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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 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., Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company

Chinese firms get hold of Microsoft tech

October 31, 2006 Software giant exports its licensing push to China, putting three mobile phone technologies in the hands of two start-ups. TAGS: Chinese firm, China, intellectual property, software company, Microsoft Corp., mobile phone, start-up, IP

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., intellectual property, open source, patent, open-source programmer, Red Hat Inc., license agreement, Steve Ballmer, Linux, GPL, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, Novell Inc., open source, Week in review, intellectual property, reader, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S.

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