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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: 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

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

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, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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.

IBM retains patent crown

January 11, 2005 Big Blue gets the blue ribbon--again--but HP moves up a notch. Japanese companies stay strong. IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use TAGS: patent, Japanese company, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source, HP

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

TiVo beefs up patent portfolio

April 6, 2005 With a purchase of six patents from IBM, the digital video recorder company stakes out more ground in television intellectual property. TAGS: EchoStar Communications Corp., TiVo Inc., patent, intellectual property, DVR, IBM Corp., digital video, TV

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.

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., innovation, IBM Corp., intellectual property, Nokia Corp., information technology, electronics, Sony Corp.

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, recording, VoD

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

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., attorney, design, lawyer, protection, GUI

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

Gateway wins patent appeal in HP suit

December 9, 2005 Company comes out on top at International Trade Commission in parallel-port patent dispute with Hewlett-Packard. TAGS: Gateway Inc., patent, intellectual property, HP, printer

Putting patents to work

November 10, 2005 For many in the high-tech sector, intellectual property can be both a blessing and a curse. TAGS: patent, intellectual property, Intel, Apple Computer, HP

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, claim, royalty, software company, asset, IBM Corp., agreement, lawyer, IP, Microsoft Corp.

Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents

May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers. TAGS: Linux kernel, patent, Nokia Corp., open-source software, open-source programmer, Linux, intellectual property, open source, IBM Corp.

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