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IBM: Amazon violates our patents

October 23, 2006 Big Blue files suit, saying mega e-tailer is infringing intellectual property ranging from advertising to hyperlink technology. TAGS: patent, Amazon.com Inc., IBM Corp., intellectual property

IBM wins patent glory, but seeks reform

January 11, 2007 Big Blue was awarded the most U.S. patents in 2006, but it still wants patent system tweaks. TAGS: patent, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source, e-commerce

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

TiVo beefs up patent portfolio

April 6, 2005 With a purchase of six patents from IBM, the digital video recorder company stakes out more ground in television intellectual property. TAGS: TiVo Inc., EchoStar Communications Corp., patent, intellectual property, DVR, IBM Corp., digital video, TV

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

Hendrix song, IBM patents to be auctioned

August 28, 2006 'Scuse me, while I bid on this song catalog. Hendrix tune, networking protocols go on sale in New York. TAGS: auction, patent, intellectual property, song, IBM Corp., New York

Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents

May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers. TAGS: Linux kernel, patent, Nokia Corp., open-source software, open-source programmer, Linux, intellectual property, open source, IBM Corp.

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

Eco-Patent Commons shares earth-friendly tech

January 14, 2008 Launch of Eco-Patents Commons puts environmental sustainability patents from IBM, Sony, Nokia, and Pitney Bowes into the public domain. TAGS: patent, Pitney Bowes Inc., innovation, IBM Corp., intellectual property, Nokia Corp., information technology, electronics, Sony Corp.

Small company makes big claims on XML patents

October 21, 2005 Scientigo is close to signing a deal with an IP-licensing firm to try to "monetize" patents it says are infringed by XML. TAGS: patent, XML, SGML, intellectual property, claim, royalty, software company, lawyer, asset, agreement, IBM Corp., IP, Microsoft Corp.

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, RFID, asset, IBM Corp., lawyer, bank, IP, HP

Open-source allies go on patent offensive

August 11, 2005 Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks. TAGS: patent, software patent, Steve Mills, open source, intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, LinuxWorld, ally, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, open-source software, threat, Linux, San Francisco, programming

A patent commons project for open source

August 10, 2005 Open Source Development Labs plans to collate information on patents that have been donated to the open-source community. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, patent, software patent, open-source community, open source, initiative, intellectual property, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., project, developer

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

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., patent infringement, Linux, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., protection, open-source software, Java

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

Staking a claim in the patent gold mine

July 20, 2005 Who does the system protect--unsung inventors or opportunist litigants? TAGS: Paul Ryan, Rambus Inc., patent, intellectual property, invention, lawyer, IBM Corp., U.S.

Warming up to open source

February 9, 2005 Web services standards group OASIS offers trio of patent policy options, but open-source purists say it's still too patent-friendly. TAGS: OASIS, RAND Corp., open-source developer, open source, policy, patent, standards, intellectual property, IBM Corp.

Congress takes new stab at patent system overhaul

April 18, 2007 Key politicians vow to pass bill that's drawing rave reviews from high-tech firms but resistance from other quarters. TAGS: bill, high-technology company, politician, litigation, patent, Sen., Rep., intellectual property, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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