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 USPatent and Trademark Office USPTO guidelines on obviousness post-KSR Digital Law Online. The author was a plaintiff´s expert in Caldera v. Microsoft. His section on software patents, while biased toward their validity, is the best summary discussion of the judicial history leading to software patents that I´ve run across on the web.Source Law Index, provided by BitLawCornell´s Legal Information Institute (LLI), provides overviews of various topics of law, including patent law. Links include primary law materials and international sites
Findlaw - Intellectual Property, this site includes articles and a collection of links to US and international primary materials. FindLawHieros Gamos - Intellectual Property Law is a comprehensive law and government web site. It includes a guide to intellectual property, including patent law. Hieros GamosPatentLawLinks.Com, is a portal to patent law information. It includes links to primary authorities, journals, associations and other patent-law resourcesUnited States Code - Title 35--Patents from the US Code -- Electronic Edition siteConsolidated Patent Rules - Title 37 - Code of Federal Regulations: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights [PDF] - very large. USPTOSupreme Court Cases--Summaries, provided by Touro Law CenterFederal Circuit Opinions, provided by Emory University School of LawCollection Of Laws For Electronic Access (CLEA), is a database providing access to intellectual property legislation from a wide range of countries and regions as well as to treaties on intellectual property. WIPO [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Patent Resources 
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Patent and Trademark Despository Library Association, Some interesting patent information and links available.Internet Patent News / Source Translation & Optimization Patent Web Site
US Patent and Trademark Office´s main Patent Information page provided by USPTOUK Patent OfficeEuropean Patent OfficeComputer-implemented inventions [European Patent Office]Relevant sections from the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure:
See generally, U.S. Patent & Trade Mark Office Patents, (home page);
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Federal Circuit Opinions is a good starting point for researching Federal Circuit patent decisions. However, Findlaw´s relevant database is far from complete and is missing many of the key software patent decisions.Supreme Court Opinions is a good starting point for U.S. Supreme Court patent decisions.Copyright and Patents Annotation has a primer on patent case law, with hyperlinks to key case decisions.U.S. Code search page is a good launching point for U.S. Code sections, includes links to alternative sites at Cornell Legal Information Institute and at the U.S. House of Representatives.Georgetown University Law Library´s Federal Circuit decisions has Federal Circuit published opinions since 1995 in PDF and HTML formats. Greg Ahorian´s Judicial Decisions Regarding Patent and Copyright Theory web site plugs many of the critical holes in the Findlaw and Georgetown University´s Federal Circuit databases for key decisions involved in software patent issues. Patenting Art and EntertainmentGPO Access Code of Federal Regulations index gives you access to regulations affecting patents, copyrights, and trademarks. See Title 37. NARA | US National Archives & Records AdministrationPatent Center, special section on Patent Law provided by lexisONE [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ] Primary authorities [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  International Patent 
White paper values IPR (full text), The Information Office of the State Council, Updated: April 22 2005, China DailyPatent Harmonization: Creating Uniform Patent Laws, David V. Radack, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials SocietyThe Patent Office Consultation on a Patent Grace Period, IPAC Observations, Intellectual Property Advisory CommitteeGrace Period, by Heinz Bardehle, FLORENCE Open Forum Papers - 1998Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), World Trade Organization (WTO)WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
The Patent Cooperation Treaty Country List provided by Brown & Michaels [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  International Legal Information Resources 
World Legal Information Institute, Free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide lawSouthern African Legal Information Institute, Access to Freely Available Southern African Public Legal InformationHong Kong Legal Information Institute, Access to Freely Available Hong Kong Public Legal InformationPacific Islands Legal Information Institute, Access to Freely Available Pacific Islands Public Legal InformationCanadian  Legal Information Institute, Access to Freely Available Canadian Public Legal InformationBritish and Irish Legal Information Institute, Access to Freely Available British and Irish Public Legal InformationAustralasian Legal Information Institute, Access to Freely Available for the Australasian jurisdictionsAmerican Law Sources On-line, a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the United States and Canada. [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Convergence of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Laws [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Online legal journals [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Patent and IP News [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Patent Newsletters [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Patent Research Papers and books 
Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It, Adam B. Jaffe and Josh Lerner, 2004, [Princeton University Press]Entering a dark age of innovation, 02 July 2005, Robert Adler, New ScientistSoftware Patents Don't Compute, By Ben Klemens, IEEE Spectrum Online.Explanation of the Church-Turing Thesis from mathworld
Geeks Bearing Gifts: Open Source Software and its Enemies,  Nicholas GruenEuropean Patents on Computer-Implemented Inventions Issued to Small and Medium Enterprises, Daniel K. N. Johnson, May 2005, Colorado CollegeA New Paradigm For Intellectual Property Rights In Software, Mark H. Webbink, Duke University School of Law : JournalsThe First Mover Monopoly. A study on patenting business methods in Europe by Olswang and Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, Oxford UniversityCould SCO v IBM happen to you?, 15 January 2004, Copyright © 2004, Jeremy Malcolm, iLawSequential Innovation, Patents and Imitation, James Bessen and Eric Maskin, January 2000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hosted by Research on InnovationAn Empirical Look at Software Patents, James Bessen, Research on Innovation and Boston University School of Law (Visiting Researcher), Robert M. Hunt, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, March 2004, hosted by Research on InnovationThe Software Patent Experiment, (a less technical version for the general public), James Bessen, Research on Innovation and Boston University School of Law (Visiting Researcher), Robert M. Hunt, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, March 16 2004, hosted by Research on InnovationResearch in Europe, includes their letter to the European Parliament, plus a criticism of the two above papers and rebuttal to this criticismOnline Working Papers, other papers by James Bessen, including other papers on Open Source and patents, hosted by Research on InnovationFreedom of Speech in Software,  by Phil Salin, July 14, 1991, PhilSalin.com [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Patent Economics [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  Patent Blogs [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About Patent Law ]  
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Free Patent Search Information And Tips, Ramaswami Natarajan, Contributing Writer, 2005-09-02 [WebProNews]FreshPatents.com, the latest published US patent applications each week BEFORE the USPTO decision to grant/denyPatent Storm: U.S. Patents, provides patent search capability of the US Patent Office patent information. Search for inventors and their inventions or browse the latest patents of their inventionsEvolution of Industry Knowledge in the Public Domain: Prior Art Searching for Software Patents, about prior art searches and how to do them in the US, UK and JapanPatent Searching aggregated list of patent search sitesPatent Searching For Students Or New InventorsGoogle patent search, remember to type "patent" before the patent number. Example: "patent 5123123"Patents Act 1977: Examining for PatentabilityPatent Offices on the InternetUS Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the primary database for patent searching in the US
Department of Energy Patent Database Searchable database of patents and patent applications resulting from DOE sponsorships or owned by DOE or its contractors or assignees. Provided by Department Of EnergyEuropean Patent Office, Web site that permits free searching of English language patents filed in the patent offices of the EU, WIPO, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and JapanCanadian patent database, this database provides access to over 75 years of patent descriptions and images. Canadian Intellectual Property OfficeThe Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL) offers public access to the English language version of IP Gazettes of the Japan Patent OfficeDEPATISnet, German Patent and Trade Mark Office. It searches all the free databases at once, EPO USPTO, PCT, JPO etc.The Citation Bridge, Citation BridgeTM is a free search utility that lets you look up forward and backward U.S. Patent Citations, METRICS GROUPPatent Databases on the Internet Compiled by Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information ResourcesFreshPatents.com, offers keyword watching and an RSS feeds about patents before the USPTO. Has free registration and advertising. [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patent searching ]  Commercial patent search sources 
M·CAM DOORS is a full-service intellectual property rights actuarial company.Delphion, formerly the IBM patent server. It is a subscription-based site for patent searching. Includes US, European, Japanese, WIPO and INPADOC patent information.
Lexis-Nexis, Lexis includes several databases of patent law and patent grants and applications. US, European, INPADOC patents are available in English, along with Japanese abstracts in English.
MicroPatent, MicroPatent has several patent searching features, including full-text searches of patents by major classification from US, European, WIPO, and abstracts of Japanese patents.
Questel-Orbit, provides PlusPat, a fee-based database of patent documents from 70 worldwide patenting authorities.
Westlaw includes several databases of patent law and patent information, including patent applications and grants in English for US, European, French, and WIPO sources. It also includes Japanese patent and abstracts and the Derwent Patents Citation Index.
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Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet provided by The Invent BlogFreePatentsOnline, provides fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patentsPat2PDF.ORG a free web-based interface to the patent search tool -- download patents in PDFpat2pdf is a gpl licensed patent download toolfreePat for Windows, download US, European, PCT, Canadian, French, German and UK patents to PC as PDF, Eliopoulos Intellectual Property LawFREE pdf copies of EPO/PCT filings, provided by European Patent Office (EPO)Patent Logistics´ Online USPTO Patent Fetcher provided by Patent Logistics, LLC [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patent searching ]  
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An Overview of Intellectual Property [BioPharm]Why Can´t I Patent My Movie?, A comment on software patents, actually, FFII.seThe People Own Ideas!, by Lawrence Lessig, June 2005, Technology ReviewUnderstanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary, Arnold B. Silverman and George K. Stacey, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials SocietyInformation on PATENTS provided by Brown & MichaelsGeneral information about patents provided by Oppedahl & Larson LLPThe Big Idea, Special Report, MSNBCThere´s No Such Thing As a Free Patent, N. Stephan Kinsella, March 7, 2005, Ludwig von Mises InstituteCrash course on patents  Arnoud Engelfriet, Ius mentisFree and Open Source Software: Software Patents, Linux AustraliaPatent Law, provided by IPWatchdog.comFinal Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions, BitLawHow to apply for a patent, The UK Patent OfficeThe History of Software Patents, Daniel A. Tysver, BitLawInterview with Linus Torvalds, Leader of the Free World, by Gary Rivlin of Wired -- discusses patent searching Open Source Initiative: The Approved Licenses [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ]  Articles About the Patent Problem 
How I Beat a Patent Troll, Drew Curtis, TED Talks video
Intellectual-Property Rights and Wrongs, By Joseph Stiglitz, August 18 2005, [Yemen Times]The end of free innovation, Posted by special contributor Evert Mouw on 2005-06-22, OS NewsIndecipherable Patents, Jun 02, 2005, Patently-O: Patent Law BlogMicrosoft, Oracle call for patent reform, by Declan McCullagh, CNET News.comm, April 25, 2005, published on ZDNet NewsInnovation and Its Discontents [PDF], Adam B. Jaffe and Josh Lerner (Brandeis and Harvard University), National Bureau of Economic ResearchPatents and innovation research, April 19, 2005, The Intangible Economy (weblog)Malcolm flays Aust patent authorities, by Brendon Chase, Builder AU, 22 April 2005, ZDNet Australia, 11 April 2005Marking the Software Patent Beast, paper written by Stephen Lindholm of Stanford Law SchoolPatent Prescription, by Adam B. Jaffe & Josh Lerner, IEEE SpectrumElectronic patent databases invent difficulties, 03 April 2005, Paul Marks, New ScientistPatent Office Director To Announce New Initiatives To Improve Patent Process, US Patent and Trademark OfficePhilips´ patent lawyer attacks EPO patent awards, 04/02/2005 by Joe Figueiredo, Digitak Media EuropeA Patent System for the 21st Century - Table of Contents, 2004, National Academies PressMonopolies of the mind, Nov 11th 2004, The EconomistLawyers Weigh In on Linux Patent Threat, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, August 11, 2004, eWEEKPatents and Linux, Tim Bray, Updated: 2004/08/05, ongoingThe Tragedy of the RProxy, Rusty Russell, Last modified: Fri August 20, 2004, Rusty´s Bleeding Edge PageAs Many As Six Impossible Patents Before Breakfast: Property Rights For Business Concepts And Patent System Reform, Professor Robert P. Merges, Berkeley Technology Law JournalPatently unfair, Thursday July 8, 2004, The GuardianSurvey: European patents have quality problems, Ingrid Marson, June 08, 2004, ZDNet UKThe Silent Revolution, Review, Gary Stix, June 2004 issue Scientific AmericanWhy are Software Patents Illegal?, 2004, Christian Beauprez, codeliberty.orgTo promote innovation: The proper balance of competition and patent law and policy, [PDF], Federal Trade CommissionThe fallacy about patents, February 4, 2004, Nicholas Donofrio, Senior VP IBM CNET News.comThe Eagle Is Grounded, Thomas Goetz, February 2004, WiredSoftware patents need shelter from the storm, by John Carroll, Special to ZDNet, September 15, 2003, ZDNet NewsInternet patents divide industry, by Justin Pope, Associated Press, July 26, 2003, The Washington TimesBreaking into Locked Rooms to Access Computer Source Code: "Does the DMCA Violate a Constitutional Mandate When Technological Barriers of Access Are Applied to Software?", [PDF], Rod Dixon, 2003, Virginia Journal of Law and TechnologyFree Software Matters: Patently Controversial, October 20, 2001, Eben MoglenOrdinary Skill in the Art, November 2000, Jeffrey D. UllmanFree Software Matters: The Patent Problem, October 9, 2000, Eben MoglenPatent nonsense, April 6, 2000, Economist.comPresentation [PDF], Brian Kahin (Internet Policy Institute), presentation on the political economy of the US Patent and Trademark Office, February 2000, Research on InnovationSequential Innovation, Patents, and Imitation [PDF], James Bessen and Eric Maskin, January 2000, Research on InnovationThe Coming Software Patent Crisis: Can Linux Survive? by Bryan Pfaffenberger on 1999-08-09, Linux JournalSequential Innovation, Patents, and Imitation, James Bessen and Eric Maskin, 1999, Research on InnovationHow can they patent that?, by Peter Wayner, March 9, 1999, Salon.com | ArchivesThe Software Patent Crisis, by Brian Kahin, the April 1990 issue of Technology Review [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ]  The World of Games Patents 
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Nintendo patents insanity, By Nick Farrell: Wednesday 31 August 2005, [the Inquirer]More patent absurdity threatens net commerce, Posted by David Berlin, 28/7/2005, [ZDNet Blogs]Patent absurdity, Richard Stallman, June 20, 2005, ZDNet UKPatent absurdity, Monday June 20, 2005, Guardian UnlimitedPatently Silly - The Humor of Invention,  - presented by Daniel WrightPatent absurdities are plain unsporting, Leader, May 27, 2005, ZDNet UKSoftware Patents in Action, Collection of news stories and case studies showing how the granting, licensing and litigation of patents is affecting players in the software field, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructurePatently Absurd, by Simson L. Garfinkel, Issue 2.07, July 1994, Wired NewsRidiculous Patents, September 10, 2003, Pieter SpronckPatently Absurd, Gary L. Reback, 24 June, 2002, Forbes.comPatently Absurd; this article first appeared 12 March 2000 in the New York Times Magazine, James Gleick [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ] Patents and Open Standards Definitions of Open Standards on the Web 
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Open Document Formats: "Open" must be more than a marketing term, Bob Sutor, Vice President of Standards and Open Source, IBM Corporation, June 07 2005, developerWorks : BlogsOASIS: Meaningful open standards or mirage?, May 24 2005, by Jay Lyman NewsForgeOASIS Okays Open Source Open Doc Format for Office Apps, May 23 2005, by ADT Staff ADTmagMicrosoft criticised for IP address configuration patent Ingrid Marson, June 08, 2004, MS attempts to patent IPV6, ZDNet UK"Honey, I patented the Internet!", Sniptools - Technology BlogThe waning influence of the W3C standards body is a cause for concern, Tim Anderson, 21 Apr 2005, IT WeekThe Problem of Software Patents in Standards, Bruce Perens, Bruce PerensMicrosoft cops standards attack, Renai LeMay, ZDNet Australia, 19 April 2005, Builder AUIEEE Standards Association Patent Committee, information about patents and the standards creation process of IEEEPatents and Open Standards, Last modified: February 25, 2005, OASISLeaders Denounce OASIS Patent Policies, by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, February 22, 2005, eWEEKW3C risks patent tussle in standard push, February 19, 2004, Paul Festa, CNET News.comGTW Associates, U.S. Dept. of Justice business review letters applicable to intellectual property rights in standards setting; conduct of standards setting and Association management programs. [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ]  Submarine Patents A description of Submarine patent, provided by Wikipedia 
GrokLaw article - The Symbol/Cognex-Lemelson Patent Battle, Monday, August 22 2005Rambus in EU "patents ambush" probe, by David Evans: Friday 24 June 2005, the INQUIRERThe Verdict on IP Protection, by Stephanie Neil, MA Editorial Staff, Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, Managing AutomationPTO Takes (Baby) Step to Further Limit Submarine Patents, Jun 07, 2005, Patently-O: Patent Law BlogPatents breeding software extortion: Moglen, Rodney Gedda, Computerworld, 27/04/2005, LinuxWorld.com.auGrokLaw article - SCO Supplemental Answers to IBM´s 1st Set of Interrogatories. Discussion about submarine patent in the comments, hereHow Ampex Squeezes Out Cash by Spencer E. Ante in New York, with Justin Hibbard in San Francisco, April 18, 2005, BusinessWeek OnlineThe Patent Guy by Spencer E. Ante, April 11, 2005, BusinessWeek Online [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ]  Other patent articles 
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A New Expression for "Reverse Engineering"?Evaluating Massachusetts´ Open Formats ProposalMore on EU Software Patents, Prior Art, and Another NZ MS XML PatentSo, *Now* How Do You Feel About Software Patents?How Not to Kill the Golden GooseSCO´s Objections to Notice of Deposition (the Compression Notice) - as textSCO´s Objections to Notice of Deposition (the Compression Notice) - as textSCO Considering Next Steps After DC Setback & Another Novell DelayTop Intellectual Property Law Issues of 2005, by Wolf, GreenfieldSun´s Proposed CDDL License - Feedback RequestedTwo Journalists Don´t Understand Open Source and the Penguin Marches OnIBM Files Declarations and An Idea to Deal with Stupid Patent TricksThe FTC Summit on Email Authentication and more on PatentsPatents - An Alternative View Also many interesting commentsMore on Sender ID - A Little Water Under That Bridge? and MS-EU Hearing ReportMunich Going Forward with LinuxMunich´s Mayor on LiMux and Other Examples of Software Patents Hindering ProgressIBM Donates Cloudscape to Apache Foundation & MS´s Patent PurposeSun Claims It Is Considering Buying NovellDarl McBride, the Man Nobody Bothers to Hate, and His Buddy Mike Anderer Cook Up a Scheme About patent pooling as a business conceptSir Tim Berners-Lee: How the WWW Might Never Have HappenedEFF Starts Patent-Busting ProjectUNIX Timeline Project -- Grokline´s StatusPubPat Wins a Reexamination of Cotransformation PatentNew Patent Proposals: It Shouldn´t Be Obvious, for Starters, April 19, 2004, National Academies´ National Research CouncilNovell´s Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss - Annotated Touches what an actual transfer of ownership of a patent requiresAnderer´s "Old Think" Tries to Justify A Dying Business Model See article and commentsEben Moglen´s Harvard Speech - The TranscriptPatent News From PubPat and IBMInterview About Patents with Dan Ravicher"No One Respects a Bully" Comparing SCO´s strategy to Walker DigitalEldred v. Ashcroft - Justice Breyer´s Dissenting Opinion Mentions the Senate´s Subcommittee on patents, copyrights, and trademarks in the story. There is also a lot of discussion on copyrights vs patents in the comments.The 1995 Novell-SCO Asset Purchase Agreement´s Schedules ATTACHMENT D: Patents and Patent Applications Affecting the BusinessIt´s Official. China Goes Linux. Gartner Says US Will Follow. And Darl´s No Free Linux Speech. Mentions an Andy Grove comment on patentsPublic Patent Foundation Announced & Sun Digs a Patent Hole For Itself. Announcement of PubPatSCO Has a Patent -- Not Linux Kernel-Related -- about SCOs patent Number 6,529,784. Also see discussion after articleCaldera´s Linux Contributions Were Official, not by Rogue Employees. A part of the story deals with the Patent articly by Rod Dixon (referenced above)Articles by others:
The True Value Of Intellectual Property, By Art Whittmann, June 01, 2005 Linux PipelineFTC claims Rambus spoiled antitrust evidence, by Tony Smith, 24 May 2005 Channel RegisterGoogle trying to patent news ranking by quality, Friday May 6, 2005, ReutersPatent Suit Adds Intel, AMD, May 4, 2005, by Michael Singer, InternetNewsHP, EMC End Patent Dispute, Clint Boulton, May 02, 2005, InternetNewsCongress urged to reform patent system, United Press International, Published May 2, 2005, World Peace HeraldSeagate and Cornice Reach Partial Settlement of Their Pending Patent Lawsuits, Monday May 2, 2005, Yahoo! FinancePatent litigation worries tech industry, Dar Haddix, Washington, May 2, ScienceDaily MagazineAmerica lauds India for new patent law, Sunday, May 01, 2005, The Financial Express, IndiaIntellectual-Property Panel Tackles the Issue of Patents, by Darryl K. Taft, April 22, 2005, eWEEKDeconstructing stupidity, James Boyle, Published: April 21 2005 FT.comIBM exec: US could learn from EU, China patent policy, Robert McMillan, IDG News Service, 07/04/2005, ComputerworldIBM throws weight behind multi-OS push, Published: February 24, 2005, Stephen Shankland, CNET News.comComputer programme patenting may brake IT boom, Thursday, February 17, 2005, Indiatimes - InfotechTowards a "World Intellectual Wealth Organisation". Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)Be careful how you code, Bill Thompson, Friday, 17 December, 2004, BBC NewsHalloween XI: Get The FUD, 22 June 2004, Eric S. Raymond, Open Source InitiativeUK firm claims patents on Internet downloading, Graeme Wearden, June 14, 2004, ZDNet UKLegally Speaking: Why Reform the U.S. Patent System? [PDF], Pamela Samuelson, Email filter patent puts industry on edge, Lucy Sherriff, Tuesday 30th March, 2004 The RegisterA conversation with Dan Ravicher, PUBPAT, Thursday 06 May 2004, Orange CrateControlling opportunistic and anti-competitive intellectual property litigation, Michael J. Meurer, Boston College Law School Student PublicationsInterview: Public Patent Foundation´s Dan Ravicher, PJ interviews Dan Ravicher, a bit down on the page, LWN.net Preliminary Injunction Motions In Patent Litigation, Steven E. Shapiro, 1993, Franklin Pierce Law Center [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ] Patent Busting 
Making observations on someone else´s patent application, section 21 of the Patents Act 1977, The UK Patent OfficePatents Microsoft may be infringing..., LXerHunting for Prior Art on the Acacia Patent and Other StrategiesEFF Publishes Patent Hit List, Daniel Terdiman, 02:00 AM June. 30, 2004 PT, Wired NewsPUBPAT´s Request for Reexamination of Microsoft FAT Patent, [PDF]. A request for reconsideration.Patent Avoidance Library, Don  Lancaster´s Guru´s LairThe Patent Busting Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Patent Upending, Wired, June 2000Patently Absurd, James Gleick, 2000Internet Patent News Service, Gregory Aharonian´s web sitePublic Patent Foundation a not-for-profit legal services organization that represents the public´s interests against the harms caused by the patent systemNew Rules Proposed: Third Party Appeals in Inter Parte Reexaminations, Philip T. Petti, The Association of Patent Law Firms (APLF) [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ] Disturbed by software patents? Contributed by marbux in
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Have Ever wonder why so many software developers are so disturbed by software
patents? Part of the reason is that according to the patent courts, language
itself is now patentable. The patent courts now allow the languages used by
software developers to be patented. Could you get any work done if you had to
pay for every word you used? Think we're joking? Read on: 
4.6 The Board is aware that its comparatively broad interpretation of the term "invention" in Article 52(1) EPC will
include activities which are so familiar that their technical character tends to be overlooked, such as the act of writing using pen and
paper.
 Hitachi automatic auction method, T0258/03-3.5.1, Boards of Appeal
of the European Patent Office, pg. 16 (April 21, 2004); (PDF) (construing E.U. Patent Convention
Article 52.) Suggested further reading: 
Patent Absurdity, by Free Software Foundation leader Richard M. Stallman, in The Guardian (June 20, 2005).The Most Important Software Innovations, by David A. Wheeler, (May 25,2005) (concluding that nearly all true innovations in the software field were never patented).Sequential Innovation, Patents, and Imitation, [PDF] by James Bessen and Eric Maskin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economics Department working paper (January 2000) (concluding that software patent protection may reduce overall innovation and social welfare).Art 52 EPC: Interpretation and Revision, Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (web page collecting numerous legal papers tracing the patent courts' complete reversal of the European Patent Convention's provision prohibiting software patents.Software Patent News, Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure worldwide software patent news roundup with emphasis on Europe (updated daily; RSS feeds in several European languages).GrokLaw - Patent Stories in the News, Groklaw worldwide patent news roundup with emphasis on North America (updated weekly; RSS feed in English available). [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Patents and the Patent Problem ]  
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Patent Infringement Lawsuits That Involve FOSS, Wednesday, August 10 2005OSDL Announces Patent Commons Project, Tuesday, August 09 2005Microsoft -- Can We Talk?Duke Law School´s "Patents v. Open Source" Seminar - webcasts, refers to the "Software: Patents v. Open Source" seminarMA Posts New Version of Open Formats - Requests CommentsIrish Linux Groups Write Their MEPs About SW PatentsSun Responds to Criticism of CDDLSun´s Schwartz and McNealy: Patent Pledge Only for CDDL LicenseesSun Begins to Respond to Patent QuestionsThe Future Is Open: What OpenDocument Is And Why You Should Care ~ by Daniel CarreraSun´s 1600 Patents, OpenSolaris, and CDDLNo, Virginia.  Actually, There Is No Santa ClausStudy Says 30% of Patents Are Duplicative and Thus InvalidIBM Gives FOSS Free Access to 500 Patents - Rethinks IP ManagementRichard Stallman on Software Idea PatentsSun and Brand X Open SourceOn FOSS, IP Laws, and Expanding Legal ChoicesFor Now, Sender ID is Dead and MARID Shuts DownStandards, Dell and MicrosoftSender ID Dead for Now and SUN-MS Agreement RE Open OfficeLinus on Patents, Innovation . . . and GroklawIBM Pledges Not To Use Patents Against Linux Wednesday, August 04 2004Articles by others:
Open source DVD burning software hit by legal threats, by: Jay Lyman, Tuesday July 05, 2005, NewsForgeFree seeds, 23 June 2005, Rafael Evangelista, Planeta Porto Alegre The end draws near..., VideoLAN - And the issue of software patentsMS Office XML Formats Not OK with GNU, Peter Galli - eWEEK Fri Jun 17 Yahoo! NewsPR: GPL Version 3: Background to Adoption, by Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen, Jun 9, 2005, Linux TodayMicrosoft´s antitrust offering ´blocks Samba´, by Lucy Sherriff, published Thursday 9th June 2005, The RegisterBorland: patents suck, no general solution for OSS available, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructureWine development stifled by software patent, Ingrid Marson, 12 May 2005, uk.builder.comMicrosoft Reaches Out to Open-Source Community, By Peter Galli, April 5, 2005, eWEEKLawyers ride shotgun for open source, published January 31, 2005, by Stephen Shankland, Staff Writer, CNET News.comIntellectual property and SAP: seeding the Year of the Partner, by Joshua Greenbaum, 21 Apr 2005, SearchSAP.comEnterprise Unix Roundup: Open Source Redefined -- or Hijacked?, April 8, 2005, ServerWatchLessig: A war against the freedom to innovate, Dan Farber, 4/6/2005, Tech Blogs on ZDNetThe IP Elephant in the IT Kitchen, Thursday, February 3, WebMink, Simon Phipps´s personal commentarySun Grants Global Open Source Community Access to More than 1,600 Patents, January 25, 2005, Sun MicrosystemsThe Penguin in Peril: SCO´s Legal Threats to Linux, Ishtiaque Omar, First Monday, volume 10, number 1For submission to the Patent & Trademark Office, Richard StallmanGroup: Linux potentially infringes 283 patents, Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com, Published on August 1, 2004, ZDNet NewsAttacks against open source failing, says patent attorney, Jan Stafford, 30 July 2004, SearchEnterpriseLinux.comPatents in an open source world, Monday July 26, 2004, Lawrence Rosen, NewsForgeSoftware patents ´threaten Linux´, Friday, 23 January, 2004, Clark Boyd, BBC, Interview with Bruce PerensOpen Letter on Software Patents from Linux developers, From Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox to the European ParliamentSoftware Patents vs. Free Software, Bruce PerensPerens at LinuxWorld: prepare mutual legal defense now, August. 08, 2003, See transcript linked at the bottom of the article. LinuxDevices.com/HP memo forecasts MS patent attacks on free software, By: Joe Barr, Monday July 19, 2004, NewsForge [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About FOSS and Patents ] GNU/Linux, GPL and Patents 
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GPL v3 Coming Out in 2007? [Slashdot]GPL upgrade due in 2007 Paul Krill, 11/08/2005 [LinuxWorld]IBM patent sparks open source code rewrite, Ingrid Marson, April 13, 2005, ZDNet UKOpen-Source License Battles Are Brewing, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, April 11, 2005 eWEEKOpen-Source Referees Change the Rules, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, April 7, 2005 eWEEKMake Your Open Source Software GPL-Compatible. Or Else. by David A. Wheeler, June 5, 2002; revised February 16, 2005Sprucing up open source´s GPL foundation, Published: December 23, 2004, Stephen Shankland, CNET News.comAuthor of Linux Patent Study Says Ballmer Got It Wrong, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, November 19, 2004 eWEEKGPL´ed Patent Pool, discussion thread on "foundation-list gnome org"Linux and Patent Risks, chromatic, 08/06/2004, O´Reilly LinuxDevCenter.ComThe GPL And The Legal Challenge To It, Robin Bloor, Monday 29th March 2004, IT-Analysis.comDoes SCO own read-copy-update?, LWN discussion of RCUCringely´s analysis of the RCU claimPatents are your friends, by Damien Cave, Salon.comPatent Reform Is Not EnoughOpen Source Initiative (OSI)GNU General Public License [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About FOSS and Patents ] Linux distributors and Patents [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About FOSS and Patents ]  Companies with FOSS patent policies 
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Novell discloses it bought e-commerce patents, by John Markoff The New York Times, Tuesday, May 3, 2005, International Herald TribuneSecretive Buyer of Some E-Commerce Patents Turns Out to Be Novell, By John Markoff, Published: May 2, 2005, The New York TimesCommerce One patent sale has Google worried, by Alorie Gilbert, November 25, 2004, ZDNet UKPatent Policy, Novell Statement on Patents and Open Source SoftwareNovell´s Patent Policy EuropeanRaph Levien
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Red Hat makes patent reform a key strategy, by Antony Savvas, Wednesday 15 June 2005, ComputerWeekly.comRed Hat lets go of Fedora Linux. Red Hat is creating what it calls a Software Patent Commons to encourage sharing of patents. By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.comRed Hat gears up for patent fights on two fronts, Friday 3rd June 2005, PC ProRed Hat calls for patent policy reforms, Friday, 03 June, 2005, Sify FinanceRed Hat Inc. Statement of Position and Promise on Software PatentsRTLinux
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Microsoft expands indemnification program for partners, News Story by Dan Nystedt and Elizabeth Montalbano, June 23, 2005, ComputerworldCIOs agree: Lack of open source indemnification not a big problem, Tuesday April 12, 2005, John Koenig, IT Manager´s JournalOSDL Linux Legal Defense FundA Comparison of the GPL and the Microsoft EULA, [PDF] Con Zymaris, Cybersource, 2003 [ Back to top ]  [ Back to About FOSS and Patents ]  
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Myths and TruthsSoftware patents - do your last bit now!, by tom on 21 June, 2005, Tom ChanceOpen Raw - Act Now!Why we are More Innovative without Software PatentsThe Economic Majority Against Software PatentsThe argument against software patents, posted by special contributor Christian Schaller on 2005-04-19, OSNews.comHow to fight software patents - singly and together, Richard M. Stallman, Thursday September 09, NewsForgeUK Resource on Software PatentsNoSoftwarePatents.com, a campaign against the legalization of software patents -- merged April 1, 2005 with FFIIFoundation for a Free Information Infrastructure a non-profit association registered in several European countriesAgainst Software Patents, The League for Programming Freedom, February 1991 [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Groups and Organizations ]  Campaigns Against software patents 
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Claiming Economic Majorities: the Software Patent Case. June 29th 2005 - Conference in the European ParliamentLetter to Industry Minister about software patents, Russell McOrmond, May 31, 2005, Russell McOrmond´s blogParliament: Say NO to Software Patents!, call for action, No Software Patents!Spanish universities demonstrate against software patents, Madrid, 27 April 2005, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructureNoSoftwarePatents´ LOBBYING GUIDE [PDF], NoSoftwarePatents.comProtect Innovation is the UK volunteer group of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII)Call for Action II, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructurePetition Against Software Patents Petition to The United States Government [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Groups and Organizations ]  Other Groups [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Groups and Organizations ] The Other side and Patents 
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What's Happening in Brusselstaint.org: BSA Spams Patent HoldersSimon Gentry and Software Patents, FFII´s profile of Simon Gentry - the Manager of C4CShoring up rights to technology inventions - EU style, Thursday 5th May 2005, written By: Bob McDowall, it-analysis.com (Bloor Research)European Commission Sparks Software Patent Debate, Alan Cohen, IP Law & Business, April 27 2005, Law.comA Long-Term View: Software Should Be Patentable in Europe, Michael Q. Lee, 04/06/05, LinuxInsiderCampaign for Creativity is an initiative supported by individuals committed to protecting and enhancing the legal environment for European´s creative communities: its artists, musicians, designers, engineers, software developers, etc.Letter to Commissioner McCreevy from BSA [PDF], 21 February 2005Robert J. Hart and Software Patents. About one of the leading figures of the British software patentability lobbying effort, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructureProtecting Against Open Source Legal Risks, Updated Tuesday, January 6, 2004, Michael Overly, Optimize Magazine, InternetWeek Debunking the Software Patent Myths, Paul Heckel, This article was published in the Communications of the ACM, June, 1992, Last Modified: October 26, 1995Pro Patents organisations:
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Patent system's problems defy easy solutions By  Michael Kanellos, Staff Writer, August 4, 2005 [CNET News.com]U.S. patent system has run aground, by Boston Herald editorial staff, Sunday, July 24, 2005 [Boston Herald]Patent Reform Heats Up, 2005-07-17, [blackenterprise.com]Sweeping Changes to the U.S. Patent System? Don't Bet on It!, Mark Scarsi, 07-05-2005, Law.comA Patent War Is Breaking Out On The Hill, Week July 4, 2005, Business Week OnlineUnited States: Congressmen Introduce Sweeping Patent Reform Bill, 23 June 2005, Article by Jason A. Bernstein, Scott W. Creasman, John W. Harbin, Hilary Harp, Todd E. Jones, Ryan T. Pumpian, Charles L. Warner, James Remenick and Olivia Luk, MondaqUW is wary of changes in patent law, By Kathleen Gallagher,  Posted: June 20, 2005, JS OnlinePatent Reform Hits the Hill, James V. DeLong, Published 06/21/2005, Tech Central StationA redlined version [doc format], showing the proposed changes, Patently-O: Patent Law BlogA New Paradigm For Intellectual Property Rights In Software, Mark H. Webbink, Duke University School of Law : JournalsHR 2795, the Patent Reform Act [PDF], Mr. SMITH of TexasSmith: Patent reform a top goal, by David Rupkalvis, published June 12, 2005, The Herald-ZeitungLawmakers Want "Patent Troll" Crackdown, by Erica Werner, Associated Press Writer, June 9, 2005, Los Angeles TimesPatent reform bill surfaces in Congress, but it is too little, too late?, June 10 2005, Tech Blogs on ZDNetUS Congress: Patent Act of 2005 [PDF]Sweeping U.S. Patent Reform Proposed, by David Worthington, June 9, 2005, BetaNewsSmith Introduces Patent Reform Bill,  Press Release by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), June 8, 2005The Patent Reform Act of 2005, June 08, 2005, Obsidian WingsPatent Reform Bill Introduced in U.S. HousePromote the Progress : The PTP Patent Reform LibraryNext Steps in Patent Reform, June 5 2005, Patently-O: Patent Law BlogPatent Reform: Congress Choosing Sides, May 25 2005, by Dennis Crouch, patent attorney, Patently-O: Patent Law BlogHigh Court Must Address Patent Obviousness, Press Release May 13, 2005, The Progress & Freedom FoundationA Modest Proposal, Brenda Sandburg, The Recorder, May 9 2005, law.comSupreme Court: Patent Professors Support Tighter Obviousness Standard, May 13, 2005, Patently-O: Patent Law BlogIndustry urges Congress to bolster patent review, by Michelle Kessler, USA Today, May 8, 2005, IndyStar.comEvaluating a patent system gone awry, By Jonathan Krim / The Washington Post, Friday, May 6, 2005, The Detroit News - TechnologyTech Wants Patent ´Trolls´ Tamed, by Roy Mark, April 26, 2005, InternetNewsPatent Office chief endorses legal reform, by Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, published on April 25, 2005, ZDNet NewsUs-parl -- Logic Patents in the USA, mailing list and archive"Patent Act of 2005" -  Draft [PDF], To amend title 35, United States Code, relating to the procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents. Patently-O: Patent Law BlogPATENT REFORM: House IP Subcommittee Prepares Sweeping Patent Law Changes, April 17, 2005, Patently-O: Patent Law BlogU.S. Patent Act -- 35 USCS Sects. 1 - 376 The current Patent Law, Cornell´s Legal Information Institute Intellectual Property in the 21st Century (PDF), January 2005, BSA [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  UN and Patents 
Development Agenda Hits Obstacles at WIPO, by David Tannenbaum on Wednesday, February 23, LawMemePatents for profit: dystopian visions of the new economy, Becky Hogge, March 11, 2005, openDemocracyDemocracy and dissent at the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Becky Hogge, April 26, 2005, openDemocracy [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  EU and Patents 
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European Parliament Says Not to Software Patents, June 06 2005Speeches in EP 2005-07-05, June 05 2005SAP-Info interview: Schindewolf against Software Patents, June 05 2005Taylor-Wessing partner: Directive will give us US-style software patents, June 05 2005SMEs call on European Parliament to Protect Them From Software Patents, June 04 2005Plenary amendments: draft voting adviceThe European Parliament's Work on Software Patents in 2005 July 3 2005Plenary amendments: draft voting advice July 3 2005Swedish patent officials lobby against cross-partisan amendmentsEP tables new amendments against software patents for plenary, July 1 2005What's hot issue: The last 10 days, 27th June 2005Row over conflicts of interest of Klaus-Heiner Lehne MEP, 25th June 2005Klaus-Heiner Lehne MEP: EPP coordinator for software patentability in JURIBSA: Only 20% of CII are SME-owned, CII equals swpat in the US. 24th June 2005Bulgarian IT companies signed a declaration put forward by FSA-Bg. It has been given to the EU embassies in Sofia.Economic-Majority supports Rocard amendments, 20 June 2005JURI Committee leaves Council text largely unchangedFFII publishes working paper, calls for discussions within EPP, 18th June 2005EICTA's 'air of disaster'Mayors of Vienna and Munich: The wording of the directive should be absolutely clearCEO of automotive technology SME grills Scania over software patents, 15 June 2005German Federal Minister of Justice tempting MEPs towards Software Patents, June 09, 2005FFII: NL Government Says Abort the Swpat Directive, 9 June 2005FFII: BSA study concludes European SMEs barely own software patents, 8 June 2005A European software patent report from FFII, Press Release FFII, Jonas Maebe, 6 Jun 2005, LWNFFII: Patent administrators preempting parliaments in Council, 6 June 2005Council trying to derail Parliament´s Second Reading, 4 June 2005MEP Jerzy Buzek Speech at the EPP/CCIA Patent Policy Conference, Transscript of Panel Speech of Prof. Jerzy Buzek, Polish MEP for EPP ED, at the Patent Policy Conference in the European Parliament. The conference took place at 1st of June 2005.JURI meeting of 23 may 2005: hearing of experts, Monday, 23 May 2005, includes links to recordings from the meetingLegal-economic study: Commission text lacks legal certainty and economic rationaleBessen comments "Do Patents Facilitate Financing in the Software Industry?"June 1st Conference on Patent Policy Making, Brussels, 23 May 2005Software patents: the truth [PDF], Claims made by proponents of Software Patents. Hosted on GrokLaw2005-06-01 Software Patent Conference in the European Parliament, programme"SMEs, software, copyright and patents" event co-hosted by the EPO and the FFII, Brussels, 20 May 2005, press releaseMEP Ashworth forwards latest Harbour Apologetics2005-05-09 EP publishes all amendments in original languageIPR Enforcement Directive implementation will equip software patentees with draconian powersEuroparl groups submit amendments to software patent directive, 4th May 2005European Commission takes aim at third countries regarding "IPR"Analysis and Rebuttal of Shoring up rights to technology inventions - EU style article. 5 May, 2005EICTA sends Microsoft to represent SMEs on software patents in EP, 25 April 2005Software patents Council debacle keeps haunting Danish minister Bendtsen Copenhagen, 25 April 2005JURI debates Software Patents -- Recording and Transcription, 21st April 2005Rapporteur Rocard publishes preview of Parliament´s Software Patent Directive Position, 20 April 2005FFII: EPO misinterpreting the law, Lenz analysis now in English, 17 April 2005UK Patent Office Workshops Demonstrate Council Text Unsatisfactory, NewsEuropean Software Patents: Assorted ExamplesSoftware Patents in Europe: A Short OverviewThe UK Patent Family and Software PatentsSoftware Patents vs Parliamentary Democracy explain the state of play regarding state-granted idea monopoliesEuropean Software Patent Horror Gallery, a database of the monopolies on programming problemsGrokLaw articles about Europe and patents:
It's a NO! - 648 - 14, Wednesday, July 06 2005EU Software Patent Last-Minute News, Tuesday, July 05 2005How SW Patents Endanger FOSS, Thursday, June 30 2005Concern About Delay By EU Commission on MSJURI Vote on EU SW Patent Directive Amendments, Monday, June 20 2005A Groklaw Suggestion on SW Patent WordingLooking for Better Wording for EU SW Patent DirectiveYet Another UK Patents Workshops Report - from Groklaw´s CinlyAnother Groklaw Report on UK Patent Workshop - by Simon G. BestReports from the UK Patent Office´s Technical Contribution WorkshopsSlip, Sliding Away on Software PatentsEuroParl Press Release - The Ball is in Our Court NowReactions in Denmark to EU Council Vote See the commentsTranscript of EU Commission Meeting on Software Patent DirectiveSoftware Patent Directive Passed as A-ItemDenmark: SW Patent Directive as B-Item Only on MondayEU MEP Says Bill Gates Influenced No Restart DecisionEU Commission Reportedly Ignoring Restart RequestThe Latest on EU SW Patents - Pics of the DemoGates v. Denmark Tuesday, February 15 2005EU Commission Regrets... No SW Patents on the Agenda & R.I.P. MS?Now it´s the Dutch: Parliament Votes to Block A Item on SW Patents DirectiveUK Workshops on "Technical Effect" WordingJURI Votes: It´s RestartEU Patent News - Gates Visiting EU Parliament & Denmark Throws Some Helpful Tacks On the RoadPoland Gets a Week´s Delay on EU SW PatentsDeja Vu in the EU - Monday They Will Try to Rubber Stamp Software Patents.  Yes. AgainEU - Motion to Restart the Software Patents ProcessPoland Comes Through! - Software Patents Off the Agenda This YearReport on EU Software PatentsLinus, Michael Widenius and Rasmus Lerdorf Oppose EU Software PatentsPoland Rejects Proposed EU Software Patents - Majority Now OpposedMore on EU Patents - The Storm is GrowingEU Patents - It Ain´t Over ´Til It´s OverGerman Politician Says Germany Will Vote Against Software Patents; IT Leaders in France Ask Chirac To Do the SameMore Blepp and News on Software Patents in Europe See thread about "News on Software Patents in Europe"Round 2 in the EU Patent Fight, a Pure Software Act Proposal, and CoLinuxStories from Europa - The European Union On-Line
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Parliament proposal on software patents would hit small firms - UEAPME, 22 June 2005, EUbusiness - European Business News OnlineEU wrestles with digital patents, By James Kanter, Wednesday, June 22, 2005, International Herald TribuneConservatives and liberals deal a blow to small business and innovation, 21 June 2005, The Greens | European Free Alliance in the European ParliamentBig software houses seen winners in EU patent vote, By Huw Jones, Tuesday, June 21, 2005, washingtonpost.comBreakthrough for EU software patent law, Stéphanie Bodoni, June 21, 2005, Managing Intellectual PropertySoftware patents: EU parliamentarians adopt Council of Ministers´ line, 21.06.2005, heise onlineEU jettisons software patent amendments, By Lucy Sherriff, published Tuesday 21st June 2005, The RegisterEurope moves closer to software patents, John Walko, Junko Yoshida, 06/21/2005, EE TimesShowdown looms over patenting bill,  Fri Jun 17, 2005, ReutersMayors of Vienna (Dr. Michael Häupl) and Munich (Christian Ude): The wording of the directive should be absolutely clearSome Assembly Required. By Tomasz Teluk, published 06/16/2005, TCS contributor Tomasz Teluk talks with former Polish Prime Minister and current MEP Jerzy Buzek about intellectual property, economic growth, and the future of European political economics.... TCS: Tech Central StationEU studies impact of software patents on open source, Peter Sayer, IDG News Service, May 30 2005, LinuxWorldMember states keep on pushing for software patents, 15 June, 2005, European Digital RightsEUROCHAMBRES - Position On Patentability Of Computer Implemented Inventions, June 2005, [pdf]FSFE on Microsoft proposal to European Commission, 07 Jun 2005, LWNIreland´s software piracy rate at 38 percent; US at 22 percent, by Finfacts Team, May 18, 2005, Finfacts Business NewsThe Future of the Patent System, from the Danish TeknologirådetOpen letter to Microsoft Netherlands about Software Patents, May 29 2005, J.A. Bergstra, P. KlintBusiness Method Patents in Europe - A Saussurean Explanation, April 2001, Morrison & Foerster LLPThe patentability of computer implemented inventions : the latest EC Council position, 23 Mai 2005, Paul Van den Bulck, Droit & Nouvelles TechnologiesPatents & Software: Fact & Fiction [PDF], document by The UK Patent OfficeEU takes axe to software patents directive, by Lucy Sherriff, published Wednesday 18th May 2005, The RegisterEU seeks ´legally clever´ patent definition, by Ingrid Marson, Special to ZDNet, 18 May 2005, ZDNet AustraliaDramatic Changes Proposed for EU Patent Proposal, By Matthew Broersma, May 18, 2005, eWEEKEU plans for software patents hit fresh obstacle, by Tobias Buck in Brusselsm May 17 2005, FT.comThe ultimate conference on sofware patents "Free Software and Software Patents", Agenda, Thursday, 02 June 2005 at 09:30 AM-12:00 PM in Bruxelles/BrusselPatents Directive proceedings begin again, 22/04/2005, out-law.comEuropean Parliament Debates IT Patent Proposal, By Matthew Broersma, April 22, 2005, eWEEKPatents granted on Instant Messaging, posted on KopeteOpen source developers step up anti-patent campaign, Ingrid Marson, April 14, 2005, ZDNet UKEuropean Commission Sparks Software Patent Debate, Alan Cohen, April 27 2005, Law.comUK PTO workshop divides lawyers and engineers over patents, Matt Whipp, 12:28PM, PC ProPatent directive slammed at UKPO workshop, Ingrid Marson, April 08, 2005, ZDNet UKGreen light for 2nd reading of Software Patent Directive, 05.04.2005, heise onlineFSF Europe to EICTIA: Drop support for software patents, Tuesday April 05, 2005, NewsForge staff, NewsForgeSupporting the knowledge economy in Europe, 2005-04-02i-NewswireCCIA: EU Patent Proposal Comes at a Cost of Innovation and CompetitionSlippery patents directive is doubleplusungood, Leader, January 21, 2005, ZDNet UKMEPs call for fresh start on software patents, Lucy Sherriff, Published Wednesday 12th January 2005, The RegisterSoftware patents: the fight in Europe, Lucy Sherriff, Wednesday 22nd December 2004, The RegisterEU rubber stamps patent rules, by Simon Taylor, IDG News Service and Matthew Broersma, Techworld, 16 December 2004Developers angry over software patent ´evasion´, Ingrid Marson, December 15, 2004, ZDNet UKLinux Kernel maintainer ´barred´ from patents meeting, Matt Loney, December 08, 2004, ZDNet UKLinus Torvalds slammed over software patent stance, by Mike Magee: Tuesday 30 November 2004, the INQUIREREU votes through software patent changes, Munir Kotadia, May 18, 2004 ZDNet UKEUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION, European Patent OfficeFFII: EU Ambassadors vote to back Software Patents, James Heald, Friday 07 May 2004, LWNEC´s Microsoft ruling sets precedent for other industries, Junko Yoshida, 03/25/2004, EE TimesNoSoftwarePatents.com, a campaign against the legalization of software patentsPetition for a Software Patent Free Europe. Petition is directed to the European Parliament and to the European Council.UK Patent Office: Software Patenting Consultation (closed)EU Parliament favors ban on 'business method' patents, By John Rega / Bloomberg News, Thursday, September 25, 2003, Detroit News - Technology [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  Asia and Patents [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  Microsoft and Patents Also see the MS Litigation page here on GrokLaw 
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Microsoft Files to Patent Emoticon Method, Sunday, July 24 2005Microsoft Hit With Preliminary Injunction in Patent Infringement CaseMicrosoft´s US XML Patent ApplicationMicrosoft Litigation Resource PageMS Gets 2 New PatentsThe EU Microsoft DecisionMS Is a Big Fat Patent FUDsterBallmer: Use Our Software or Somebody Might Get HurtThe Novell v. Microsoft Case - Statute of Limitations ExplainedNovell To File AntiTrust Action Against MS & Settles Another for $536MStep Into My Parlor, Said the Spider to the Fly -- MS´s Royalty-Free Protocol LicensesMicrosoft´s FAT Patent Rejected by Patent Office, At PubPat´s RequestSetback for MS in EU Antitrust AppealMS´s Patent Purpose, second part of the article Keeping an Eye on MicrosoftA Day to Celebrate and PUBPAT Wins Another: MS FAT Patent to be ReexaminedStupid Patent Tricks About "Time based hardware button for application launch"Odds and Ends, mentiona an article about "Microsoft Assembles Hefty Patent Arsenal"PubPat Files Request for Reconsideration of MS´s Patent on the FAT File SystemMicrosoft Wishes to Tempt Developers With Its CodeMS & Sun Settle Lawsuit, Create "Patent Regime"Microsoft News: Monopoly Here, Antitrust ThereUnitedLinux Is No More & SCO Says Look for Legislation on Open Source MS registered XML-related patents in New Zealand and the EU (towards the end of the article)Microsoft´s Customer Lock-in and Competition Lock-outPatent News: Prior Art + Outcry = Holy Cow, It Worked!. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office agreed to re-examine the Eolas patent.MS: Linux Will Be Hounded Over IP For 4 to 5 Years, about the Timeline PatentHey, quick! Anybody Got a Lid For This Coffin? Timeline´s patentOther articles about Microsoft and Patents:
Microsoft's lawsuit payouts amount to around $9 billion, By Désiré Athow: Thursday 14 July 2005, 14:35, [the INQUIRER]Opposition to Microsoft XML file-format patent mounts, Alastair Otter, July 4 2005, TectonicMicrosoft's anti spam tactics caned, Sender ID gets thumbs down, by Nick Farrell: Friday 24 June 2005, the INQUIRERMicrosoft to pay legal costs for partners, by Steve Lohr, The New York Times, Friday, June 24, 2005, International Herald TribuneMSN Search Updates Results Based on RankNet, 6/22/2005, Search Engine JournalMS Office XML Formats Not OK with GNU, Peter Galli - eWEEK Fri Jun 17 Yahoo! NewsMicrosoft´s antitrust offering ´blocks Samba´, by Lucy Sherriff, published Thursday 9th June 2005, The RegisterEU to suspend part of Microsoft ruling, by Paul Meller, Tuesday, June 7, 2005, International Herald TribuneMicrosoft fined $9.9M in patent case, June 6, 2005, CNN MoneyPossible prior art for Microsoft XML patent found, Ingrid Marson, June 02, 2005, ZDNet UKMicrosoft defends its patents, Ingrid Marson, May 27, 2005, ZDNet UKMicrosoft slammed over XML patent, Ingrid Marson, May 26, 2005, ZDNet UKEU Issues Ultimatum to Microsoft, May 23 2005, Deutsche WelleCommission gets industry support for Microsoft case, by John Oates, published Monday 23rd May 2005, The RegisterMicrosoft sued over Excel data-linking, Reuters, May 18, 2005, MSNBCMicrosoft loses a round in Eolas patent case, Bloomberg News, Wednesday, May 4, 2005, Seattle Post-IntelligencerGraphics patent suit fires back at Microsoft published: April 22, 2005, by Dawn Kawamoto, Staff Writer, CNET News.comForgent Networks Sues Microsoft for Patent Infringement, press release, 21 April 2005, Market WireMicrosoft patents 911, by Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco, published Wednesday 20th April 2005, The RegisterEolas v. Microsoft (PDF), FindLawAlacritech Granted Preliminary Injunction In Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Microsoft, press release, April 13, 2005, AlacritechLegal action threatens Microsoft´s Longhorn, Iain Thomson, vnunet.com 14 Apr 2005, IT WeekLegal smoke affects Microsoft Chimney, Longhorn, by INQUIRER staff: Thursday 14 April 2005, the INQUIRERAnother Small Firm Takes On Microsoft, 12.07.04, Daniel Lyons, Forbes.comNew LXer database: 101 patents Microsoft may infringe, LXerSoftware Patents: Microsoft´s Fatal Error, John C. Dvorak, 04.06.05, Opinions from PC Magazine Columnists and EditorsSoftware Patents: Microsoft´s Fatal Error, John C. Dvorak - PC Magazine, March 31 2005, ABC NewsHow Microsoft played the patent card, and failed, Andrew Orlowski, Published Thursday 23rd December 2004, The RegisterUse Linux and you will be sued, Ballmer tells governments, John Lettice, Thursday 18th November 2004, The RegisterIs Microsoft Taking Legal Aim at Linux?, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, November 12, 2004, eWEEKGates wants patent power, July 29, 2004, Ina Fried, CNET News.comMicrosoft, Apple Sued over Software-Updating Tech, Matt Hicks , July 20, 2004, eWEEKBTG Sue Microsoft For Infringement Of Patents, Edited Press Release, Tuesday July 20, 1:33 PM EDT, Exite Money & InvestingMicrosoft checks off patent win, David Becker, CNET News.com, Published on June 8, 2004, ZDNet NewsLonghorn´s Real Job: Trying to Gore Linux, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, April 29, 2004, eWEEKMicrosoft Assembles Hefty Patent Arsenal, Alexander Wolfe, April 12, 2004, eWEEKEben Moglen on Microsoft´s Caller ID Patent License, Thursday February 26, 2004, Joe Barr, NewsForgeGates Says SCO´s Case Against IBM Will Harm Linux´s Commercial Prospects, Paula Rooney, CRN, Friday July 25, 2003, Gates Contends Microsoft IP likely violated by open source codeMicrosoft and Patents, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructureMicrosoft aiming IBM-scale patent program at Linux?, Andrew Orlowski, Monday 8th December 2003, The RegisterFSF eases Microsoft schema patent fears, Andrew Orlowski, Tuesday 18th November 2003, The RegisterOffice 2003 XML Reference Schema Patent LicenseMicrosoft vs. Timeline, Timeline Press ReleaseMicrosoft Loses Patent Suit, published by Associated Press, February 23, 1994. About the data-compression program called Stacker [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  IBM and Patents 
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IBM looks for profit in free patents, by Steve Lohr, The New York Times, April 10, 2005, CNET News.comResearch in Development, by Michael Fitzgerald, May 2005, TechnologyReview.comIBM opens lid on its treasure chest, by Steve Lohr The New York Times, Monday, April 11, 2005, International Herald TribuneIBM calls for patent reform, by Brendon Chase, ZDNet Australia, 11 April 2005The Saga of the ARC Algorithm and Patent, 6-Feb-2005, elein at Varlena, LLC  [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  The SCO - IBM patent case 
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United States Patent No. 4,814,746, March 21, 1989, Miller et al. "Data Compression Method".United States Patent No. 4,821,211, April 11, 1989, Torres. "Method of Navigating Among Program Menus Using a Graphical Menu Tree". - (Dropped)United States Patent No. 4,953,209, August 28, 1990, Ryder et al. "Self-Verifying Receipt and Acceptance System for Electronically Delivered Data Objects".United States Patent No. 5,805,785, September 8, 1998, Dias et al. "Method for Monitoring and Recovery of Subsystems in a Distributed/Clustered System". [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  Other Patent Cases 
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Innovation or Patent Colonialism, Alolita Sharma, technetraExtensis in font patent victory, by Macworld staff, Wednesday, May 11, 2005, Macworld UKScientific Games Files Patent Infringement Suit Against GTECH [PDF], Monday May 9, Press Release, Scientific Games CorporationFortinet settles GPL violation suit, Ingrid Marson, April 26, 2005, ZDNet UKWill Sony Have to Stop Selling PlayStations?, Martyn Williams, IDG News Service, AboutRSA & Schnorr stifle cryptography-based e-commerce, page on the RSA patent, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructureDid RIM Pay Too Soon?, Lorraine Woellert, April 8, 2005, BusinessWeek OnlineBlizzard v. BNETD, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Examples of granted European business method patents, Arnoud Engelfriet, Last updated: 04 January 2004, Ius mentisRubiCAD folds after refusing to pursue patent fight, Mike Santarini, 12/15/2004, EE TimesTrade deal exports DMCA down under, Declan McCullagh, August 3, 2004, CNET News.comOracle´s CMS patent, Weekly Edition for July 15, 2004, LWN.net The Gates Case - The Abstraction-Filtration-Comparison TestDetermining the scope of a patent, Arnoud Engelfriet, Last updated: 04 January 2004, Ius mentis"Markman" Hearings - Transforming Northern District of California Patent Litigation, March 17, 2000, Townsend and Townsend and CrewA ´Markman´ Hearing Can Determine Case, Reprinted from The National Law Journal May 24, 1999, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLPGottschalk v Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972), algorithms cannot be patented. The Commissioner of Patents petitioned the Supreme Court to review a decision of an appellate court in which the appellate court overturned a decision by a patent examiner refusing to grant a patent on a computer-related invention.Parker v. Flook, 437 U.S. 584 (1978), mathematical formulae cannot be patentedDiamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175 (1981), a process for manufacturing rubber can be patented, even though the process involves solving a mathematical formula using a computer. The Commissioner of Patents petitioned to have the Supreme Court review a decision of an appellate court in which the appellate court overturned a decision by a patent examiner refusing to grant a patent on a computer program.The winning law firm´s summary of the Federal Circuit decision in In re Alappat (1994) in which the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit "overturned a long standing Patent Office policy of denying patents on inventions that could be functionally implemented in software."Gaia Technologies, Inc. v. Reconversion Technologies, Inc., et al, an agreement to assign, is not an assignmentJay Walker´s patent mania, Mark Gimein, August. 27, 1999, Salon.comUsing the RSA Algorithm for Encryption and Digital Signatures: Can You Encrypt, Decrypt, Sign and Verify without Infringing the RSA Patent?. Patrick J. Flinn and James M. Jordan III, © 1997 Alston & Bird LLP, July 9, 1997, CyberLaw [ Back to top ]  [ Back to Companies and Nations ]  
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Taylor Wessing, German law firm's link page.Patent Searching aggregated list of patent search sitesSoftware Patent News from Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructureSearchable Intellectual Property Databases - Updated, by Kathy Biehl, Published July 15, 2002, LLRX.comU.S. Supreme Court Research - Select Internet Sites, by Elizabeth Lambert,  Published May 15, 2002, LLRX.comIntellectual Property, Patent, and Law Resources, KinsellaLaw IP/Patent/Law ResourcesChilling Effects Clearinghouse tracks bad patents, has a good FAQ on patents.DOJ/Antitrust: Other Antitrust Sites Worldwide, US Department of JusticeResearch on the MacroEconomic Effects of Software Patents, Foundation for a Free Information InfrastructureMayall´s IP Links. Want patent law - which country?, which continent?Useful Patent Internet Sites, the links pageEuropean Patent Office. Links to Intelectual Property Related Sites on the InternetChartered Institute of Patent Agents, select the links menuBritish Library - Patents Information the links pageIP Menu includes lots of country-specific informationRossco´s Patent Searching links to patent databases [ Back to top ]  
 Chronological list of GrokLaw articles that refer to patents 
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July 2005 - December 2005: 
CRS Reports Now Available to Public, Monday, August 29 2005The Symbol/Cognex-Lemelson Patent Battle, Monday, August 22 2005Hey. This First-to-File Thing Is Scary, Monday, August 15 2005Patent Infringement Lawsuits That Involve FOSS, Wednesday, August 10 2005OSDL Announces Patent Commons Project, Tuesday, August 09 2005Keeping it Clean - Sourceforge and Eclipse Foundation To Work with Palamida and Black Duck,  Wednesday, August 03 2005Microsoft Files to Patent Emoticon Method, Sunday, July 24 2005The Standards Battle is Joined, Friday, July 15 2005More on Silly Lawsuits - Internet Archive and the BBC Flap, Wednesday, July 13 2005It's a NO! - 648 - 14, Wednesday, July 06 2005EU Software Patent Last-Minute News, Tuesday, July 05 2005 [ Back to top ]  
January 2005 - June 2005: 
How SW Patents Endanger FOSS, Thursday, June 30 2005The MA Software Council's OSS SIG Kickoff Meeting, Thursday, June 30 2005Concern About Delay By EU Commission on MS, Tuesday, June 28 2005JURI Vote on EU SW Patent Directive Amendments, Monday, June 20 2005The BSA Sends A Letter Re EU SW Patents, Saturday, June 18 2005US Patent Reform, Wednesday, June 15 2005New FOSS History Wiki Project & Ravicher Testifies to Congress on Patent Reform, Wednesday, June 08 2005Groklaw´s Software Patents Definition Update, Friday, June 03 2005A Groklaw Suggestion on SW Patent Wording, Wednesday, June 01 2005EU Software Patents - What´s Next & Some Testimonies, Monday, May 30 2005Stallman on Nokia Patent Statement, Monday, May 30 2005Nokia Offers Patents to Linux Kernel, Friday, May 27 2005Looking for Better Wording for EU SW Patent Directive, Monday, May 23 2005A Prior Art How To, Friday, May 13 2005A New Expression for "Reverse Engineering"?, Friday, May 06 2005Microsoft -- Can We Talk?, Saturday, April 30 2005Uh Oh - US Patent "Reform" Alert-- by Marbux, Wednesday, April 20 2005Patent Resource Page, Tuesday, April 19 2005How Software Patents Actually Work, an Animation by Gavin Hill, Tuesday, April 19 2005Duke Law School´s "Patents v. Open Source" Seminar - webcasts, Monday, April 18 2005Microsoft Hit With Preliminary Injunction in Patent Infringement Case Wednesday, April 13 2005Yet Another UK Patents Workshops Report - from Groklaw´s Cinly Tuesday, April 12 2005IBM´s Patent Sea Change, and "No RAND in OASIS"? Monday, April 11 2005Another Groklaw Report on UK Patent Workshop - by Simon G. Best Monday, April 11 2005MS and XML - The Steamroller Pushes Ahead Monday, April 11 2005Red Hat - Letters to the Judge and RH Motion for Reconsideration Denied without Prejudice to Renew Saturday, April 09 2005. See comments section for IBM related articlesHints About GPL3 Thursday, March 31 2005Evaluating Massachusetts´ Open Formats Proposal Wednesday, March 30 2005Now They´re Patenting Medical Facts? - Oh, Brother Monday, March 28 2005Symposium on Current Trends in the Free Software and OS Movements Tomorrow in NH Friday, March 25 2005ADTI Has Another Study; Marbux Finds a Patent-Open Standards Primer Friday, March 25 2005Microsoft Bends for the GPL to Qualify as Open Format in MA Thursday, March 24 2005MA Posts New Version of Open Formats - Requests Comments Tuesday, March 22 2005Reports from the UK Patent Office´s Technical Contribution Workshops Saturday, March 19 2005Slip, Sliding Away on Software Patents Thursday, March 17 2005Irish Linux Groups Write Their MEPs About SW Patents Wednesday, March 16 2005Microsoft´s US XML Patent Application Tuesday, March 15 2005More on EU Software Patents, Prior Art, and Another NZ MS XML Patent Tuesday, March 15 2005The Other Side of the Coin -- Why Some Support EU SW Patents Monday, March 14 2005EuroParl Press Release - The Ball is in Our Court Now Wednesday, March 09 2005Reactions in Denmark to EU Council Vote Tuesday, March 08 2005Transcript of EU Commission Meeting on Software Patent Directive Monday, March 07 2005Software Patent Directive Passed as A-Item Monday, March 07 2005Denmark: SW Patent Directive as B-Item Only on Monday Friday, March 04 2005EU MEP Says Bill Gates Influenced No Restart Decision Thursday, March 03 2005EU Commission Reportedly Ignoring Restart Request Monday, February 28 2005Classes in Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks for Free Online From WIPO Friday, February 25 2005So, *Now* How Do You Feel About Software Patents? Thursday, February 24 2005An Open Letter Re OASIS Patent Policy & a Call to Action Tuesday, February 22 2005How Not to Kill the Golden Goose Monday, February 21 2005The Latest on EU SW Patents - Pics of the Demo Friday, February 18 2005Cerf and Kahn Win Turing Award Wednesday, February 16 2005LinuxWorld Tuesday, February 15 2005Gates v. Denmark Tuesday, February 15 2005EU Commission Regrets... No SW Patents on the Agenda & R.I.P. MS? Friday, February 11 2005Now it´s the Dutch: Parliament Votes to Block A Item on SW Patents Directive Thursday, February 10 2005UK Workshops on "Technical Effect" Wording Sunday, February 06 2005Sun Responds to Criticism of CDDL Saturday, February 05 2005JURI Votes: It´s Restart Wednesday, February 02 2005Sun´s Schwartz and McNealy: Patent Pledge Only for CDDL Licensees Wednesday, February 02 2005Sun Begins to Respond to Patent Questions Tuesday, February 01 2005EU Patent News - Gates Visiting EU Parliament & Denmark Throws Some Helpful Tacks On the Road Sunday, January 30 2005The Future Is Open: What OpenDocument Is And Why You Should Care ~ by Daniel Carrera Sunday, January 30 2005Patent Questions About the CDDL Friday, January 28 2005SCO´s Objections to Notice of Deposition (the Compression Notice) - as text Thursday, January 27 2005Sun´s 1600 Patents, OpenSolaris, and CDDL Wednesday, January 26 2005The Tables Are Turned - SCO Objects to IBM´s Discovery Demands Wednesday, January 26 2005SCO Considering Next Steps After DC Setback & Another Novell Delay Tuesday, January 25 2005Poland Gets a Week´s Delay on EU SW Patents Monday, January 24 2005Deja Vu in the EU - Monday They Will Try to Rubber Stamp Software Patents.  Yes. Again Friday, January 21 2005No, Virginia.  Actually, There Is No Santa Claus Saturday, January 15 2005MA Says MS Agrees to Change XML License To Meet New Open Format Standard Friday, January 14 2005Study Says 30% of Patents Are Duplicative and Thus Invalid Friday, January 14 2005IBM Gives FOSS Free Access to 500 Patents - Rethinks IP Management Monday, January 10 2005EU - Motion to Restart the Software Patents Process Monday, January 10 2005Microsoft Litigation Resource Page Friday, January 07 2005Top Intellectual Property Law Issues of 2005, by Wolf, Greenfield Thursday, January 06 2005MS Gets 2 New Patents Tuesday, January 04 2005 [ Back to top ]  
July 2004 - December 2004: 
Antitrust Law Can Curtail or Trump a Patent - Patent Lesson One, by marbux Thursday, December 30 2004The EU Microsoft Decision Thursday, December 23 2004Poland Comes Through! - Software Patents Off the Agenda This Year Tuesday, December 21 2004Report on EU Software Patents Monday, December 20 2004Sun´s Proposed CDDL License - Feedback Requested Sunday, December 05 2004Two Journalists Don´t Understand Open Source and the Penguin Marches On Thursday, December 02 2004Linus, Michael Widenius and Rasmus Lerdorf Oppose EU Software Patents Tuesday, November 23 2004IBM Files Declarations and An Idea to Deal with Stupid Patent Tricks Tuesday, November 23 2004OSRM Saturday, November 20 2004. Mentions patent FUD from SCO. More patent talk in the comments.Sun´s Jonathan Schwartz Will Take Your Questions Now Friday, November 19 2004MS Is a Big Fat Patent FUDster Thursday, November 18 2004Ballmer: Use Our Software or Somebody Might Get Hurt Thursday, November 18 2004Poland Rejects Proposed EU Software Patents - Majority Now Opposed Wednesday, November 17 2004The Novell v. Microsoft Case - Statute of Limitations Explained Sunday, November 14 2004MS and Indemnification Thursday, November 11 2004The FTC Summit on Email Authentication and more on Patents Tuesday, November 09 2004FTC Email Authentication Summit and Sender ID Tuesday, November 09 2004Novell To File AntiTrust Action Against MS & Settles Another for $536M Monday, November 08 2004Step Into My Parlor, Said the Spider to the Fly -- MS´s Royalty-Free Protocol Licenses Monday, November 08 2004Ballmer´s Email - Indemnification Comes Full Circle Wednesday, October 27 2004The Patent Conversation Continues -- Sun´s Jonathan Schwartz Wednesday, October 20 2004Richard Stallman on Software Idea Patents Monday, October 18 2004Novell´s New Patent Policy Tuesday, October 12 2004Patents - An Alternative View Monday, October 11 2004Sun and Kodak Settle for $92 Million Thursday, October 07 2004Larry Rosen, the FTC, Open Standards, and Why FOSS Matters Monday, October 04 2004Kodak Wins Java Lawsuit Against Sun Sunday, October 03 2004More on Sender ID - A Little Water Under That Bridge? and MS-EU Hearing Report Friday, October 01 2004Microsoft´s FAT Patent Rejected by Patent Office, At PubPat´s Request Thursday, September 30 2004Reverse Engineering Thursday, September 30 2004Sun and Brand X Open Source Tuesday, September 28 2004On FOSS, IP Laws, and Expanding Legal Choices Sunday, September 26 2004For Now, Sender ID is Dead and MARID Shuts Down Thursday, September 23 2004Standards, Dell and Microsoft Monday, September 20 2004Sender ID Dead for Now and SUN-MS Agreement RE Open Office Tuesday, September 14 2004Is Sender ID Dead in the Water? - No MARID Working Group Consensus Wednesday, September 08 2004Sender ID and Almost-Open Standards Tuesday, September 07 2004Patents - Why Free/Open Source Software Might Have Less to Fear than Non-Free Software,  by Dan Ravicher Wednesday, September 01 2004SCO Downsizing, Worries About Hostile Takeover, Caps Legal Fees Tuesday, August 31 2004Some Advice & a New Book by Larry Rosen, and an Open Source, Open Standards Conference Tuesday, August 24 2004The View from the EU Patent Proponents & Grokster Saturday, August 21 2004Linus on Patents, Innovation . . . and Groklaw Wednesday, August 18 2004Setback for MS in EU Antitrust Appeal Thursday, August 12 2004Munich Going Forward with Linux Wednesday, August 11 2004Red Hat on Patents and Der Spiegel on EU, MS, and Patents Sunday, August 08 2004Munich´s Mayor on LiMux and Other Examples of Software Patents Hindering Progress Saturday, August 07 2004Reflections on Intellectual Property Rights, by John H Terpstra Thursday, August 05 2004IBM Pledges Not To Use Patents Against Linux Wednesday, August 04 2004IBM Donates Cloudscape to Apache Foundation & MS´s Patent Purpose Tuesday, August 03 2004Sun Claims It Is Considering Buying Novell Monday, August 02 2004Two FSF Seminars on the GPL in California August 24 and 25 Tuesday, July 27 2004. Mentions a seminar by the Executive Director of the Public Patent FoundationKeeping an Eye on Microsoft Tuesday, July 20 2004Why Program Code Isn´t the Same as a Novel, by k12linux Friday, July 16 2004The Gates Case - The Abstraction-Filtration-Comparison Test Friday, July 16 2004More on EU Patents - The Storm is Growing Thursday, July 08 2004Hunting for Prior Art on the Acacia Patent and Other Strategies Saturday, July 03 2004Dutch Parliament Withdraws Support for Software Patents Friday, July 02 2004SCO v. IBM June 8 Hearing Transcript - as text Thursday, July 01 2004 [ Back to top ]  
January 2004 - June 2004: 
Darl McBride, the Man Nobody Bothers to Hate, and His Buddy Mike Anderer Cook Up a Scheme Wednesday, June 23 2004EU Patents - It Ain´t Over ´Til It´s Over Tuesday, June 22 2004Sir Tim Berners-Lee: How the WWW Might Never Have Happened Tuesday, June 15 2004A Day to Celebrate and PUBPAT Wins Another: MS FAT Patent to be Reexamined Friday, June 11 2004Judge Kimball´s Order on Motions to Bifurcate and Amend Scheduling Order - as text Friday, June 11 2004First Reports from the SCO v. IBM Hearing Tuesday, June 08 2004SCO Gets 3 New IP Lawyers -- They´re Not From Boies, Schiller Tuesday, June 08 2004Stupid Patent Tricks Saturday, June 05 2004EFF Starts Patent-Busting Project Saturday, May 29 2004UNIX Timeline Project -- Grokline´s Status Friday, May 21 2004German Politician Says Germany Will Vote Against Software Patents; IT Leaders in France Ask Chirac To Do the Same Thursday, May 13 2004PubPat Wins a Reexamination of Cotransformation Patent Monday, May 10 2004More Blepp and News on Software Patents in Europe Saturday, May 08 2004Odds and Ends Saturday, May 01 2004SCO Drops Its Claim That the GPL is Unconstitutional - SCO´s answer to IBM´s second amended counterclaims - as text Thursday, April 29 2004New Patent Proposals: It Shouldn´t Be Obvious, for Starters Wednesday, April 28 2004Forgent Proves Once Again That Patents and Software Need to Get a Divorce Saturday, April 24 2004SCO Reply Memorandum In Support of its Motion for Separate Trials - as text Wednesday, April 21 2004PubPat Files Request for Reconsideration of MS´s Patent on the FAT File System Thursday, April 15 2004IBM Says It Will Ask for Summary Judgment When Discovery and PreTrial Motion Practice is Complete Wednesday, April 14 2004Round 2 in the EU Patent Fight, a Pure Software Act Proposal, and CoLinux Saturday, April 10 2004Microsoft Wishes to Tempt Developers With Its Code Thursday, April 08 2004Robin Bloor Grokking the GPL Saturday, April 03 2004MS & Sun Settle Lawsuit, Create "Patent Regime" Saturday, April 03 2004IBM´s Second Amended Counterclaims Lists 9 Newly Registered Copyrights Wednesday, March 31 2004SCO Memorandum in Support of Motion to Bifurcate - as text Tuesday, March 30 2004SCO´s Motion to Bifurcate and Memorandum in Support Monday, March 29 2004Novell´s Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss - Annotated Sunday, March 28 2004Comparative Charts - IBM Counterclaims and SCO´s Answers and Affirmative Defenses Sunday, March 14 2004SCO´s Amended Answer to IBM´s Amended Counterclaims Saturday, March 13 2004Anderer´s "Old Think" Tries to Justify A Dying Business Model Friday, March 12 2004Project Monterey Agreement Sunday, March 07 2004Eben Moglen´s Harvard Speech - The Transcript Thursday, February 26 2004Microsoft News: Monopoly Here, Antitrust There Wednesday, February 25 2004Table - IBM Counterclaims and Both SCO Answers Monday, February 09 2004SCO´s amended answer to IBM´s amended counterclaims Saturday, February 07 2004Patent News From PubPat and IBM Thursday, February 05 2004UnitedLinux Is No More & SCO Says Look for Legislation on Open Source Friday, January 23 2004SCO Reacts to Novell´s Indemnification Tuesday, January 13 2004OSRM To Offer Vendor-Neutral Indemnification -- FORM Tuesday, January 13 2004Novell Offers to Indemnify Monday, January 12 2004Interview About Patents with Dan Ravicher Saturday, January 10 2004 [ Back to top ]  
January 2003 - December 2003: 
IBM´s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Strike - as text Saturday, December 27 2003IBM´s Motion to Strike SCO´s Affirmative Defenses- as text Saturday, December 27 2003IBM´s Unpublished Cases, Exhibit 3 to their Memorandum in Support of Motion to Strike Friday, December 26 2003"No One Respects a Bully" Tuesday, December 16 2003Eldred v. Ashcroft - Justice Breyer´s Dissenting Opinion, Monday, December 08 2003The 1995 Novell-SCO Asset Purchase Agreement´s Schedules Sunday, December 07 2003The Linux Show´s Town Hall Meeting Transcript Tuesday, December 02 2003SCO Would Like A Month´s Delay to Get a Patent Attorney Monday, December 01 2003Microsoft´s Customer Lock-in and Competition Lock-out Friday, November 21 2003A Cynical Eye on SCO, MS, and Indemnification Monday, November 17 2003Asset Purchase Agreement Sunday, November 16 2003Patent News:  Prior Art + Outcry = Holy Cow, It Worked! Thursday, November 13 2003SCO Supplemental Answers to IBM´s 1st Set of Interrogatories Tuesday, November 11 2003It´s Official. China Goes Linux. Gartner Says US Will Follow. And Darl´s No Free Linux Speech. Thursday, November 06 2003Public Patent Foundation Announced & Sun Digs a Patent Hole For Itself Tuesday, November 04 2003IBM´s Amended Counterclaims Against SCO as Text, Sept. 25, 2003 Sunday, November 02 2003New Groklaw Feature:  Side-by-Side Comparison of IBM Counterclaims and SCO Answer Saturday, November 01 2003SCO Has a Patent -- Not Linux Kernel-Related Sunday, August 31 2003An Answer to the Indemnification FUD Saturday, August 16 2003"Death to Linux"?  No, an IBM Countersuit Instead Thursday, August 07 2003Caldera´s Linux Contributions Were Official, not by Rogue Employees Wednesday, July 30 2003MS: Linux Will Be Hounded Over IP For 4 to 5 Years Sunday, July 27 2003Linus: "The Most Important Thing Has Always Been That People Be Able to Trust Me" Tuesday, July 15 2003Patents and Copyright: Two Different Purposes Saturday, July 05 2003FUD Mud Wednesday, July 02 2003O, What a Tortuous Web We Weave... Tuesday, June 24 2003And They Call Linus Careless Wednesday, June 18 2003Hey, quick!  Anybody Got a Lid For This Coffin? Monday, June 02 2003Novell Scores a Touchdown - SCO Statement Wednesday, May 28 2003 [ Back to top ]  
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