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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

IBM: Amazon violates our patents

October 23, 2006 Big Blue files suit, saying mega e-tailer is infringing intellectual property ranging from advertising to hyperlink technology. TAGS: patent, Amazon.com Inc., IBM Corp., intellectual property

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.

IBM wins patent glory, but seeks reform

January 11, 2007 Big Blue was awarded the most U.S. patents in 2006, but it still wants patent system tweaks. TAGS: patent, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source, e-commerce

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.

Google wins patent for search results page design

December 13, 2006 Intellectual-property lawyers say there's no need to fret about infringement lawsuits unless sites are veritable copies. TAGS: patent, search result, invention, intellectual property, Google Inc., design, attorney, GUI, protection, lawyer

Patent auctions: Lawyer's dream or way of the future?

March 3, 2006 Dinner, drinks and a bitter lawsuit: You might find them both at the Ocean Tomo patent auction next month. TAGS: patent, intellectual property, auction, consulting company, lawsuit, RFID, asset, IBM Corp., lawyer, bank, IP, HP

Hendrix recordings fetch $15M in patent auction

October 27, 2006 The wind cries Mary--and millions--at auction held by Ocean Tomo, which evaluates patents and helps people sell them. TAGS: auction, patent, intellectual property, bidder, VoD, recording

Hendrix song, IBM patents to be auctioned

August 28, 2006 'Scuse me, while I bid on this song catalog. Hendrix tune, networking protocols go on sale in New York. TAGS: auction, patent, intellectual property, song, IBM Corp., New York

Why I love patents and copyrights

May 10, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says that without intellectual property rights, we might as well go back to living in caves. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, auction, footage, sentiment, Chicago, collection, photograph

IP company sues AMD over patents

November 17, 2006 Opti, an intellectual property company, alleges that the chipmaker violated patents with its Opteron processors and other products. TAGS: AMD Opteron, patent, chip company, AMD, PCI bus, intellectual property, IP, PCI

Sony revealed as buyer of Ipix patents

February 5, 2007 Electronics giant anonymously wins patents on digital imaging technology for $3.6 million at bankruptcy auction. TAGS: IPIX Corp., patent, bankruptcy, 360-degree, intellectual property, Sony Corp., sale, asset, camera

February 23, 2006 Trying to sway critics TAGS: NTP, re-examination, patent, Research In Motion Ltd., public relations, intellectual property

NTP slaps Palm with patent infringement suit

November 6, 2006 Palm's response: The lawsuit targeting the company's wireless e-mail devices is "unwarranted" and based on "dubious patents." TAGS: NTP, patent, wireless e-mail, Research In Motion Ltd., injunction, Palm Inc., lawsuit, intellectual property, complaint, Virginia, RIM BlackBerry, smart phone, e-mail

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

Rise of the patent trolls

October 12, 2005 HP's Joe Beyers urges the formation of a consortium to combat what he sees as a patent shakedown. TAGS: troll, patent, invention, consortium, innovation, intellectual property, nature, threat, value

HP sues Acer again over patents

April 23, 2007 In second suit against Acer in a month, HP seeks to prevent Taiwan-based PC maker from selling its computers in the U.S. TAGS: patent, Acer Inc., PC company, lawsuit, Taiwan, intellectual property, complaint, power management, HP, U.S., PC, video

Creating a game? Get a lawyer

September 7, 2007 With patents, copyrights and marketing rights playing an ever bigger role, gamemakers are discovering they need legal hawks just as much as everyone else. TAGS: patent, game company, intellectual property, intellectual property right, online game, terms of service, EULA, lawyer, attorney, games

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, Microsoft Corp., order, security

Eco-Patent Commons shares earth-friendly tech

January 14, 2008 Launch of Eco-Patents Commons puts environmental sustainability patents from IBM, Sony, Nokia, and Pitney Bowes into the public domain. TAGS: patent, Pitney Bowes Inc., commons, innovation, IBM Corp., intellectual property, information technology, Nokia Corp., electronics, Sony Corp.
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