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Microsoft-Novell survey gives their deal a thumbs-up

December 12, 2006 Survey commissioned by the two companies asserts that their high-profile agreement will drive customers away from joint rival Red Hat. TAGS: survey, Novell Inc., respondent, intellectual property right, intellectual property, agreement, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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

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

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: intellectual property, Novell Inc., open source, patent, open-source programmer, Red Hat Inc., license agreement, Steve Ballmer, GPL, Linux, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, open source, Novell Inc., open-source company, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp., software company

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