added 2007 Sun May 20 18:04:28 by schestowitz
Simple solution; burn down the patent office, rebuild it, adopt the doctrine that all software source code must be disclosed. If someone violates on of your patents, you get to violate on of theirs. Fair enough?
Simple solution; burn down the patent office, rebuild it, adopt the doctrine that all software source code must be disclosed. If someone violates on of your patents, you get to violate on of theirs. Fair enough?
added 2007 Sat Apr 21 1:50:44 by populist
Fort Worth, Texas-based Vertical Computer Systems said Friday that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft. Vertical filed its suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Texas, claiming Microsoft's .Net technology infringes on its patent.
Fort Worth, Texas-based Vertical Computer Systems said Friday that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft. Vertical filed its suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Texas, claiming Microsoft's .Net technology infringes on its patent.
added 2007 Sat Feb 24 0:11:39 by okitech
A Microsoft Corp. employee who was awarded patents for digital audio technology while a researcher with Bell Labs in the 1990s played a role in Thursday's $1.5 billion jury verdict against Microsoft for violating those same patents
A Microsoft Corp. employee who was awarded patents for digital audio technology while a researcher with Bell Labs in the 1990s played a role in Thursday's $1.5 billion jury verdict against Microsoft for violating those same patents
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 11:56:01 by charbarred
Microsoft was ordered by a federal jury yesterday to pay $1.52 billion in a patent dispute over the MP3 format, the technology at the heart of the digital music boom. If upheld on appeal, it would be the largest patent judgment on record.
Microsoft was ordered by a federal jury yesterday to pay $1.52 billion in a patent dispute over the MP3 format, the technology at the heart of the digital music boom. If upheld on appeal, it would be the largest patent judgment on record.
added 2007 Thu Feb 22 23:30:21 by capn_caveman
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday lost the first of six patent lawsuits brought by Paris-based telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, and a federal district court jury set damages at $1.5 billion.
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday lost the first of six patent lawsuits brought by Paris-based telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, and a federal district court jury set damages at $1.5 billion.
added 2007 Thu Feb 15 21:39:44 by STONERS
Some U.S. Senate Republicans voiced reservations on Thursday about a bill designed to stop drug makers from striking deals to restrict the introduction of cheaper generic drugs.
Some U.S. Senate Republicans voiced reservations on Thursday about a bill designed to stop drug makers from striking deals to restrict the introduction of cheaper generic drugs.
added 2006 Mon Aug 28 13:51:48 by okitech
Every day, millions of students taking online college courses act in much the same way as their bricks-and-mortar counterparts. After logging on, they move from course to course and do things like submit work in virtual drop boxes and view posted grades -- all from a program running on a PC.It may seem self-evident that virtual classrooms should cl
Every day, millions of students taking online college courses act in much the same way as their bricks-and-mortar counterparts. After logging on, they move from course to course and do things like submit work in virtual drop boxes and view posted grades -- all from a program running on a PC.It may seem self-evident that virtual classrooms should cl
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 21:15:18 by Adam
If you’re not familiar with the underlying situation here, get ready for a big head ache. The story starts about four months ago when Creative filed suit against Apple for violating their patent protecting hierarchical menu system for portable media players...
If you’re not familiar with the underlying situation here, get ready for a big head ache. The story starts about four months ago when Creative filed suit against Apple for violating their patent protecting hierarchical menu system for portable media players...
