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Gauging Microsoft threat to Europe's Linux users

September 20, 2007 Company could call on patents filed with the European Patent Office to sue U.K. open-source users, but the situation's complicated. TAGS: patent, U.K., Europe, Linux, supplier, threat, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., U.S., open source

Microsoft, Samsung in patent swap deal

April 19, 2007 Among other provisions, the pact covers Samsung and its customers for Linux-related products. TAGS: Samsung Electronics, patent, Linux, Novell Inc., payment, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle bands with open-source patent group

March 27, 2007 Database giant agrees not to sue over patents in Linux and associated open-source software--including open-source databases. TAGS: patent, Oracle Corp., open source, Linux, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., database

Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents

May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers. TAGS: Linux kernel, patent, Nokia Corp., open-source programmer, Linux, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., intellectual property, project

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open-source software, open source, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, lawyer, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Experts say Microsoft's patent quest won't go far

May 16, 2007 It's unrealistic for Microsoft to expect open-source groups to actively seek out patent infringements, experts say. TAGS: patent, infringement, engineer, Linux kernel, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., intellectual property, open source, Linux

Saving Linux from the lawyers

November 21, 2005 CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system. TAGS: patent, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, open-source community, lawyer, open source, IBM Corp., developer, CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft inks patent deal with Fuji Xerox

March 22, 2007 Money will change hands in the cross-licensing deal, but the companies aren't going into details. TAGS: Xerox Corp., patent, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., agreement, Linux

Novell joins EFF for patent reform

May 23, 2007 Stung by criticism of its patent pact with Microsoft, Novell agrees to support Electronic Frontier Foundation's patent-busting work. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, software patent, criticism, open standard, open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp.

Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft

June 22, 2007 Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement. TAGS: Mandriva, Linux company, Ubuntu, interoperability, patent, Linux, Novell Inc., agreement, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., blog, open source, Microsoft Windows

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., open source, reader, Week in review, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., software company, Linux, 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, U.S., database, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft FAT patent falls flat

September 30, 2004 Open-source advocates notch a victory, since the technology is used by Linux. Now Redmond has 90 days to respond. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, Lexar Media Inc., Linux, USB flash drive, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, digital camera, Unix, camera, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts

May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents. TAGS: patent, intellectual property, open source, open-source company, Novell Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company

Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none

December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source community, Linux kernel, open source, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., antitrust, operating system

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, Linux, agreement, Linux company, SuSE Linux, intellectual property, letter, SuSE, Steve Ballmer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source, CEO, IBM Corp.

Microsoft's Linux-related patents rejected

October 5, 2005 U.S. Patent Office rejects claims on popular FAT storage format, used in the open-source OS. But software giant can pursue issue further. TAGS: Public Patent Foundation, rejection, patent, flash memory, art, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project

January 31, 2005 Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used. TAGS: Sun Solaris, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, open source, Linux, IBM Corp.

IBM pledges no patent attacks against Linux

August 4, 2004 update Big Blue's book of patents won't be used to bludgeon the open-source software. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, Linux, patent, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., open source, HP, open-source software, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source battlegrounds heat up

February 2, 2005 Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents. TAGS: software patent, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, open source, patent, Linux, security, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.