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Showing 1-5 of 5 results foundU.K. judge frowns on software patents
January 13, 2006 Sir Robin Jacob questions the need for software patents and scolds the U.S. for letting "anything under the sun" be patented.The open-source patent conundrum
January 31, 2005 OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture around open-source software is turning increasingly murky.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.Microsoft: Patent overhaul needed now
March 11, 2005 Proposed changes include cutting back on litigation--a potential boon for the company, which spends $100 million a year on IP lawsuits.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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