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U.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.
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Trade deal exports DMCA down under
August 3, 2004
President Bush signs a trade deal that extends controversial software patents and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to Australia.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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