Amazon, Google, Yahoo, And Others Sued For Automating Their E-mail
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| Crouch pointed out that the message routing patent at issue has been involved
| in litigation many times. "There are no published opinions associated with
| these cases and they have all been settled," he said.
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http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201802746
Shocking. When will the Linked List lawsuits begin? Will every software company
on the planet be sued?
Patent System's Revamp Hits Wall
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| Opponents of the legislation argue that it would make it easier for foreign
| competitors to legally copy patented methods and products. The maneuvering
| dramatizes how fears about global integration are spreading across many
| issues
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118817303708409352.html
Antitrust: Commission confirms sending a Statement of Objections to Rambus
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| This is the first time that the Commission is dealing with a "patent ambush"
| under EC antitrust law, but the approach reflects well-established general
| case-law under Article 82 of the Treaty.
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http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/330&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Related:
Patent threat looms large over OOXML
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| "If OOXML goes through as an ISO standard, the IT industry, government and
| business will encumbered with a 6000-page specification peppered with
| potential patent liabilities" said NZOSS President Don Christie.
|
| "Patent threats have already been used to spread doubt amongst organisations
| keen to take advantage of the benefits of open source. No one knows whether
| such claims have any merit, but it is calculated to deter the development and
| use of open and alternative toolsets."
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http://nzoss.org.nz/node/179
MS Seeks Patent On Virtual Fuzzy Dice
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| Microsoft just published a patent application for an adaptive heads-up user
| interface for automobiles. It covers, among other things, virtual fuzzy dice
| that appear to move with automobile movements.
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http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/23/1310253&from=rss
EFF Challenges Bogus Patent on Internet Subdomains
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| The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is challenging a bogus patent on
| Internet subdomains that has been used to threaten small businesses and
| innovators.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/general/11300/eff-challenges-bogus-patent-internet-subdomains
Bill Gates seeks patent for ad-rebate program
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| Playing the “anti-competitive” and “information monopoly” trump cards, the
| patent applicants argue...
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=665
http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/3000/PX03020.pdf
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