SHANGHAI – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has been ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling versions of its Windows operating systems that include fonts designed by a local company, citing a violation of licensing agreements.
The ruling, issued by Beijing’s No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court on Monday, may signal a new challenge for international and domestic software makers struggling with piracy in China — newly assertive local firms ready to take their own IP claims to court.
“(Chinese firms) are going to think of China as a place to have their own litigation strategy, I think that’s a trend that’s coming,” said Michael Vella, head of China litigation and intellectual property rights at Morrison & Foerster LLP, who predicts more lawsuits by local companies.
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