By the end of July, it had been more than a month since the hearing.
The federal court for the Northern District, which should have had a result by now, continuously delayed publishing its opinion due to repeated waves of media attention.
Although there is no specific date stipulated for the announcement, obviously too much delay would also be detrimental to the public's perception of the court.
Hence, on this day at the end of July, the federal court for the Northern District finally gave a preliminary pretrial ruling on the lawsuit.
Firstly, regarding Southern Bell's claim demanding Byte Company pay 7.96 million US dollars in compensation, the Northern District court rejected this demand.
Because Byte Company's behavior was authorized by the International Telegraph Union, this was not a subjective infringement of Bell's patent by the former.
