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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

In search of the Google phone

October 24, 2007 Experts see Google partnering with a handset maker for bundled software that will enable everything from IM and maps to monitoring blood pressure.Image: Looking for clues in Google patent TAGS: Google Inc., handset, handset maker, patent, Apple iPhone, telephony, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile phone, mobile device, search engine, IM, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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 holds off on Eolas-based tweaks

January 29, 2004 The software maker says it won't change Windows or Internet Explorer until its efforts to appeal Eolas Technologies' suit or invalidate the patent are settled. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., patent, tweak, Microsoft Internet Explorer, consulting, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, software company, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

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

Microsoft wins HTML application patent

December 10, 2003 The patent awarded to the software giant covers a method of opening up a certain kind of HTML application within Windows. TAGS: patent, Eolas Technologies Inc., HTML, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, security

Microsoft wins in second Alcatel-Lucent patent suit

March 2, 2007 Judge rules the Windows maker did not infringe on patent for speech coding technology; Alcatel-Lucent plans to appeal. TAGS: Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., patent, San Diego, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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 seeks patent covering Web feed readers

December 21, 2006 Just before announcing support for Web syndication format RSS, Redmond filed a pair of U.S. patent applications. TAGS: patent, RSS, RSS reader, program manager, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's file system patent upheld

January 10, 2006 After initially rejecting patents on the Windows file system, the Patent and Trademark Office rules them valid. TAGS: Public Patent Foundation, File Allocation Table, patent, file system, decision, flash memory, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft file patent faces exam

June 11, 2004 Public-interest group wants FAT file system patent yanked for the good of Linux. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, file system, request, Linux, intellectual property, founder, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

Patent case challenges Microsoft's 'AutoPlay'

October 13, 2004 Federal judge rules against software giant in a case that focuses on technology for automatically loading software from a disc. TAGS: patent, motion, storage media, suit, federal judge, evidence, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, California, Web browser, TV, Microsoft Windows, PC

Apple wants patent on iPod interface

March 29, 2004 The company got bitten once when trying to protect its user interfaces from competitors. Now it's turning to patents in an effort to protect its diminutive music player. TAGS: patent, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, GUI, music player, user interface, Apple iPod, interface, HP, Apple Macintosh, CEO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Group seeks to invalidate Microsoft patent

April 16, 2004 The Public Patent Foundation asks the U.S. Patent Office to revoke Microsoft's hold on its File Allocation Table storage system, saying it's necessary to the open-source software movement. TAGS: Public Patent Foundation, patent, File Allocation Table, biotechnology, organization, open-source software, file system, flash memory, intellectual property, open source, Microsoft Corp., representative, agency, Microsoft Windows

Patent fight shadows Microsoft lawsuit

October 15, 2003 A fight over an obscure content-protection patent could wind up relieving one of the software giant's biggest legal headaches, according to digital rights management company Macrovision. TAGS: InterTrust Technologies, Macrovision Corp., patent, digital-rights management, interference, intellectual property, claim, lawsuit, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Patent litigants target DVRs

April 8, 2005 Forgent Networks says its JPEG patents cover the popular TV recording technology, but the patents haven't been tested in court. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., DVR, patent, TiVo Inc., intellectual property, JPEG, digital video, satellite, Microsoft Corp., TV, Microsoft Windows

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, interoperability, intellectual property, antitrust, open-source community, Microsoft Windows Server, collaboration, attorney, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft .NET, open source, Java, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server

Apple seeks patent for see-through windows

May 18, 2004 Transparent windows are a hallmark of Apple Computer's operating system that are also slated for the next version of Microsoft's Windows. Apple is looking to lock up rights to some variations. TAGS: WinHEC, Software Technology, Apple Computer, Microsoft Longhorn, patent, technique, conference, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows
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