Microsoft has been ordered to pay $242 million to patent owner IPA Technologies after a federal jury in Delaware found that the company’s Cortana virtual assistant software infringed on one of IPA’s patents.
The lawsuit, filed in 2018, alleged that Microsoft’s voice recognition technology violated IPA’s patent rights in computer-communications software.
The jury agreed with IPA after a week-long trial, finding that Microsoft’s Cortana infringed on a patent related to voice-based data navigation.
Microsoft has expressed its disappointment in the verdict and plans to appeal the decision.
