US-based NCR, formerly National Cash Register, has sued software
developer MicroStrategy, claiming the US company infringed its
database management patents when setting up and running an on-line
shop.
According to financial news service Bloomberg, the infringements
include operating, using and inducing others to use the
MicroStrategy Store.
Both companies had multi-million dollar contracts in place for
NCR to resell MicroStrategy software and MicroStrategy to buy NCR’s
products. The contracts were cited in a recent lawsuit brought by
Microstrategy’s shareholders relating to the auditors’ move to
certify 1999 profits and then force the company to report losses
instead. The incident also led to charges brought by the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
