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Red Hat CEO decries software patents
May 22, 2007
Patents 'absolutely' retard the pace of innovation, CEO Matthew Szulik argues, but he doesn't call for their abolition.
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IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use
January 11, 2005
Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits.
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Europe: No patents for software
May 24, 2006
Apparent U-turn on the extent to which software can be patented leaves patent opponents scratching their heads.
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Novell joins EFF for patent reform
May 23, 2007
Stung by criticism of its patent pact with Microsoft, Novell agrees to support Electronic Frontier Foundation's patent-busting work.
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Stallman: OSDL patent project 'worse than nothing'
September 19, 2006
Project to fight low-quality patents could make legal terrain tougher for open source, FSF founder says.
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Year in review: Patent standoff wears on
December 27, 2005
Reform bill never makes it out of a congressional subcommittee, dashing tech companies' hopes for a speedy fix.
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U.K. considers wiki to ease patent bottleneck
December 14, 2006
Proposal would set up peer review of patents via wiki before they are submitted to government examiners.
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