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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. TAGS: software patent, patent, sun, U.K., intellectual property, study, IP, U.S., London

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. TAGS: free-trade agreement, DMCA, software patent, Australia, rights-management, open-source software, agreement, law, intellectual property, U.S., president, Linux

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. TAGS: software patent, open-source developer, patent suit, Open Source Development Labs, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, Mozilla Corp., GPL, open-source community, IBM Corp., Linux, Europe, U.S.

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. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., Linux, fear, open standard, Linux seller, operating system, HP, database, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Brad Smith, software patent, patent, European Union, litigation, Europe, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: software patent, Wiki, patent, recommendation, U.K., intellectual property, idea, U.S.

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