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Microsoft alums amass thousands of patents

November 3, 2005 An IP firm wants to reinvigorate Thomas Edison's ethos of invention. Some in Silicon Valley fear the firm will channel Tort-king Melvin Belli instead. TAGS: patent, Forgent Networks Inc., royalty, lawsuit, litigation, intellectual property, IP, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Patent office to re-examine JPEG patent

February 2, 2006 The Patent Office will look at the JPEG patent again--and it could cause one company to lose a whole lot of money. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., patent, royalty, Research In Motion Ltd., JPEG, HP, camera

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., lawyer, agreement, IP, Microsoft Corp.

Rambus wins $306 million from Hynix

April 24, 2006 In its patent infringement case, a jury backs Rambus. More legal action to follow. TAGS: Rambus Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., memory maker, verdict, patent, jury, suit, royalty, Infineon Technologies AG, DRAM, lawsuit, Silicon Valley, PC company, SDRAM, memory, PC

Forgent sues cable companies over DVR patent

July 14, 2005 Defendants include Cable One, Charter Communications, Comcast, TimeWarner and EchoStar, with more likely. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., patent, DVR, Charter Communications Inc., videoconferencing, EchoStar Communications Corp., royalty, PC company, Texas, Comcast Corp., cable company, JPEG, digital camera, camera, TV, video

Rambus files new memory suit

January 26, 2005 Just when memory makers thought it was safe to go back into the water, Rambus files another lawsuit. TAGS: Rambus Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., DDR DRAM, Infineon Technologies AG, patent, DRAM, royalty, lawsuit, intellectual property, California, memory, PC

Restoring the patent balance of power

June 8, 2006 IP attorney John A. Artz says to expect reverberations from the Supreme Court's recent eBay v. MercExchange decision. TAGS: injunction, invention, patent, royalty, court, decision, threat, eBay Inc., fee

Microsoft gives go-ahead to open-source Web services

September 13, 2006 Company won't assert patents related to 35 Web services specs--a move designed to ease developers' legal concerns. TAGS: Web service, open-source community, patent, open source, open-source software, specification, royalty, standards, Apache Software Foundation, FAQ, GPL, developer, lawyer, concern, XML, Microsoft Corp.

Static over RFID

September 13, 2004 A key patent holder wants royalties. If that starts a trend, adoption of the wireless tagging technology could suffer. TAGS: RFID, royalty, Intermec Technologies Corp., Symbol Technologies Inc., protocol, RFID tag, intellectual property, patent, reader, standard, retailer, monitor

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

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