Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

[Doug Mentohl]

Q: Is the technology being used by TomTom something it developed on its 
own, or is it outside or open-source technology that they're using?

Gutierrez: Well, it's hard for me to tell where the technology comes 
from .. the case involves infringement of Microsoft patents by TomTom 
devices that employ both proprietary and open-source software code ..

.. three of the eight patents in this dispute read on the Linux kernel 
as implemented by TomTom. The other five relate to car navigation 
proprietary software used by TomTom ..

What I mean is the patents cover the implementation of the Linux kernel 
done by TomTom in their products ..

Each case is different, and this one is specifically about the use of 
software by TomTom in its devices ...

http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/40354407.html