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Eco-Patent Commons shares earth-friendly tech
January 14, 2008 Launch of Eco-Patents Commons puts environmental sustainability patents from IBM, Sony, Nokia, and Pitney Bowes into the public domain. TAGS: patent, Pitney Bowes Inc., innovation, IBM Corp., Nokia Corp., intellectual property, electronics, Sony Corp.
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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.
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Nokia pays Qualcomm $20 million for patents
April 5, 2007 The handset maker turned over the second-quarter payment for the use of patents related to one flavor of 3G technology. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., patent, handset maker, Nokia Corp., 3G, handset, payment, agreement
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Amazon wins patent for ordering forms
September 3, 2003 The online retail giant gets approval for features on its ordering form, as the company continues to put money into technology from which it expects to profit. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., patent, form
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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.
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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.
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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, source code, software development, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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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, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, intellectual property, open source, Linux
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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
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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, open-source software, threat, Microsoft Corp., U.S., open source
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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, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., lawyer, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.
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Much ado about plug-ins
October 1, 2003 Why all the hullabaloo about plug-ins? Whoever allowed the Eolas patent to be issued needs to atone for their error. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., patent, module
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Apple wins iTunes interface patent
May 12, 2004 The Mac maker wins a patent for the interface of its iTunes music software, underscoring the growing importance of the multimedia business for the company. TAGS: patent, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, media player, multimedia, interface, Apple Macintosh
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Fixing a broken patent system
October 10, 2007 Copyright attorney Alex Chachkes says the pressure is on to fix a system generally agreed to be in a state of disarray. TAGS: NTP, patent, continuation, Research In Motion Ltd., jury, litigation, RIM BlackBerry, corporation, dollar
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Sony sued over Blu-ray
May 25, 2007 California-based Target Technology alleges patent infringements in PS3 maker's latest optical disc technology. TAGS: Blu-ray, Sony Corp., patent, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony PS3, suit, electronics company, electronics
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IBM wins patent glory, but seeks reform
January 11, 2007 Big Blue was awarded the most U.S. patents in 2006, but it still wants patent system tweaks. TAGS: patent, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source
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IBM expands free access to patents
October 24, 2005 Health care, education groups can use patents in open-software standards for Web services, e-forms and open document formats. TAGS: patent, health care, IBM Corp., OpenDocument Format, Web service, health, standards
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Aruba strikes back at Motorola's patent claims
October 22, 2007 Sued by Motorola in August over four WLAN-related patents, Aruba is now countersuing, arguing that its use of the patents had gone unchallenged for years. TAGS: Aruba Networks, Motorola Inc., patent, subsidiary

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