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Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row

 August 22, 2005 Linux founder defends protection of the trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, software patent, trademark, open-source community, intellectual property, Linux, founder, mailing list, open source

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, open source, IBM Corp., Linux seller, fear, Linux, open standard, intellectual property, U.S., database, operating system, Microsoft Corp., HP

HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal

 February 15, 2005 Boycotting the patent system means "leaving oneself exposed for absolutely no good reason," says HP's Linux vice president. TAGS: software patent, patent, OSI, Open Source Development Labs, Richard Stallman, open source, GNU, intellectual property, open-source software, copyright law, Linux, vice president, founder, HP, Sun Microsystems Inc., idea

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, Linux, threat, San Francisco, programming
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