GoDaddy has responded to Eolas’s Tuesday announcement of their filing a patent infringement lawsuit. Elizabeth Driscoll, Vice-President of Public Relations for GoDaddy told me,

“We have not seen the lawsuit and, therefore, cannot comment on it.  However, we are unaware of the basis for any such claims and we will defend the case vigorously.”

Judging by the character of the other 21 defendants in the case Eolas will have quite a bit of fight on their hands in addition to GoDaddy. But right now that is probably not Eolas’s biggest concern. Their most dangerous adversary is Bernard Bilski.

The Bilski case, primarily known for the potential to invalidate thousands of business method patents, has the potential to upend the Eolas’s gravy train by severely limiting the scope of software patents. The timing of this lawsuit is no accident when considering oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United State in the Bilski case are less than one month away.