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Torvalds Says Microsoft is Bluffing on Patents
Amazon Patents Including a String at End of a URL
Joystick Port Patented, Now the Lawsuit
Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM
Breakpoints have now been patented
USPTO Rejects Amazon's One-Click Patent
Germany Rejects Microsoft FAT Patent
Amazon Patents Customized 404 Pages
Ballmer Suggests Linux Distros Will Soon Have to Pay Up
Microsoft Getting Paid for Patents in Linux?
Seagate May Sue if Solid State Disks Get Popular
Cancer Drug May Not Get A Chance Due to Lack of Patent
House Passes Patent Overhaul Bill
IBM Breaks Patent Record, Wants Reform
MS Seeks Patent For Repossessing School Computers
Microsoft Retracts Patent
Patents Don't Pay
TiVO Patent Upheld, Dish May Have to Disable DVR
802.11n May Never Happen Due to Patent Concerns
Northeastern University Sues Google Over Patent
$1.5B Fine Overturned For Microsoft
$360M Patent Suit Over iPhone Voicemail
Amazon Goes Web 2.0 Wild to Defend 1-Click Patent
Amazon Patents Bad Service For Bad Customers
Courts May Revisit Software Patents
Google and Others Sued For Automating Email
Google's New Patent on Commercial Breaks
IBM Wants To Patent Restaurant Waits
MP3's Loss, Open Source's Gain
Neither Intellectual Nor Property
Novell Proclaims 'We're Not SCO' and We Won't Sue
PubPat Kills Four Key Monsanto Patents
Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later
Supreme Court Weakens Patents
Google Patents Shipping-Container Data Centers
Microsoft Says Free Software Violates 235 Patents
UK Report Proposes Changes To IP Laws
22 Companies Sued Over Wi-Fi Patents
Amazon Patents Humans Assisting Computers
Brazil Voids Merck Patent On AIDS Drug
Lawmakers Debate Patent Immunity For Banks
Linked List Patented in 2006
MS-Funded Study Attacks GPL3 Draft Process
Patent Office Head Lays Out Reform Strategy
Separation of Church and Microsoft
Supreme Court Clears Patent Invalidity Suits
UK High Court Allows Software Patent Claims
Why Microsoft Won't List Claimed Patent Violations
WordLogic Patented the Predictive Interface
Apple Sued Over Fundamental iTunes Model
Alan Cox on Patent Law and GPLv3
Amazon Gift Ordering Patent Revoked In EU
Critic of Software Patents Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Do Patents Stop Companies From Creating 'Perfect' Products?
Firm Sues Sony Over Cell Processor
Google Patents Detecting, Tracking, Targeting Kids
Microsoft Claims Patent On Elements of Embedded Linux?
Microsoft Is Sued For Patent Violation Over .NET
Microsoft Patents the Mother of All Adware
Microsoft Threatened With Fines By EU Again
Microsoft's Consent-or-Die Patent
Microsoft, Novell, and "Clone Product" Lawsuits
Miguel Plans Silverlight on Mono & Linux by Years End
Red Hat Vows To Stand Up To Patent Intimidation
SCO Wants Summary Ruling, Wants To Appeal Unix Ownership Decision
The Real Problem With the US Patent System
The Rush To Patent the Atomic Bomb
Upside Down Phone Patent
Vonage Admits They Have No Workaround
Windows Buyers Pay Patent Tax of $21.50 ?
"Show Us the Code" Breaks Its Silence
AIDS Drug Patent Revoked In US
Blackboard Wins Patent Suit Against Desire2Learn
Canon Files For DSLR Iris Registration Patent
Cisco Lawyer Outs Self As "Patent Troll Tracker"
Companies Asked to Donate Unused Patents
End Software Patents Project Comes Out Swinging
Google Partners With OIN For Linux
Judge Makes Lawyers Pay For Frivolous Patent Suit
Judge Permits eBay's "Buy It Now" Feature
Legislation To Overhaul US Patent System
Microsoft Applies To Patent DRM'ed OS Modules
Microsoft Excludes GPLv3 From Linspire Deal
Microsoft, Sue Me First
Mr. Ballmer, Show Us the Code
Multi-Channel Communication Patent Up For Sale
Music From DNA Patented
Open Source Patent Donations?
Patent Chief Decries Continued Downward Spiral of Patent Quality
Patent Lawsuits Galore
Prior Art On Verizon Patents
Shuttleworth Says No Patent Deals With Microsoft
USPTO Reaffirms 1-Click Claims 'Old And Obvious'
Vonage Settles Patent Suit With Sprint-Nextel
Peer Review Starts for Software Patents
British Government Comes Out Against 'Pure' Software Patents
Court Blocks Controversial New Patent Rules
Court Puts Further Limits on Software Patents
How Do I Secure An IP, While Leaving Options Open?
In Defense Of Patents and Copyright
Inventors Protest Patent Reform Bill
Jury Rules That H.264 is Not Patented
Linux Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat/Novell
Microsoft EU Decision Protects OSS Projects From Suits
Microsoft Patents Process To "Unpirate" Music
Microsoft Will Not Sue Over Linux Patents
Monster Cables Pushes Around the Wrong Small Company
OLPC Lawsuit-Bringer Has Past Fraud Conviction
Open Invention Network Calls Out Microsoft
Optimum Copyright Period Decided by Math
Sony Sued for Blu-Ray Patent Violation
Trend Micro Sues Barracuda Over Open Source Anti-Virus
Vonage Barred From Using Verizon VoIP Patents
Yahoo Patents 'Smart' Drag and Drop
NetApp Hits Sun With Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Nintendo Suffers $21M Patent Infringement Award
"Bilski" Case May End Business Method Patents
3D Self-Replicating Printer to be Released Under GNU License
A Guardian Angel In Your Cell Phone
All 44 Blackboard Patent Claims Invalidated
Become the Fifth Space Tourist
Behind the USPTO's Working With Peer-To-Patent
Company Aims To Patent Security Patches
Everyday Copyright Violations
Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Solitaire Patent
IBM Patents Pricing Motorists Off Highways
Intel Sued Over Core 2 Duo Patent Infringement
LG Phillips Patents Oil and Water Display
Linspire Releases Controversial Version 6.0
Linspire Signs Patent Pact With MS
Linus Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims
MP3 Format Still Gathering Momentum
MS Seeks Patent On Virtual Fuzzy Dice
Microsoft Gives Xandros Users Patent Protection
Microsoft Seeks Another OS-Level Adware Patent
Morfik Patents AJAX Compiler
NewYorkCountryLawyer Debates RIAA VP
Nigerian Company Sues OLPC
Open-Source ID Project Awaits Microsoft's Blessing
Patent Office Program To Speed Computer Tech
Perens Rains on Novell's Parade
Reform Could Kill EFF "Patent Busting Project"
Seagate Sues STEC For Patent Infringement
Sony Develops Fluid-Filled Bags For Hard Disks
Sun To Seek Injunction, Damages Against NetApp
Supreme Court Sides With Microsoft Over AT&T
Truth Behind the ClearType/OpenSUSE FUD
US No Longer Technology King
US Patent Office To Re-Examine Blackboard Patent
USPTO Examiner Rejected 1-Click Claims As "Obvious"
VeriSign Granted a Patent Covering SiteFinder
Wireless Email Patents Vs. Innovation
Satellite Abandoned Due To Orbital Patent
An Argument Against Software Patents
USPTO New Accelerated Review Process
SanDisk Sues 25 Companies for Patent Infringement
Akamai Wins Lawsuit to Protect Obvious Patent
Amazon Using Patent Reform to Strengthen 1-Click
Ballmer Repeats Threats Against Linux
Blackboard's "Pledge" Not to Sue Open Source Software
DARPA Files Patent On Predictive Simulation
EFF Attacks Online Gaming Patent
FTC Defends Ethernet From Patent Troll
Forgent Patent Troll Loses Again
IBM Files DVD Spam Patent Application
Intel Patents On-Chip Cosmic Ray Detectors
Michael Crichton on Why Gene Patents Are Bad
Microsoft Details FOSS Patent Breaches
Microsoft Discloses 14,000 Pages of Coding Secrets
Microsoft Patents Frustration-Detection System
Microsoft Responds to EU With Another Question
Microsoft Too Busy To Name Linux Patents?
Microsoft to Spy on Employees
Microsoft's HD Photo to Become JPEG Standard?
Microsoft/Samsung Ink Patent Deal
Novell Worries About GPL v3
PS3 Finally Ready to Rumble?
Patent Reform Bill Unable To Clean Up Patent Mess
Red Hat Seeks Limits on Software Patents
Researchers Find Potential Cure for Cancer
Three University of Wisconsin Stem Cell Patents Rejected
TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack
TiVo Patent Victory Over Dish Network Upheld
Trusted Or Treacherous Computing?
US Register of Copyrights Says DMCA Is 'Working Fine'
Vonage Loses Appeal; Verizon Owed $120 Million
Vonage Settles With Verizon for at Least $80M
Successful Startups and Patents?
MS vs AT&T Case Stirs Software Patent Debate
Hard Drive Imports to be Banned?
Time To Abolish Software Patents?
IBM Grants Universal and Perpetual Access To IP
Microsoft's Acoustic Caller ID Patent
The U.S. Patent Backlog
Xeroxing Personal Data From Your Browsing History
111 Years Ago, Indiana Almost Legislated Pi
80% of MS Server Protocols Are Unpatented
A Simple Plan To Defeat Dumb Patents

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