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Is Microsoft attempting to patent ITIL CMDB?
I dunno but it seems plausible to me: see the patent here and some discussion here
Tags: twohills, microsoft, it management, patent, itil, cmdb, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2006-12-14
Is open source getting to Microsoft?
Microsoft's Open Specification PromiseMicrosoft recently published the Microsoft Open Specification Promise, which indicates that the company promises not to sue anyone who creates software based on Web services technology covered by patents it owns. The move reflects how Microsoft has had to come to terms with open-source products and development...
Tags: microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft MS-DOS, news, open source, open specification promise, patent, patents, security, Sonja Thompson, Stac
Discussion threads 2006-09-15
Office upgrade could trap many businesses
Due to a patent dispute, companies will have to use tweaked versions of Microsoft Office XP and Office 2003 when they install the software on new machines. Although companies are not required to go back and update already installed copies of Office, many companies have policies that require all machines...
Tags: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Access
Discussion threads 2006-02-07

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Microsoft FAT patent falls flat
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Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, patent, Microsoft FAT, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Technical articles 2004-10-01
Microsoft wins again in Eolas patent dispute
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Tags: Web browsers, Intellectual property, Eolas Technologies Inc., office action, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, patent
Technical articles 2004-08-19
Microsoft wins patent lawsuit over boot-up technology
A U.S. District Court jury in Texas has ruled that Microsoft did not infringe on patents claimed by Computer Acceleration Corp., a subsidiary of patent warehousing firm Acacia Research Corp. Excerpt from Network World: The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-11-18
Microsoft file patent faces exam
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Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Technical articles 2004-06-14
Eolas, Microsoft make their case--again
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Tags: Web browsers, Eolas Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp., patent
Technical articles 2004-12-09
How to fight against patent terrorism
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Tags: Tools & Techniques, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, software, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., SCO Group Inc.
Technical articles 2005-01-07
Linux Leaders Plot Counterattack on Microsoft
I just joined another tech forum for vb.net tips, and as all forums that I join. I also join the news letters. In today's new's letter was this topic. [b]Linux Leaders Plot Counterattack on Microsoft[/b]http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1895%2C2146559%2C00.aspOne of the points made that I think makes a lot of sense is:[i]James...
Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, leader, DanLM, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent deal
Discussion threads 2007-06-16
Patent spat forces businesses to upgrade Office
Caught with hands in cookie jar??Interesting that MS finally gets nailed for doing what it has been accused of all along - incorporating other's technologies into it's products w/o permission. How many small companies have gone belly up over the years when their proprietary product's features are suddenly included...
Tags: copyright, DR-DOS 6.0, infringement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft MS-DOS, Microsoft Office, oldjags, patent, programming, Stac Electronics
Discussion threads 2006-01-31
Microsoft patent takes concept of spyware to new heights
No WayThey do not have a right to monitor my physiological state. If I have high blood pressure or a heart condition such as tachycardia or bradycardia, there is no need for my employer to know this. I do my job well and get it done.Maybe my boss...
Tags: Monitors & displays, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, monitor, monitoring, health care, Microsoft Corp., patent, spyware
Discussion threads 2008-01-16
Microsoft is "patent"ly afraid
It came out today that Microsoft is now claiming that open source software breaks 235 of its patents. And, of course, it would seem on the surface that Microsoft wants that it again on the surface wants most: Money. But I think this whole thing is yet another smoke and...
Tags: Windows, Open Source, Linux, Gpl, Get Jacked, General
Blog posts 2007-05-14
Experts say Microsoft's patent quest won't go far
what Microsoft wantsQuoth the article:"[i]Microsoft said it released the tally--though not the 235 specific patents--in an effort to bring open-source companies to the table to hammer out intellectual property licensing deals similar to the one struck by Linux seller Novell in 2006. But industry experts said the declaration's implicit demand--that...
Tags: apotheon, industry expert, Microsoft Corp., patent
Discussion threads 2007-05-16
Tech giants edgy over Web services patent sale
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Tags: Web, CommerceNet, patent, auction, Web service
Technical articles 2004-11-29
Gloves come off in Symantec, Microsoft dispute
Symantec, Microsoft square offAfter initial courtroom sparring, Microsoft and Symantec are finally shaping up for a real legal fight over a storage patent. The case is part of a high-stakes battle in the software industry, where Microsoft is increasingly entering Symantec's turf of security software. Does Symantec have a chance...
Tags: Symantec Corp., microsoft, security, symantec, Editdesk, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2006-08-25
Microsoft settles patent dispute with Eolas
As a result of settling the patent dispute with Eolas, Microsoft will be rolling out its "Click to Activate" tags from Internet Explorer 7. An excerpt from InternetNews: "It's important and cool to note that this change will require no modifications to existing Web pages, and no...
Tags: Patent, Eolas Technologies Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Arun Radhakrishnan
Blog posts 2007-11-10
Tech firms to lobby for patent litigation reform
All software patents should be declared voidPatents should be limited to physical designs. Imagine if someone centuries ago patented "a way of communicating by inscribing marks on paper" - everytime we wrote anything, we would have been liable for patent infringement.Software should only be subject to copyright, like books, paintings,...
Tags: software, copyright, patents, patent, chromedome, it management, litigation
Discussion threads 2006-05-15
Company claims patent for download apps
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Tags: BTG, patent, Microsoft Corp.
Technical articles 2004-06-15
Google wins patent for search results page design
coolI wonder if I could patent my haircut?Sorry FrylockAs I understood the article, your barber could, theoretically, but not you. You are the purchaser of your barber's design.It does make you wonder what they will come up with next.Sure you couldApparently yes, so long as you design it, document...
Tags: Frylock, patent, barber, patents, off-topic, Google Inc., Starbucks Corp., search result
Discussion threads 2006-12-14
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