keywords: kodak patents microsoft eastman court
text: As Sun Settles Kodak #39;s Java Patents Suit, What #39;s Microsoft &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Right before what promised to be a seven-day trial to decide whether it would have to pay Eastman Kodak a possible \$3 billion for trespassing on three of its patents, Sun decided to settle out-of-court and pay Kodak \$92 million in cash to get out from 