Lucent is suing Microsoft again for infringing on a patented video decoder used in the XBox 360 for the MPEG2 format. Lucent filed the patent in mid-1993 (apparently, despite the company only being founded in 1995) and it attempted to sue Microsoft last year, but the case was dismissed due to a typographical error in the patent.

Lucent corrected the error and is now taking Microsoft to the courts, insisting that they recall all XBox 360 units currently on the market. I have no doubt that, now that Microsoft is backed into a corner, that this will simply end in a more than ample cash payout to Lucent, and Microsoft will continue on their merry way.

Microsoft settled out of court in regards to the dual shock controller style that Sony is still being sued for, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see a similar conclusion to this debacle.