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'''Unix System Laboratories''' or ('''USL''') was originally organized as part of [[Bell Labs]] in 1989. USL joined with the [[UNIX Software Operation]], also a Bell Laboratories division, in 1990. It assumed responsibility for [[Unix]] development and licensing activities. It then became a separate [[wholly owned subsidiary]], formed, owned, and operated by [[AT&T|American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation]], the parent company of [[Bell Labs]].

In June 1993, [[Novell]] purchased USL and all of the Unix assets, including all [[copyright]]s, [[trademark]]s, and [[licensing]] contracts. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grokline.net/detail_vendor.php?id=20|title=Grokline Project:Novell|work=[[Grokline]]|accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref>

Unix System Laboratories was the plaintiff in the [[USL v. BSDi]] lawsuit initiated in 1992 against [[Berkeley Software Design]], Inc and the [[Regents of the University of California]] over [[intellectual property]] related to [[Unix]]. USL asked the court for a preliminary [[injunction]] that would bar BSDi and the UC Berkeley from distributing the NET-2 software until the case was concluded. USL v. BSDi was [[settlement (law)|settled out of court]] 1993 after the judge expressed doubt as to the validity of USL's [[intellectual property]].