Alcatel Sues Microsoft for Alleged Patent Infringement

French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel SA Tuesday said it had sued Microsoft in the United States federal court patent infringement.

Alcatel Shanghai Bell made two complaints Friday with the United States Federal District Court in the eastern part of Texas, seeks compensation for what the Paris-based company that is a violation of its intellectual property rights.

Alcatel spokesman Stephen Lapeilade not comment on the details of the case, but said the company has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, "so as to safeguard Chinas interests in a fair compensation for their intellectual property rights. " "We hope that this issue can be resolved through discussions, and not the courts," he said.

Previously sued, Alcatel had reportedly informed Microsoft what is believed to have been unfair use of patents, according to court documents.

Microsoft has not filed response to the complaints.

Lou gellos company spokesman declined to comment on the lawsuit, but he said that they seem to long-standing patent litigation between us based on Lucent Technologies Limited and Microsoft in the United States Federal District Court in San Diego. He said that Alcatel Shanghai Bell, it is prepared to take over Lucent, may be "inheritance" of legislation, as part of the proposed merger.

Gellos stressed that Alcatel has been sued last Friday, the same day, United States President George W. Bush approved the proposed 11.8 billion US dollars (92 billion euros) merger between the two telecom equipment companies.