IBM sues Micro Focus for mainframe software copyright infringement
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The company accuses UK-based Micro Focus of copying the file structure and several other features of the WSBIND format, in violation of IBM’s intellectual property rights. The complaint argues for an unspecified sum of monetary damages, as well as an injunction against Micro Focus to prohibit it from selling the allegedly duplicated software. “We’ve made significant investments over many decades in research and development of our industry-leading IBM mainframe system technology,” the blog post said. Many organisations still have workloads that can’t be moved to the cloud for logistical or regulatory reasons, and so the market has maintained momentum. Micro Focus is due to be acquired by Canadian enterprise information management company OpenText for $6 billion, in an all-cash deal announced in late August.
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