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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, OpenOffice.org, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., intellectual property, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

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: 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, Richard Stallman, GNU, Open Source Development Labs, open source, HP, Linux, intellectual property, open-source software, copyright law, vice president, founder, Sun Microsystems Inc., idea

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, open source, IBM Corp., fear, Linux, open standard, Linux seller, intellectual property, operating system, HP, database, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight

 July 20, 2004 Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software. TAGS: Sendmail Inc., memo, open-source software, patent infringement, Samba, GPL, SCO Group Inc., Apache Software Foundation, HP, open source, intellectual property, Linux, Linux seller, patent, spokeswoman, IBM Corp.

This week in open source

 February 18, 2005 HP's top Linux executive has a message for open-source programmers who don't like the idea of software patents: Get used to it. TAGS: software patent, Fedora Project, OSI, Red Hat Inc., open-source programmer, Linux, open source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, patent, Novell Inc., idea, HP

IBM pledges no patent attacks against Linux

 August 4, 2004 update Big Blue's book of patents won't be used to bludgeon the open-source software. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, IBM Corp., Linux, patent, SCO Group Inc., open source, HP, open-source software, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Group: Linux potentially infringes 283 patents

 August 2, 2004 Company that sells insurance against Linux-related intellectual-property litigation reports results of months-long review. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, patent, Linux, intellectual property, insurance, Open Source Development Labs, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., open source, court, Unix, HP, Microsoft Corp.

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, Scott McNealy, SCO Group Inc., Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, protection, IBM Corp., open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Java, operating system
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