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

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, CEO, IBM Corp., 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, SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux seller, Larry Ellison, Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft 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, investment, intellectual property, defense, communication, Novell Inc., Linux, HP, Microsoft 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, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., article

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, developer, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

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