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Amazon hits back at IBM over patents

December 15, 2006 E-commerce giant bashes suit, lodges its own patent infringement claims. Big Blue stands by allegations. TAGS: patent, Amazon.com Inc., infringement, IBM Corp., litigation, allegation, information management, e-commerce, response

Fixing a broken patent system

October 10, 2007 Copyright attorney Alex Chachkes says the pressure is on to fix a system generally agreed to be in a state of disarray. TAGS: patent, NTP, Research In Motion Ltd., jury, litigation, continuation, corporation, dollar, RIM BlackBerry

Novell boosts legal team with litigation expert

August 6, 2007 Company taps high-powered patent lawyer Eric Acker, who has a formidable history, including 45 jury trials as a federal prosecutor. TAGS: Novell Inc., litigation, federal prosecutor, lawyer, patent, law firm, Microsoft Corp.

Forgent settles JPEG patent cases

November 1, 2006 Settlement for $8 million covers all remaining claims, although it's considerably less than originally sought. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., patent, settlement, litigation, claim, JPEG, lawsuit, digital camera, camera

Politicos ponder patent system changes

May 23, 2006 Congress talks about fixing patent system, but with conflicting interests, path to new legislation could be slow going. TAGS: patent, Orrin Hatch, biotechnology, pharmaceutical company, litigation, Cisco Systems Inc., intellectual property, technology company, Sen., finance

Things that scare Sun's Schwartz

October 29, 2004 perspective Sun President Jonathan Schwartz has a pre-Halloween case of the creeps--and for good reason. TAGS: patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., phishing, handset, litigation, value, password, security, PC

Patent law changes power ahead in Congress

July 20, 2007 Sweeping changes to U.S. patent system have been approved by Senate and House committees. The high-tech industry is pleased, but others aren't. TAGS: bill, litigation, patent, Qualcomm Inc., president, Microsoft Corp.

Java hardware start-up Azul sues Sun

March 15, 2006 Start-up says Sun threatened to sue for patent infringement unless it paid steep royalties, gave Sun a company stake. TAGS: Azul Systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java program, patent, royalty, Java, litigation, intellectual property, start-up, agreement, server

Congress takes new stab at patent system overhaul

April 18, 2007 Key politicians vow to pass bill that's drawing rave reviews from high-tech firms but resistance from other quarters. TAGS: bill, high-technology company, patent, politician, litigation, intellectual property, Rep., Sen., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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