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February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux seller, Linux, coupon, open-source software, threat, CEO, New York, Microsoft Corp., server

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

October 17, 2006 Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open source, legal action, enterprise, lawsuit, intellectual property, IBM Corp., Unix, code, London, Linux

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, U.S., operating system, database, Microsoft Corp., HP

November 16, 2006 perspective Palamida's Mark Tolliver asks whether it's time software companies should openly disclose their "ingredients." TAGS: intellectual property, food, nutrition, open-source community, ingredient, software company, vendor, open-source software, open source, component

October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, open-source software, open source, defense, intellectual property, CEO, IBM Corp., Linux

February 1, 2007 Blackboard, whose software manages university courses, pledges not to use patents against open-source alternatives. TAGS: patent, open source, pledge, open-source software, intellectual property

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

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.

February 21, 2007 If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, open-source community, open source, freedom, open-source software, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp.

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, intellectual property, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux

September 6, 2007 Overcoming ATI's earlier objections, AMD is actively cooperating on open-source software to support its graphics chips. TAGS: graphics chip, open source, AMD, ATI Technologies, Linux, open-source software, intellectual property, 3D, Intel

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