Microsoft Adds Patent Suit Protections For Cloud Customers

Microsoft Corp. will help cloud customers fend off patent lawsuits and expand coverage of related litigation costs, seeking to distinguish its services from rivals in the fast-growing market for internet-based computing. As more companies host their applications and services on Microsoft’s Azure and other cloud providers, they are increasingly becoming the target of lawsuits from companies seeking to make money by claiming patent infringement.

Why Crisper Therapeutics Tumbled 12.4% in January

However, ongoing uncertainty about who owns the rights to this intellectual property may have contributed to shares slipping12.4% last month,according to S&P Global Market Intelligence . Crisper Therapeutics is one of a small group of new biotech start-ups that are researching CRISPR-Cas9, an approach that could potentially reshape disease caused by genetic mutation.