is using in the Xbox 360 to decode MPEG-2 video files. Lucent says it owns the technology; Microsoft says it doesn’t. The latest round involves a counter suit in which Microsoft is denying the allegations and asserting that Lucent didn’t disclose “prior art” when it applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior art basically means acknowledging existing inventions in the area a patent is being asked for. The counter suit also claims that Lucent infringed on some Microsoft patents.

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