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Patent claim against Microsoft, HP dismissed

August 9, 2006 Judge rules in favor of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard in a case over Windows Mobile software and iPaq handhelds. TAGS: patent, Microsoft Windows Mobile, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's file system patent upheld

January 10, 2006 After initially rejecting patents on the Windows file system, the Patent and Trademark Office rules them valid. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, File Allocation Table, file system, decision, flash memory, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows

Saving Linux from the lawyers

November 21, 2005 CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system. TAGS: patent, Open Source Development Labs, open-source community, Linux, open source, lawyer, developer, IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's Linux-related patents rejected

October 5, 2005 U.S. Patent Office rejects claims on popular FAT storage format, used in the open-source OS. But software giant can pursue issue further. TAGS: Public Patent Foundation, rejection, patent, flash memory, art, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Patent litigants target DVRs

April 8, 2005 Forgent Networks says its JPEG patents cover the popular TV recording technology, but the patents haven't been tested in court. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., patent, DVR, intellectual property, TiVo Inc., digital video, JPEG, satellite, TV, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion patent verdict

February 22, 2007 Software giant is ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent for infringement of patents related to MP3 audio technology used by Windows. TAGS: Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., verdict, intellectual property, Thomson Corp., patent, damage, MP3, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell

November 2, 2006 Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, virtualization, Steve Ballmer, open source, enterprise server, Linux, patent, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft seeks patent covering Web feed readers

December 21, 2006 Just before announcing support for Web syndication format RSS, Redmond filed a pair of U.S. patent applications. TAGS: patent, RSS, program manager, RSS reader, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft wins in second Alcatel-Lucent patent suit

March 2, 2007 Judge rules the Windows maker did not infringe on patent for speech coding technology; Alcatel-Lucent plans to appeal. TAGS: Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., patent, San Diego, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, open-source community, standards, software company, vendor, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft

June 22, 2007 Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement. TAGS: Mandriva, Linux company, interoperability, patent, Novell Inc., agreement, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, open source, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Windows

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

Week in review: Microsoft's kick in the patents

February 23, 2007 While Microsoft finds itself in a dogfight over patents, battles over the iPhone trademark and satellite radio settle down. TAGS: American Software, Alcatel, patent, Week in review, damage, AT&T Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc., intellectual property, reader, U.S., lawyer, Microsoft Corp., open source, MP3, video, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patent case stirs software export fears

February 21, 2007 In unlikely combination, U.S. government and advocates of free and open-source software are backing Microsoft in patent spat with AT&T. TAGS: American Software, AT&T Corp., open-source software, patent, U.S., tax, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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