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SCO, Novell publish Unix disputes

January 13, 2004 The companies are publicly airing documents related to their dispute over Unix copyrights--key factors in SCO's claim to intellectual property rights for Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Unix, intellectual property right, claim, asset, intellectual property, dispute, Linux, Utah, IBM Corp., document, open source, operating system

IBM: Proprietary technology not enough

April 6, 2005 These days, it's necessary to balance proprietary, open-source approaches, Big Blue exec stresses at conference. TAGS: open source, intellectual property, IBM Corp., approach, open-source software, offering, community, Novell Inc., conference, Linux

Novell plugs open source, dings SCO

March 16, 2004 A Novell executive says the intellectual property foundations of open-source software are sound. "Sorry, Darl," he says in a jab at SCO chief Darl McBride. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., open-source software, Unix, vice chairman, Linux, intellectual property, open source, IBM Corp.

SCO: No plans for new lawsuits

August 4, 2004 There's work enough to be done in pending cases against IBM, Novell, AutoZone and others, CEO says. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., litigation, Novell Inc., lawsuit, Unix, IBM Corp., intellectual property, Linux, Red Hat Inc., CEO

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., Linux, CEO

IBM's Linux revenue: Services to overtake servers

August 5, 2004 With its ongoing investment in open-source, IBM is seeing signs of payback--faster than it expected. TAGS: IBM Linux, SuSE, Linux, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, middleware, intellectual property, server, open source, operating system

Judge accepts expanded SCO lawsuit

February 28, 2004 A judge OKs the SCO Group's changes to a lawsuit against IBM that now seeks $5 billion in damages for Big Blue's alleged moving of Unix intellectual property into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., suit, damage, Judge, lawsuit, Utah, intellectual property, Novell Inc., attorney

SCO opens new front in Linux war

December 23, 2003 SCO Group targets a new group in an effort to profit from what it says is illegal use of Unix intellectual property in Linux, but Novell claims it still holds copyrights. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., wrench, Novell Inc., Unix, Linux, licensee, intellectual property, auditing, Linux seller, letter, IBM Corp., attorney, AT&T Corp., operating system, open source

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., Linux, patent, agreement, Linux company, SuSE, intellectual property, letter, SuSE Linux, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., open source, CEO, IBM Corp.

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

Mixed rulings advance two SCO cases

June 11, 2004 SCO wins some, loses some--but at least something's happening. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, Novell Inc., ruling, Linux, IBM Corp., claim, intellectual property, open source, operating system

Novell offers legal protection for Linux

January 13, 2004 SuSE Linux customers will get some legal indemnification for using the open-source OS, the fourth legal umbrella to emerge from an industry grappling with threats brought by SCO. TAGS: indemnification, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., legal protection, SuSE, Unix, SuSE Linux, Jack Messman, Linux, protection, IBM Corp., open source, threat, intellectual property, operating system

SCO suit now seeks $3 billion from IBM

June 17, 2003 SCO Group ups the ante in an amendment to its suit against IBM, seeking more than $3 billion in damages for alleged copying of proprietary Unix intellectual property into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linus Torvalds, Unix, amendment, Utah, Linux, intellectual property, IBM Corp., suit, damage, litigation, attorney, code, claim, Novell Inc.

DaimlerChrysler: Dismiss SCO suit

April 29, 2004 The company asks a judge to throw out the SCO Group's lawsuit against it, one of several high-profile cases that have entangled Linux in SCO's intellectual-property claims over Unix. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, Novell Inc., SCO Unix, Linux, Bank of America Corp., intellectual property, certification, lawsuit, Red Hat Inc., suit, compliance, letter, IBM Corp., operating system

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, Linux, Linux seller, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings

February 22, 2006 To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., BayStar Capital, subpoena, Unix, dealing, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., agreement, HP, defense, communication, investment, Linux, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Linux, GPL, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., Unix, intellectual property, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox, Java, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat's case against SCO put on hold

April 7, 2004 A federal judge denies SCO's motion to throw out a suit brought by the Linux seller but put the case on hold, awaiting an outcome in a related case. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., Unix, Linux, suit, Novell Inc., outcome, IBM Corp., federal judge, motion, Linux seller, intellectual property, attorney, open source, operating system

Survey: Linux programmers yawn at SCO

March 1, 2004 A new study finds that 73 percent of Linux programmers believe the SCO Group's legal attacks on the open-source operating system lack merit. Respondents also weighed in on other Linux issues. TAGS: Linux programmer, SCO Group Inc., survey, Linux, programmer, IBM Corp., Unix, open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., intellectual property, programming, operating system

SCO identifies Linux licensee

March 1, 2004 EV1Servers.net signs a deal that will let it run thousands of Linux servers without facing legal consequences from SCO. Other licensees are keeping mum. TAGS: EV1Servers.net, SCO Group Inc., licensee, Linux, Unix, Linux server, Novell Inc., license, IBM Corp., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., server, operating system