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The tentative order suggested that Judge Whyte will delay any progress of the suit before him, pending a related Washington-state court trial scheduled for January.

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Zoom Hearing Instructions Please click the link below to join webinars public hearings. On a related issue, however, Judge Whyte's preliminary ruling supported Sun's position that several of Microsoft's Java-enabled products, including Windows 98 and the Internet Explorer 4.

Combined, the rulings indicate that Whyte believes Microsoft can market clean-room versions of Java without Sun's input, but that the company's current products don't qualify for clean-room status. In other words, Sun's intellectual property is embodied somewhere in the products. Gray calculates that the split decision in the three rulings will help Microsoft in other pending legal actions, especially the Justice Department's antitrust suit now in recess in Washington, D.

The suit revolves around the parameters of Microsoft's license to Sun's Java technologies and when--and under what circumstances--the Java logo can be advertised on a product from a third party. Judge Whyte has signaled that he views it as a licensing dispute, but the trial has taken on importance in Microsoft's separate federal antitrust case. You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service.

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