[thechat] Macromedia Sues Adobe

[Norman Bunn]

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Macromedia Claims It Owns Adobe Patent
The Associated Press
Oct 19 2001 8:34PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Software-maker Macromedia Inc. is claiming it owns the
patent to Adobe Systems Inc.'s popular Photoshop program, according to a
suit filed in federal court Friday.
Macromedia, of San Francisco, alleges that the technology behind San
Jose-based Adobe's Photoshop and GoLive programs was patented by Macromedia
in 1998. The programs are used for creating and editing Web sites and other
uses.

Photoshop is a best-selling product for Adobe, a $1.3 billion company and
the nation's leading desktop publishing software maker. The latest retail
price for the newest version is $609. GoLive, a Web-authoring tool, sells
for $284.

Macromedia is asking a judge to block Adobe from selling the software and
seeking ``damages in an amount not yet determined.''

No court date has been set. Adobe was not immediately available for comment.

The case is Macromedia v. Adobe, C01-3940.