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Microsoft sued over VPN patents

February 15, 2007 VirnetX is seeking damages and an injunction against the Redmond, Wash., software giant. TAGS: VPN, patent, Microsoft Corp.

Gates wants patent power

July 29, 2004 Can Microsoft win itself 3,000 patents this year? The answer could have an effect on its bottom line. TAGS: patent, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat CEO decries software patents

May 22, 2007 Patents 'absolutely' retard the pace of innovation, CEO Matthew Szulik argues, but he doesn't call for their abolition. TAGS: patent, software patent, innovation, Red Hat Inc., open source, CEO, Microsoft 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, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux

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, Microsoft Corp., threat, open-source software, U.S., open source

Microsoft checks off patent win

June 8, 2004 The software giant's latest chunk of intellectual property is a glorifed version of the to-do list. TAGS: patent, software development, source code, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp.

Patent claim against Microsoft, HP dismissed

August 9, 2006 Judge rules in favor of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard in a case over Windows Mobile software and iPaq handhelds. TAGS: patent, HP, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., 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

Microsoft files counterclaim against Lucent

May 15, 2006 Software giant alleges that Lucent Technologies infringes on several of its patents. TAGS: Lucent Technologies Inc., patent, Microsoft Corp.

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.

Microsoft wins delay in Eolas appeal

May 17, 2004 A federal court extends Microsoft's deadline to file an appeal against a judgment that found it had infringed on a Web browser patent. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., appeal, patent, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Company claims patent for download apps

June 15, 2004 BTG reportedly is seeking royalties from Microsoft and other companies that use software-download applications. TAGS: patent, royalty, virus, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft loses in Eolas patent ruling

September 29, 2005 U.S. Patent Office reaffirms key Web-browsing patent held by University of California and Eolas Technologies. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., patent office, patent, spokesman, Microsoft Corp.

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 kernel, Linux, article, Steve Ballmer, Red Hat Inc., lawyer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Microsoft criticized for 'IPv6-like' patent

March 23, 2005 Software giant comes under fire for "yet another example of how patents can kill or inhibit standards." TAGS: IPv6, patent, Microsoft Corp., IP

Red Hat voices concerns over Microsoft patent model

October 25, 2007 After EU antitrust ruling, company questions whether Microsoft's patent arrangement is compatible with open-source licensing. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., commission, settlement, open source, patent, general counsel, decision, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., effect, developer

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, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S.

Microsoft pockets an IM patent

October 8, 2003 The software giant wins a patent for an instant messaging feature that notifies users when the person they are communicating with is typing a message. TAGS: patent, IM, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MSN, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Patent woes

August 10, 2007 Telephone tech's No. 1 obstacle? Patents. Also, Apple's summer hardware harvest, and Linux spreads its wings. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Qualcomm Inc., patent, ban, Apple iMac, Broadcom Corp., Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., reader, Week in review, Internet phone, Verizon Communications, cell phone, Apple Computer, VoIP, MP3

Microsoft settles in whiteboard patent dustup

December 26, 2003 The software giant agrees to pay $60 million and to license a plaintiff's whiteboard technology following a somewhat stiffer but not yet finalized jury verdict. TAGS: patent, Microsoft Corp.
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