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Microsoft gets 5,000th patent
March 7, 2006 Milestone comes during push to license technology, use intellectual property as a selling point over Linux.Intellectual property in the era of open source
July 19, 2006 Tech industry veteran Brad Silverberg says those who believe "software IP is dead" are missing the point about open source.Microsoft--license to deal
November 8, 2004 You back my patent, I'll back yours. That could be the software giant's motto in its quest for intellectual property.Asia warms up to intellectual property
August 23, 2006 As the relative value of IP increases, Asian businesses begin to take infringement issues more seriously.U.K. to probe 'patent thickets'
March 2, 2006 Companies using patents to hamper innovation may be targets in U.K. as review of intellectual property law kicks off.Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time
November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise.Ballmer repeats threats against Linux
February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free."Why I love patents and copyrights
May 10, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says that without intellectual property rights, we might as well go back to living in caves.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.Hendrix recordings fetch $15M in patent auction
October 27, 2006 The wind cries Mary--and millions--at auction held by Ocean Tomo, which evaluates patents and helps people sell them.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.Eight business technology trends to watch
December 26, 2007 Eight emerging trends are transforming many markets and businesses. Executives should learn to shape the outcome rather than just react to it.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.Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts
May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents.Microsoft expands cybersquatter fight
March 14, 2007 Company files new lawsuits against cybersquatters in the U.K. and the U.S., charging violation of intellectual property law.Source scanning start-up Palamida lands $8 million
June 12, 2006 The company, which has software that scans software to cut down on intellectual property risk, will use cash to fuel expansion.Symantec sues Microsoft over storage tech
May 18, 2006 Lawsuit charges misappropriation of intellectual property, breach of contract over data storage technology.Viacom sues Google over YouTube clips
March 13, 2007 Media company seeks more than $1 billion in damages, claiming that nearly 160,000 unauthorized clips appear on video-sharing site.Publisher purges thousands of unlicensed fonts
February 22, 2008 A London publishing house finds, and wipes out, hundreds of thousands of rogue fonts that could have cost it dearly in fines.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. Sponsored matches for "intellectual property"
