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

Is open source getting to Microsoft?

 September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, intellectual property, patent, standards, open-source community, software company, vendor, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

Open-source firm offers to protect customers from lawsuits

 October 17, 2006 Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open source, legal action, lawsuit, enterprise, intellectual property, IBM Corp., Unix, London, code, Linux

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

 November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., SCO Group Inc., Linux seller, Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

 November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, Linux, agreement, Linux company, intellectual property, SuSE Linux, Steve Ballmer, Red Hat Inc., SuSE, CEO, Microsoft Corp., letter, open source, IBM Corp.

Open-source ID project awaits Microsoft's blessing

 March 9, 2007 Higgins project developers are creating a tool equivalent to Windows CardSpace but need Redmond's go-ahead for certain features. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, open source, intellectual property, Novell Inc., developer, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Novell vows patent defense of open source

 October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, open-source software, open source, defense, intellectual property, IBM Corp., CEO, Linux

SGI's Unix variant fading into history

 September 8, 2006 Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., SGI Unix, Intel Itanium, SCO Group Inc., Unix, SGI Irix, HP PA-RISC, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, HP-UX, x86 processor, intellectual property, Sun Solaris, variant, IBM Corp., acquisition, Linux
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