The small silicon valley company, which once negotiated to build its copyright-protection software into Microsoft’s Windows operating system, accuses the software firm of violating 11 patents in a multitude of ways. InterTrust officials have discussed damage figures in the billions of dollars and don’t rule out seeking injunctions against Windows and other Microsoft products. “We have no desire to hurt the economy or hurt the country,” says Victor Shear, InterTrust’s chairman and founder. But he adds: “Patent is the little spot that won’t rub out.”
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