1997, Xerox Corporation filed a lawsuit against a predecessor company of Palm, Inc. The lawsuit alleged that the handwriting recognition technology known as Graffiti infringed Xerox's patented Unistrokes system's technology. Palm has announced that it will pay Xerox $22.5 million to settle the lawsuit. To review an article with additional information, go to: http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14921402.htm

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