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Gateway wins patent appeal in HP suit

December 9, 2005 Company comes out on top at International Trade Commission in parallel-port patent dispute with Hewlett-Packard. TAGS: Gateway Inc., patent, intellectual property, HP, printer

IBM retains patent crown

January 11, 2005 Big Blue gets the blue ribbon--again--but HP moves up a notch. Japanese companies stay strong. IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use TAGS: patent, Japanese company, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source, HP

HP sues Acer again over patents

April 23, 2007 In second suit against Acer in a month, HP seeks to prevent Taiwan-based PC maker from selling its computers in the U.S. TAGS: patent, Acer Inc., PC company, lawsuit, Taiwan, complaint, intellectual property, power management, HP, U.S., PC, video

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., article

HP plays the patent game

November 10, 2005 More people than ever are hitting HP up for money for patents, but the company is getting more out of its own patent portfolio as well. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, injunction, defendant, lawsuit, HP, IP, Microsoft Corp.

Putting patents to work

November 10, 2005 For many in the high-tech sector, intellectual property can be both a blessing and a curse. TAGS: patent, intellectual property, Intel, Apple Computer, HP

HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal

February 15, 2005 Boycotting the patent system means "leaving oneself exposed for absolutely no good reason," says HP's Linux vice president. TAGS: software patent, patent, OSI, Open Source Development Labs, open source, Richard Stallman, intellectual property, GNU, open-source software, Linux, copyright law, vice president, founder, HP, Sun Microsystems Inc., idea

Patent auctions: Lawyer's dream or way of the future?

March 3, 2006 Dinner, drinks and a bitter lawsuit: You might find them both at the Ocean Tomo patent auction next month. TAGS: patent, intellectual property, auction, consulting company, lawsuit, asset, RFID, IBM Corp., lawyer, bank, IP, HP

IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use

January 11, 2005 Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, IBM Corp., open source, Linux seller, fear, Linux, open standard, intellectual property, operating system, U.S., database, Microsoft Corp., HP

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., patent infringement, Scott McNealy, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, patent, Unix, Red Hat Inc., protection, IBM Corp., open-source software, Java
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