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Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time
November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Novell Inc., Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft signs technology pact with Linspire
June 14, 2007 Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology. TAGS: Linspire, Windows Media, Linux, codec, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., intellectual property, IM, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft to license some intellectual property
December 2, 2003 The software giant plans to announce a new program for licensing some of its intellectual property to others in the technology industry. TAGS: intellectual property, settlement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft to back customers in infringement cases
November 10, 2004 Customers will be indemnified against claims that their use of Microsoft software infringed on any intellectual-property claims. TAGS: indemnity, ADC Telecommunications Inc., intellectual property, volume-license, protection, Steve Ballmer, claim, Linux, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows
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Symantec sues Microsoft over storage tech
May 18, 2006 Lawsuit charges misappropriation of intellectual property, breach of contract over data storage technology. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, intellectual property, dispute, Microsoft Longhorn, data storage, contract, Microsoft Windows 2000, complaint, Microsoft Windows Vista, representative, Microsoft Corp., agreement, Microsoft Windows, server
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Microsoft, Citrix strike patent-sharing deal
December 21, 2004 Patent cross-licensing and access to source code will help Citrix tie a closer knot with Windows Server. TAGS: Citrix Systems Inc., Citrix MetaFrame, Microsoft Windows Server, agreement, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., software company, server, Microsoft Windows
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Settling down?
April 2, 2004 Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration. TAGS: Brad Smith, patent, intellectual property, interoperability, antitrust, open-source community, Microsoft Windows Server, collaboration, Sun Microsystems Inc., attorney, Microsoft .NET, Java, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Intellectual-property precedent could help Microsoft appeal
March 25, 2004 A decision in an earlier European antitrust case involving the health care industry could bode well for the software maker as it prepares its appeal. TAGS: IBM IMS, antitrust, intellectual property, Judge, Brad Smith, attorney, argument, health, decision, commission, Microsoft Corp., order, server, Microsoft Windows
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Open-source ID project awaits Microsoft's blessing
March 9, 2007 Higgins project developers are creating a tool equivalent to Windows CardSpace but need Redmond's go-ahead for certain features. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, open source, intellectual property, Novell Inc., developer, Microsoft Corp., project, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, IBM Corp.
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Start-up claims injunction against Microsoft
April 13, 2005 Alacritech says injunction blocks software giant from using patented Chimney networking method. TAGS: Alacritech Inc., injunction, Stacy Drake, intellectual property right, networking, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft to use comics in antipiracy campaign
January 22, 2007 Software giant has been expanding its antipiracy campaign since mid-2005, but can't yet say whether efforts are paying off.Images: Which copy of XP is the fake? TAGS: comic, antipiracy, piracy, Brazil, copy, campaign, Microsoft Corp., intellectual property, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion patent verdict
February 22, 2007 Software giant is ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent for infringement of patents related to MP3 audio technology used by Windows. TAGS: Lucent Technologies Inc., Alcatel, verdict, Thomson Corp., intellectual property, MP3, patent, damage, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft opens technology to more licensing
December 3, 2003 update The move represents the software powerhouse's broadest effort to date to allow other companies to gain access to its intellectual-property portfolio. TAGS: Brad Smith, ClearType, intellectual property, R&D, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Week in review: Cracking codes
July 25, 2003 Windows users who use only letters and numbers as passwords now have more to worry about, say researchers who dramatically reduced the time required to crack the passwords. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linux, volume-license, intellectual property, DirectX, Unix, Week in review, code, researcher, password, flaw, fee, letter, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC
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Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?
November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, open-source programmer, patent, license agreement, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, Linux, GPL, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows
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Is open source getting to Microsoft?
September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, patent, intellectual property, standards, open-source community, vendor, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., software company, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows
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Collision course for Symantec and Microsoft
May 22, 2006 Its lawsuit against Microsoft could put the brakes on Vista as competition between the companies heats up. TAGS: Symantec Corp., intellectual property, VERITAS Software Corp., SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, lawsuit, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft tries new tack in license deals
March 1, 2004 The software giant's decision to remove language from a licensing agreement could reflect a growing willingness to tweak the way it does business, analysts say. TAGS: willingness, computer company, regulator, licensing agreement, provision, language, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Web sites unfazed by SCO threats
July 24, 2003 One important section of the Linux market, large companies, so far don't seem fazed by SCO Group's warnings that Linux violates its Unix intellectual property, according to a new study. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SunGard Data Systems Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Linux, intellectual property, Unix, Sun Solaris, survey, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows
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HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight
July 20, 2004 Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software. TAGS: memo, Sendmail Inc., open-source software, patent infringement, Samba, GPL, SCO Group Inc., Apache Software Foundation, HP, intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, patent, spokeswoman, Microsoft Corp.

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