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Microsoft expands cybersquatter fight

March 14, 2007 Company files new lawsuits against cybersquatters in the U.K. and the U.S., charging violation of intellectual property law. TAGS: U.K., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Qualcomm cell phone ban to take effect

August 7, 2007 Qualcomm loses latest battle to reverse the International Trade Commission's import ban on its technology, says it will continue the fight. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., ban, W-CDMA, patent, 3G network, U.S. company, EVDO, cell phone, operator, decision, intellectual property, handset, U.S.

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., study, intellectual property, U.S., IP, London

Feds announce global antipiracy initiatives

September 21, 2005 Commerce Department to dispatch representatives overseas to advise foreign governments on fighting intellectual property theft. TAGS: intellectual property, antipiracy, Thailand, piracy, Russia, Middle East, Brazil, India, expert, China, U.S.

HP sues Acer again over patents

April 23, 2007 In second suit against Acer in a month, HP seeks to prevent Taiwan-based PC maker from selling its computers in the U.S. TAGS: Acer Inc., patent, HP, portable computer, power management, Taiwan, complaint, PC company, lawsuit, intellectual property, U.S., PC, video

China, U.S. hammer out trade concerns

April 22, 2004 A joint commission is taking steps to resolve commercial concerns about the development of a wireless networking security standard and enforcement of intellectual property rights. TAGS: intellectual property right, China, biotechnology, significance, intellectual property, enforcement, commission, U.S. company, wireless networking, U.S., concern, government, development, security

SCO takes Linux licensing overseas

January 14, 2004 Companies outside the United States that use the open-source operating system now face the threat of legal action from the SCO Group, which is making licenses available worldwide. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCOsource, legal action, Caldera Systems Inc., license, Linux, intellectual property, lawsuit, threat, open source, U.S., IP, operating system

Why Microsoft is under assault from all corners

April 9, 2007 Attorney Lars Liebeler says open hostility toward the software maker runs contrary to a central premise of free-market economics. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, commission, antitrust, faith, assault, intellectual property, Novell Inc., innovation, protocol, Europe, server software, agreement, Microsoft Corp., server, open source, information technology

U.S. lawmakers form antipiracy caucus

October 21, 2003 A group of federal lawmakers aims to put more steam behind issues of intellectual property piracy online and offline. TAGS: Joe Biden, digital piracy, federal lawmaker, lawmaker, antipiracy, intellectual property, U.S.

Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive

May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far. TAGS: patent, open-source software, Novell Inc., reader, open source, Week in review, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., software company, Linux, U.S.

Three convictions in Net piracy sweeps

March 9, 2005 Software pirates plead guilty, face up to 10 years in prison, in largest multinational Net piracy investigation to date. TAGS: men, prosecutor, piracy, intellectual property, attorney, U.S.

How to fight against patent terrorism

January 6, 2005 Attorney Richard Wilder says CIOs will increasingly need to weigh indemnification policies before making purchases. TAGS: intellectual property, infringement, lawsuit, SCO Group Inc., threat, open-source software, Novell Inc., Linux, software company, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Man charged with hacking USC database

April 20, 2006 Prosecutors allege the San Diego man nabbed sensitive info on more than 275,000 people from a university system. TAGS: hacking, San Diego, home PC, attorney, intellectual property, database, U.S.

Study: Trade pact bad for workers, inventors

May 10, 2005 Coalition claims that proposed Central America Free Trade Agreement benefits multinational corporations--to the detriment of workers. TAGS: NAFTA, Mexico, worker, pact, piracy, U.S., intellectual property, barrier, agreement

Week in review: Microsoft's kick in the patents

February 23, 2007 While Microsoft finds itself in a dogfight over patents, battles over the iPhone trademark and satellite radio settle down. TAGS: American Software, Alcatel, damage, Lucent Technologies Inc., patent, AT&T Corp., U.S. company, Week in review, reader, intellectual property, lawyer, U.S., Microsoft Corp., open source, MP3, video

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, law, agreement, intellectual property, U.S., president, Linux

Microsoft balances patents, standards

February 3, 2004 Recent XML-related patents illustrate the software giant's balancing act between supporting open standards and profiting from its inventions. TAGS: Stephen O'Grady, patent, XML, open standard, standards, intellectual property, adoption, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, Web service, document, Europe, Microsoft Word, U.S.

SCO's McBride sounds off in Linux legal battle

December 5, 2003 Chief Executive Darl McBride invokes the Founding Fathers in his company's battle over intellectual property rights. Also: SCO postpones its quarterly earnings report. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., copyright protection, intellectual property, intellectual property right, Unix, GNU, Free Software Foundation, earnings report, DMCA, Linux, GPL, battle, open source, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., letter

Offshoring: Companies guarding 'secret sauce'

May 5, 2004 Digital Agenda Many U.S. tech businesses say they are adamant about keeping IP at home for now, even if they are considering some form of foreign outsourcing. TAGS: offshore outsourcing, outsource, Microsoft TechNet, outsourcing, intellectual property, U.S. company, BEA Systems Inc., information technology, U.S., security

Tech panel sees IT jobs returning to U.S.

October 22, 2003 The loss of U.S. jobs due to a shift of information technology work overseas maybe be painful for American workers now, but the discomfort is temporary, a panel concludes. TAGS: worker, information technology, Borland Software Corp., Stanford, U.S., America, intellectual property
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