Microsoft Settles Cortana Patent Case After $242 Million Verdict

Microsoft Corp. and IPA Technologies Inc. have agreed to end their patent dispute after a jury verdict finding the tech giant’s Cortana digital assistant infringed IPA’s rights, and the jury’s $242 million award to IPA.

The companies filed a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice for “valuable consideration” in the US District Court for the District of Delaware.

• Microsoft had argued it was entitled to a judgment as a matter of law, or a new trial, because the verdict and award “are against the great weight of the evidence, and because IPA’s damages presentation was based on expert testimony” ...