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Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris
Sun plans patent protection for SolarisWhen Sun Microsystems releases Solaris as open-source software, it plans to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS. Details of the protection plan will be revealed when Sun announces its licensing terms for open-source Solaris in the coming weeks.Talk...
Tags: Newsletter Editor, open source, patent protection, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun plans patent protection, Sun Solaris
Discussion threads 2004-11-18

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Non-Disruptive Backups and Migrations Enhances European Patent Protection and Management
The European Patent Office grants European patents. The EPO carries out searches and substantive examinations on a steadily rising number of European patent applications and international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The European Patent Office EPO needed to support up to 60 million patents documents and 800,000 patents...
Tags: BMC Software Inc., Patent, Backup, Migration, European Patent Office, It Management, It service Management
Case studies 2008-02-01
Comic relief
While it's not an obvious source of comedy, internationally-recognized patent law is actually a rather funny thing. Just ask Danish engineer and inventor Karl Kroyer, whose method of raising sunken vessels from the ocean floor failed to obtain a patent because of a comic strip.The German patent office denied Kroyer's...
Tags: apple pie, Jay Garmon, patent, prior art, recipe
Technical articles 2004-01-20
RIM was not enough: NTP Sues four major telcos for patent infringement
Patent lawsI find these patents awarded on ideas and not on implementation are at the least frivolous and stifle creativity. We should patent only implementations of an idea. Most software patents are obvious and based on processes that have already been implemented in nature or in objects we use in...
Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., jpclermont900@..., patent, NTP
Discussion threads 2007-09-17
Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL
Is GPLv3 good for open-source Java and Solaris?Sun Microsystems is starting to like the idea of using the upcoming General Public License GPL version 3 as the governing license in building open-source projects out of Java and Solaris. CEO Jonathan Schwartz says patent protections are just part of why GPLv3...
Tags: gpl, GPLv3, java, Newsletter Editor, open source, programming, solaris, sun microsystems, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris
Discussion threads 2007-02-09
Microsoft & Samsung; What's your take on this?
Microsoft says Samsung can offer Linuxhttp://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/19/1335224Microsoft-Samsung pact includes Linux patent 'protection'http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=operating_systems&articleId=9017120&taxonomyId=89Is this how it's going to be? Microsoft made it's legal foothold with Novell, now they are going to push the FUD to make money through a patent protection racket?Before I go off on a half educated rant; what's your...
Tags: jabbotts@..., Microsoft Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., FUD
Discussion threads 2007-04-19
PatentVue (exe)
PatentVue software enables you to search and download unlimited numbers of patents and published applications from the US patent office and the European Patent Office USPTO and EPO over the Web. Each patent or published application is saved as a single PDF document, enabling ease of locating and sharing. Note:...
Tags: Patent, PatentVue Software
Software downloads 2005-03-09
Software Protection
I have developed a web based software program, before I start showing it to the public can I assume I have copyright protection. Short of a patent what else can I do to protect myself.
Tags: feedback, software, wfranks@...
Discussion threads 2006-10-13
Patent infringement may lead to a ban on hard drive imports
So, is it me? or is everyone siding with the major companies here?Because of the impact that will be felt in the hardware field due to hard drives not being avaible?What about the patent holders here? Whats the point of them even filing suit if everyone is going to...
Tags: DanLM, patent holder, hard drive
Discussion threads 2007-10-12
PatDL Pro Plus (exe)
As a scientific researcher or a patent professional, you may need massive and important information frequently from patents. However, very few countries's patent offices could provide the service of full-text downloading to the public, which will bring inconvenience to you. PatDL is a software of Patent Searcher and Downloader which...
Tags: Patent, Researcher, PatDL
Software downloads 2007-10-01
United States Patent and Trademark Office rejects Amazon's 1-Click patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected most of Amazon's 1-Click related patents due to evidence of another patent that predates it. Excerpt from CNET News.com: In its decision, dated September 26, the three-judge panel reversed an earlier decision approving the patent claims and...
Tags: Patent, Amazon.com Inc., U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-10-17
PatentDownloader (zip)
Downloads patent specifications from JPO Japanese Patent, USPTO US Patent and WIPO PCT and saves as RTFD or save as PDF file. Also analyzes specifications and creates reference character list automatically.
Tags: Specification
Software downloads 2006-10-10
Study Manual: Tips and Basics for the Patent Bar (zip)
Pass the Patent Bar Exam and begin your journey toward becoming a Patent Practitioner. This free e-book delves into the in's and out's of the patent bar exam and provides you with step-by-step advice on how to tackle it. Learn test taking strategies and helpful study tips.
Tags: Patent, E-books, Personal Technology
Software downloads 2004-04-05
Patent auctions: Lawyer's dream or way of the future?
What would you bid for intellectual property?Patent auctions may signal new lawsuits from intellectual property companies that build portfolios to extract large settlements. Patent consulting firm Ocean Tomo claims it has devised a more comprehensive way to put a dollar figure on a patent, giving intellectual property owners and potential...
Tags: intellectual property, patent
Discussion threads 2006-03-03
Millions more for Sun from Microsoft patent pact?
By Stephen Shankland ...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, covenant, Rich Belgard, agreement
Technical articles 2004-04-09
PatentWrangler (exe)
PatentWrangler is for individuals needing quick access to United States patents, published patent applications from the USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office, and European Patent Office. It's a solution that enables you to conveniently download patents and patent applications in PDF format at home, work, or on the road....
Tags: Patent Application, Patent, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, PatentWrangler
Software downloads 2007-12-19
Disaster Recovery With Sun Java Availability Suite
The Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software builds on a tried and trusted solution, extending Sun Cluster software and incorporating market-leading replication technology to help organizations create solid business continuance plans to mitigate business interruptions due to disasters. The Sun Java Availability Suite, featuring Sun Cluster software, Sun Cluster Geographic Edition...
Tags: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Cluster, Sun Java, Disaster Recovery, Servers, Hardware
White papers 2006-01-01
BrainDex Patent Downloader (exe)
BrainDex Patent Downloader enables you to download worldwide patents as Adobe PDF documents. Special features include unique highlight, right-click and download capability in IE, Netscape, and Mozilla Firefox just highlight a patent number on any Web page, right click, and select BrainDex Patent Download to view any patent PDF on...
Tags: Patent, Adobe PDF, BrainDex Patent Downloader
Software downloads 2006-01-24
Software patents
are they something to be encouraged?or something to be discouraged?why?I think they should be discouraged, as they hurt the quality of applications for the lifetime of the patent.with a patent, on software, it's more the idea than the specific application that is getting patented, this means you have a significant...
Tags: software, Adobe PDF, patent, software patent
Discussion threads 2005-02-21
Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris
Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, open source, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, Linux
Technical articles 2004-11-18
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