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Linux Journal
September 2001
Lawrence Rosen |
Geek Law: A Question of Licenses The definitive answer to that oft-asked question: Which open-source license should I use for my software?   |
Linux Journal
September 1, 2002
Lawrence Rosen |
Geek Law: Allocation of the Risks Make sure software licensors actually own all the copyrights they're making you license. |
Linux Journal
May 1, 2002
Lawrence Rosen |
The Role of Standards in Open Source And, on how new standards are often compatible with free and open-source licensing... |
National Defense
June 2008
Jerry Stouck |
Right and Wrong Ways To Use Others' Patents By statute, the military and other government agencies have the right to use any patented invention to further valid government missions, and this right may be extended to government contractors. |
InternetNews
April 25, 2011 |
Will Open Invention Network Growth Stop Patent Feuds? Open Invention Network gained 70 members in the last quarter in a bid to help mitigate open source patent risk, but it's not a silver bullet, or is it? |
Bio-IT World
June 17, 2004
Cathryn Campbell |
Patent Plaintiff Perils Suing for patent infringement may seem rewarding, but you could lose even more. |
InternetNews
May 20, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
A Primer on Software Patents A closer look at software patents and at their history and implications for IT. |
InternetNews
August 23, 2006
David Needle |
Apple Settles with Creative Apple and Creative Technology announced they have settled a patent infringement lawsuit that had threatened to drag out for years. |
CIO
December 16, 2009
Wittow & Pearlman |
How Using Open-Source Software Can Affect Your Company's Value Understanding and complying with open-source licensing requirements is critical to preserving your company's value during an IPO or acquisition |
CIO
August 1, 2003
Lawrence Rosen |
Patents: An Expensive Tax on the CIO Software patents cost you money. Like taxes, they skim from your profit margins, but in this case the fees go to pay for other companies' intellectual property. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2005
Dave Mock |
The Lowdown on Patent Shakedowns The business of extorting license fees for patents can be very lucrative -- and damaging. It is important for investors to understand how the companies they own utilize and protect their inventions -- and what approach management has taken to deal with intellectual property disputes. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2009 |
Microsoft Seeks Patent on Timed S/W Licenses Patent could change the way users 'buy' software or the way Microsoft lets you use it. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Sun's Open Source Choice 'Disappointing' Sun open source patent pledge seen as doing little for open source developers, experts say. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2010 |
Motorola Hits Back in Microsoft Patent Spat Like clockwork, Motorola answer's Microsoft's patent lawsuit with a countersuit charging infringement of 16 patents across many of the software giant's product lines. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Why High-Tech Firms Can't Afford to Ignore Patents When it comes to patents, high technology firms are, out of necessity, interdependent... |
Salon.com
September 20, 2000
Damien Cave |
Apple's "1-click" deal leaves a sour taste Since when does a computer maker need to license technology from a retailer like Amazon? |
CIO
September 28, 2011
Grant Gross |
Controversial Business-Method Patents Face New Attacks A new law revamps the patent system and gives rivals an eight-year window to challenge IT-related patents in the financial-services industry. |
Entrepreneur
June 2007
Chris Penttila |
Creative License? A portfolio licensing agreement between bio-tech companies MedImmune and Genentech was going well - that is, until it went bad. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2011
Todd C. Davis |
Seeing the Fire Behind the Smoke While crafting license agreements involves all of the tactical tradeoffs expected in a negotiating dynamic, one should try to pay attention to these 10 licensing pitfalls. |
Wall Street & Technology
September 19, 2006
Paul Allen |
Patent Processing For both the patent holders and potential transgressors, technology patents can be a high-stakes game in the financial world, in both monetary awards and ongoing business feasibility. |
InternetNews
March 28, 2011 |
What is the Value of Red Hat's Patents? Linux leader Red Hat has now been recognized for the strength of its patents, what is it doing with all that intellectual property? |
InternetNews
January 28, 2008
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft: King of The Patent Hill Microsoft emerges as top tech patent holder with more than 15,000 patents pending. |
PC Magazine
April 6, 2005
John C. Dvorak |
Software Patents: Microsoft's Fatal Error Microsoft's has a lot to worry about as the European Union looks unfavorably on its hidden source code and patent practices. |
Bio-IT World
September 9, 2002
Jim Gatto |
Open Source: Not Yet a Closed Case Biotech companies should weigh both the benefits and risks before choosing open source software. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2009
Anders Bylund |
How to Settle Your Differences With Microsoft Privately held GPS navigation specialist TomTom can breathe a sigh of relief. The company has settled the patent infringement claims Microsoft brought against it. |
InternetNews
July 27, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3: Making Room on Patents, DRM The second draft release of the GNU General Public License Version 3 is out, including a softening on its terms about Digital Rights Management and patents. |
Linux Journal
December 1, 2001
Lawrence Rosen |
Geek Law: License FUD The threat of Microsoft's shared-source licenses... |
InternetNews
August 2, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux's Patent Risk A patent review of the OS uncovers 283 patents, a third of which are held by Linux-friendly corporations like Cisco, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat and Sony. |
Linux Journal
July 1, 2002
Lawrence Rosen |
Geek Law: License Defamation How the GPL has been sorely defamed by Microsoft, with statements that are false and are obviously intended to deter companies from associating with GPL-licensed software -- specifically Linux. |
InternetNews
May 18, 2010 |
Microsoft Settles Patent Dispute With VirnetX Microsoft agrees to shell out $200 million for a one-time fee, and commit to additional licensing arrangements for two patents concerning VPN technology. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2011
John Grgurich |
How the Patent Wars Are Hurting High-Tech Well-intentioned patent laws are threatening to stifle innovation. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2010 |
Microsoft Patent Licenses Aim to Avert Lawsuit On the eve of the launch of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has licensed a host of patents relating to smartphone technology, including IP from Palm, in a bid to preempt infringement lawsuits. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2005
Jim Wagner |
IBM's Patent Pledge Ripples Open Sourcers Reaction to IBM's pledge to free 500 of its software patents to the open source community has varied, ranging from praise to panning the software patent process itself. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
BellSouth, Comverse Settle Patent Spat BellSouth will license telecom technology covered under two patents to Comverse |
InternetNews
November 30, 2010 |
Microsoft's i4i Appeal Headed for Supreme Court Microsoft will get a chance to make its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, appealing the earlier patent infringement decision it lost to i4i. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft: Open Source Infringes on 235 Patents Microsoft continues to allege Linux patent infringement but still doesn't identify which ones. |
CIO
August 1, 2003
Mark Radcliffe |
Patents: A Small Price to Pay for Progress For CIOs, the issue is not whether patents should be granted for software but whether anything can be done to improve the quality of the granted patents. The problem relates more to the examining process in the USPTO than to the appropriateness of patents for software. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
PubPat Claims 'Prior Art' on JPEG Patent The Public Patent Foundation is asking the U.S. Patent office to take another look at the data compression format. |
InternetNews
September 7, 2005
Clint Boulton |
CA, IBM Join in Open Patent Pledge Rivals Computer Associates International and IBM have agreed to exchange software license rights and releases in a bid to bring technologies to the public for open source development. |
Linux Journal
January 1, 2003
Lawrence Rosen |
Derivative Works Many users of open-source software are frightened by the term "derivative works". They worry they might accidentally create derivative works and put their own proprietary software under an open-source license. This is a complex topic, but here are definitions to ease people's concerns. |
InternetNews
June 9, 2011 |
Microsoft Loses Supreme Court Patent Case Top U.S. court rules against Microsoft in i4i patent appeal. |
CFO
July 1, 2006
Linda Corman |
What Do You Know? Tracking patent portfolios is not only critical for growth, it's necessary for survival. Here are the top 10 patent recipients for 2005: IBM... Canon Kabushiki Kaisha... Hewlett-Packard Development... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2011 |
What's Fueling the Tech Patent Bull Market? As companies amass patents to sue each other, is it time for the patent system to be reformed? |
InternetNews
April 20, 2011 |
Novell Patent Deal Adjusted by Dept. of Justice From the blogs: U.S. Department of Justice wades into Novell patent sale to protect the open source market. |
InternetNews
August 12, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Beats Apple on Patent An Apple iPod graphical interface patent was rejected because Microsoft filed first. Microsoft promises soon to be released products that will compete with the iPod. |
InternetNews
April 18, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Burst.com Files Counter Suit Against Apple Burst.com answered Apple Computer in court yesterday, counter-suing the company over alleged patent infringements. |
InternetNews
May 5, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
E-Data Brings Patent Push Back Home E-Data Corporation has made headway in its claims that it owns the rights to downloading media from the computer to CDs, iPods, even paper. |
InternetNews
January 30, 2007
Roy Mark |
Second Look For Dynamic Web Patents The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will review two patents held by EpicRealm, a Texas firm that has filed a number of infringement lawsuits against companies employing dynamic Web technology. |
InternetNews
July 14, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Streaming Media Dispute Closer to Trial A preliminary Markman Order sets out the terms of the patent infringement dispute between Acacia and 11 porn sites. |
InternetNews
February 26, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
They Own the Internet Companies that claim to own bits and pieces of basic Web functions are coming out of the woodwork -- and filing lawsuits. |
