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Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement ruling

Maybe there is hope for the patent system yet.Just hope is all.But....We ALL know they were bribed.... Lol.Since when was MS's activation technology taken to court? They're sued for anything nowadays it seems like. Milking the cash cow I presume?The patent system is fineOn the whole, the patent system...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., patent, patent system, patent infringement, Unix, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Tit for tat: TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringement

Tit for tat: TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringementTit for tat: TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringementTomTom just signed its own death warrant. It was nice knowing you. This is one of the dumbest moves I have ever seen any company make. Those of you with the...

Tags: TomTom, Tit-for-Tat, patent infringement, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

McAfee fined $18 million for patent infringement

McAfee fined $18 million for patent infringementPatent for?"Method for detective intrusive agents"???You gotta love the busted US Patent system. (not; unless you're a lawyer; Shakespeare was right)-MPS: I'm sure someone has a patent on toilet paper.RE: McAfee fined $18 million for patent infringementDownload DeepNine's patent in PDF for free at...

Tags: patent, patent infringement, McAfee Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Seagate files suit against STEC for SSD patent infringement

Seagate files suit against STEC for SSD patent infringementOK ?>>As Watkins says, this isn't about money. Companies have spent a substantial amount of money on SSD R&D and Seagate is not looking for acknowledgement and cross-licensing opportunities to reduce future R&D costs. This not only makes sense for the bottom...

Tags: Research & Development, STEC, SSD, Seagate Technology LLC, R&D

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Nerac Case Study: Cellular Bioengineering Inc.

In order for CBI to make strategic go-forward decisions on its Neural Matrix Chip technology, Mr. Chinn and his colleagues required critical research relating to its intellectual property development, competitors and possible future uses for the technology itself. Make the wrong decision, and the company ran the risk of patent...

Tags: Patent Infringement, Decision, Nerac, Intellectual Property, Research & Development, Business Operations

Case studies 2008-04-10

House passes patent reform, as White House voices objections

The House of Representatives handed the technology industry a big win by passing the Patent Reform Act. The bill changes the way damages for patent infringement are calculated, InfoWorld reports. Under the current scheme, damages are calculated based on the value of the entire product containing the infringing invention....

Tags: Damage, Patent, Patent Infringement, White House, MP3, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-09

The Microsoft-Linux patent deals

The Microsoft-Linux patent dealsLethbridge has a restuarant?I thought it only had a railway bridge!As for that image - I never participate in Rorshach tests!Who to sue?If there ever WAS a patent infringement suit against Linux - just who would you sue? Talk about Whack-A-Mole! Sue a Linux distro, have it...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Lethbridge, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent infringement, hobbyist software, software

Discussion threads 2007-06-08

Microsoft inks more Novell-like patent-infringement deals

I asked readers a few months ago which Linux vendor would be next to ink a patent-protection deal with Microsoft similar to the one Novell inked last November. It turns out it wasnt any of the usual suspects. Instead, both Fuji Xerox -- and now Samsung -- quietly...

Tags: Linux, Legal, Novell, Corporate strategy

Blog posts 2007-04-22

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News to know: Windows 7, Net Neutrality, Nokia-Apple; Kindle

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Nokia sues Apple over iPhone

?trying to get a free ride on the back of Nokia?s innovation.?What do you mean? All innovation begins with Apple. Remember when they invented the portable digital music player? Or the thin laptop? Or the smart phone and touch screens? They even invented mice and GUI's. Apple invented everything...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Nokia Corp., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Nokia sues Apple, alleges patent infringement by iPhone

Wasn't it Apple who sued MicroSoft for the "windows" patent .... .... that Xerox, not Apple, owned?Geez! It took long enough for the Buzzards to come back to roost!No it wasn't, you moron.It was about copyright not a patent. But i suppose you just too dumb.Copyright or Patent -...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Nokia Corp., patent

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Nokia sues Apple, alleges patent infringement by iPhone

The world's biggest cell phone maker is dragging the maker of one of the most popular cell phones to court over patent infringement. Nokia said today that it has filed suit against Apple, alleging that the iPhone infringes on Nokia's patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN WLAN standards. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Intellectual Property, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Smart Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Research & Development, Business Operations, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Mono-mania: It's risky business

M$ must give away its patentsIf M$ want to have its technolgies adopted by FOSS it must give up all its patents and GPLed the code.Until then we must stay away from any code that resembles M$ technologies and support Stallman and FSF in their fight against software tirany.RE: Mono-mania:...

Tags: .NET, C#, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Development tools, Operating systems, Programming languages, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mono, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

The best protection for software assets

Support and development."You have to reveal your invention. The rights don?t last that long."They do last too long, frankly. Software technology changes very fast. Most products are well beyond the end of their life cycle by the time a patent expires. Pretty much all of our IP stuff is way...

Tags: asset, patent, Fight Club, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Seeking a Stallman for open source

Stallman is for OSS what Washington was for USAWe need more people like Stallman to liberate us from the M$ tirany not Benedict Arnolds like Icaza!We need to speek louder about M$ dirty deeds not to seek peace with the devil.Stallman is a liberalJust thought LinuxGeek ought to know that....

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Stallman, open source, Icaza, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

News to know: Microsoft, ICANN, Best Buy, RIM, mobile apps, Zimbra

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Richard Koman: Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft CNET: Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement rulin Sam...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Mobile, ICANN, Dana Blankenhorn, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft

Horrible PrecedentA judge over turning what a jury has already ruled, is setting a very bad precedent. This basically means if a judge doesn't like the a way a case came out, he can simply change it. Which means, whats the point of a jury?As for their reasoning, a software...

Tags: patent verdict, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

News to know: Verizon's Pre; Tornado; IDF; iPhone MMS; RedHat; Gmail outage

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Report: Verizon says no to Palm Pre Andrew Mager: Tornado: The real-time web server from...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, MMS, Red Hat Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Outage, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., E-mail Providers, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Court likely to cut damages in MSFT patent infringement case

M$ must pay the pepperstealing from small competitors should not be allowed.small correctionits Piper. But you were close.Didn't read the patent?? WTFFrom what I understand and as part of the facts of the case, MS received a a copy of i4i's product for evaluation and was offered a license to...

Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., I4i

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Court likely to cut damages in MSFT patent infringement case

Damages seem to hang on speculation as to how much users would have paid for fully licensed technology from i4i. by Richard Koman

Tags: Richard Koman, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2009-09-24