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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. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, Microsoft Corp., Linux

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. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, Microsoft Corp.

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., lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., article

Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive

May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far. TAGS: patent, open-source software, open source, Novell Inc., Week in review, reader, intellectual property, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S.

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. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, U.K., London, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft alums amass thousands of patents

November 3, 2005 An IP firm wants to reinvigorate Thomas Edison's ethos of invention. Some in Silicon Valley fear the firm will channel Tort-king Melvin Belli instead. TAGS: patent, Forgent Networks Inc., royalty, litigation, lawsuit, intellectual property, IP, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Bill Gates and other communists

February 15, 2005 Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the discussion about software patents. TAGS: software patent, Bill Gates, patent, protocol, GNU/Linux, Mr., copyright law, GPL, intellectual property, law, Microsoft Corp., idea

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, open-source software, open-source company, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company

Experts say Microsoft's patent quest won't go far

May 16, 2007 It's unrealistic for Microsoft to expect open-source groups to actively seek out patent infringements, experts say. TAGS: patent, infringement, engineer, Linux kernel, open-source software, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux

Gloves come off in Symantec, Microsoft dispute

August 25, 2006 Legal dispute over storage patent is about to get going in earnest, part of a wider skirmish over security software turf. TAGS: Symantec Corp., patent, intellectual property, data storage, trial, order, Microsoft Corp., security

Patent litigants target DVRs

April 8, 2005 Forgent Networks says its JPEG patents cover the popular TV recording technology, but the patents haven't been tested in court. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., patent, DVR, intellectual property, TiVo Inc., digital video, JPEG, satellite, TV, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

HP plays the patent game

November 10, 2005 More people than ever are hitting HP up for money for patents, but the company is getting more out of its own patent portfolio as well. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, injunction, defendant, lawsuit, HP, IP, Microsoft 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, royalty, claim, software company, asset, lawyer, IBM Corp., agreement, IP, 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: Novell Inc., patent, intellectual property, open source, open-source programmer, Red Hat Inc., license agreement, Steve Ballmer, Linux, GPL, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, patent, intellectual property, standards, open-source community, software company, vendor, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion patent verdict

February 22, 2007 Software giant is ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent for infringement of patents related to MP3 audio technology used by Windows. TAGS: Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., verdict, patent, intellectual property, Thomson Corp., damage, MP3, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Lucent sues Microsoft over Xbox technology

April 5, 2006 Telecommunications equipment maker is charging Redmond with patent infringement related to MPEG-2 video encoding. TAGS: Lucent Technologies Inc., patent infringement, patent, MPEG-2, intellectual property, Microsoft Xbox, telecommunications, complaint, Microsoft Corp., video

Ericsson sues Sendo over cell patents

March 23, 2005 Sendo and Ericsson trade patent allegations. Consumers could lose out if handset prices are pushed higher. TAGS: Sendo, Ericsson Inc., handset, handset maker, patent, intellectual property, UMTS, cell phone, CEO, GSM, 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, SuSE Linux, intellectual property, Steve Ballmer, letter, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., CEO

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