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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, lawsuit, consulting company, RFID, asset, IBM Corp., lawyer, bank, IP, HP

Microsoft sets Sender ID free

October 23, 2006 The e-mail authentication technology can now be used without fear of a response from Microsoft's intellectual property lawyers. TAGS: Sender ID, e-mail authentication, intellectual property, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Google wins patent for search results page design

December 13, 2006 Intellectual-property lawyers say there's no need to fret about infringement lawsuits unless sites are veritable copies. TAGS: patent, search result, invention, intellectual property, Google Inc., design, attorney, GUI, protection, lawyer

Creating a game? Get a lawyer

September 7, 2007 With patents, copyrights and marketing rights playing an ever bigger role, gamemakers are discovering they need legal hawks just as much as everyone else. TAGS: patent, intellectual property, game company, intellectual property right, online game, terms of service, EULA, lawyer, attorney, games

Attorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft

July 25, 2007 Software giant likely will be able to extricate itself from the implications of the open-source license, lawyer says. TAGS: GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., GPL, open source, agreement, intellectual property, lawyer, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Novell deal a milestone despite squabbles

February 9, 2007 Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith says. TAGS: Brad Smith, Novell Inc., Novell Linux, milestone, certificate, agreement, intellectual property, Linux, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., open source, CEO, letter

NBC, Apple play game of brinkmanship

August 31, 2007 news analysis A day after reports said NBC would not renew its iTunes contract, Apple announces it will not offer NBC's new TV shows. This spat is about control. TAGS: Apple Computer, Universal Music Group, contract, pricing, Apple iTunes, public relations, intellectual property, entertainment, TV, lawyer, music, Apple iPod

Lawyer insists Microsoft infringed antipiracy patent

March 9, 2006 Texas attorney with patent on antipiracy system appeals ruling that said company's product activation program didn't infringe. TAGS: product activation, patent, invention, antipiracy, Houston, attorney, lawyer, intellectual property, Texas, Microsoft Corp., Intel, Adobe Systems Inc.

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

Week in review: Microsoft's kick in the patents

February 23, 2007 While Microsoft finds itself in a dogfight over patents, battles over the iPhone trademark and satellite radio settle down. TAGS: American Software, Alcatel, patent, Week in review, damage, AT&T Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc., intellectual property, reader, U.S., lawyer, Microsoft Corp., open source, MP3, video, Microsoft Windows
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