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2007-05-04 UK IPKat: Patents Court has reservations about Indian patent application
2007-05-04 EU FFII: International speakers assemble to discuss the European Patent System
2007-05-03 US BoycottNovell: Linux ‘Violates’ Microsoft’s Sudo Patent
2007-05-03 US Locklizard: The USA embraces a new era in software patents
2007-05-03 US eWeek: Supreme Court Decision Challenges Software Patents
2007-05-03 US Slashdot: Breakpoints have now been patented
2007-05-03 US Silicon: Has the Supreme Court killed off patent trolls?
2007-05-03 US MarketWatch: Judge orders Microsoft to pay $1.5 billion in patent suit
2007-05-03 US WirelessWeek: Supreme Court Eases Patent Protection
2007-05-03 US AHN: Court Rules In Favor Of Alcatel-Lucent SA Over Digital Music Patent Dispute Against Microsoft
2007-05-03 US Out-law: Nokia sued in US over messaging patent
2007-05-03 US AustralianIT: Microsoft loses music patent battle
2007-05-01 US Techdirt: Supreme Court Makes Two Good Decisions On Patent Law
2007-05-01 US CCIA: Supreme Court and KSR: CCIA Calls it Most Pro-Innovation Ruling in Years
2007-05-01 US Arstechnica: Scotus ducks software patent issue in Microsoft v. AT&T ruling
2007-05-01 US Bloomberg: Top U.S. Court Clears Way for More Patent Challenges (Update1)
2007-05-01 US Reuters: Vonage asks for retrial of key patent case
2007-05-01 US Groklaw: 2 Major Patent Rulings from the US Supreme Court
2007-05-01 US Betanews: Microsoft Wins in Supreme Court; AT&T Ruling Overturned
2007-04-30 US Reuters: Top court rules for Microsoft on patent (in the ATT vs MSFT case)
2007-04-30 US Arstechnica: Supreme Court ruling makes "obvious" patents harder to defend
2007-04-30 US Bloomberg: Top U.S. Court Clears Way for More Patent Challenges
2007-04-29 US Patently O: 2007 Patent Reform: Proposed Amendments on Damages
2007-04-28 US Brough Turner: Ringback tone patents
2007-04-27 US Courier-journal: Lexington company sues Google over patent
2007-04-27 US InternetFinancialNews: Google Sued For Adding Options To Links
2007-04-26 EU Digimaj: Who would benefit from a European patent court?
2007-04-26 US Reuters: Forgent settles patent lawsuit with 9 companies
2007-04-26 US MSN Money: Forgent collects $20M from patent cases
2007-04-26 US MSN Money: House Panel Urges Patent Bill Compromise
2007-04-26 US The Chief Officer's Network: US: Software Patents - is code patentable?
2007-04-27 DE Verivox: German business associations are warning Europe of an “Intellectual own-goal”
2007-04-26 US Dondodge: Patent lunacy defense
2007-04-26 US IPBIZ: Congressional hearing on April 26 on patent reform
2007-04-26 CN Roberto Galoppini: File Format War: more on China’s position on open standards
2007-04-26 DE PresseBox: German business associations are warning Europe of an “Intellectual own-goal”
2007-04-26 US ChiefOfficers: US: Software Patents - is code patentable?
2007-04-25 IE SiliconRepublic: A patently obvious mistake?
2007-04-25 US PR: California Healthcare Institute Submits Statement on Patent Reform Legislation
2007-04-25 UK RegHardware: Anti-Apple lawsuit cites 20-year-old patent
2007-04-25 EU Engadget: IP Innovation sues Apple over violating obscure GUI patent
2007-04-25 EU Digimaj: EPO admits that EPLA is a way to legalise software patents
2007-04-25 EU FFII: European Parliament Criminalises Businesses, Consumers, Innovators
2007-04-24 EU ISCIntelligence: Does Europe need the Community Patent - Interview with David Sant
2007-04-24 EU IDABC: FR: Candidate Sarkozy: Open Source and proprietary are complementary
2007-04-24 US Techliberation: Tabbed Windows: Patented!
2007-04-24 EU Council: Commission Communication on enhancing the patent system in Europe - Presidency questionnaire
2007-04-24 EU Horns: EU Presidency Questionnaire on Patent Politics
2007-04-25 US Slashdot: Investment Companies Backing Patent Trolls
2007-04-25 US NetworkWorld: Vonage wins permanent stay of patent ruling
2007-04-24 EU InfoWorld: EU debates criminal sanctions for IP violations
2007-04-24 US PatentCafe PR: Portfolio-Xpert Helps Companies Find Infringed Patents
2007-04-24 US The American: Vonage is the Latest Victim of Patent Abuse
2007-04-24 US Law: Problems With the Patent System: Nothing Cash Can't Cure
2007-04-24 US Slashdot: Apple Sued For Using Tabs In OS X Tiger
2007-04-21 US AppleInsider: Apple's interface held to the fire in dubious suit
2007-04-24 EU FFII: Carte Blanche criminal law a threat to innovation
2007-04-24 EU The New Zealand Herald: Microsoft responds to EU on software fine
2007-04-23 US The Jeff Pulver Blog: Free World Dialup and Verizon's patent on "name translation"
2007-04-23 EU IPKat: Roland Grossenbacher speaks
2007-04-23 US GPSBusinessNews: Mobile social networking patent sold for US$2.6 million
2007-04-22 US Techdirt: Microsoft Launches Patent Counter Strike On Lucent
2007-04-23 EU Techliberation: Balance of Patent Terror
2007-04-23 US American: Vonage is the Latest Victim of Patent Abuse
2007-04-23 US VNUNet: Patent reform bill 'useless' for open source
2007-04-23 EU IPwatch: Top IP Official Cites Swiss Patent Litigation System, Global Over-Patenting
2007-04-23 EU IPwatch: EPO Report Prompts Debate On New Models For IP System
2007-04-23 EU IPwatch: Officials: European Patent In Five Years, London Protocol By End Of Year
2007-04-22 EU RobertoGaloppini: Open Source Advocacy: from hecklers to lobbyists
2007-04-21 EU Cordis: Forum on the future of IP vows to push ahead with Community Patent
2007-04-21 IN The Tribune: War for control of knowledge (book review)
2007-04-21 US EDUCAUSE Review: Software Patents: Why Should We Care?
2007-04-21 US BoycottNovell: Imaginary Software Patents as the Modern Equivalent of Vapourware
2007-04-20 US Unhindered by Talent blog: Is piling up patents really a good measure of success?
2007-04-21 EU Carte Blanche Criminal Law (European Parliament IPRED 2 vote 2007-04-25)
2007-04-20 US Infoworld: Microsoft hit with patent suit over .Net
2007-04-20 US eWeek (opinion): Broad Patents Threaten to Stifle Innovation
2007-04-19 EU Programmazione: Mono, the de Icaza truth (1/4)
2007-04-19 WW Bush Radio: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Founder, Visits Bush Radio
2007-04-19 WW Guardian (opinion): Let sleeping Oggs lie - it's a music file format without support or hope
2007-04-19 US Information Week: Lawmakers Launch Move To Overhaul Patent System
2007-04-19 US Slashdot: Windows Buyers Pay Patent Tax of $21.50 ?
2007-04-19 US KernelTRap: Linux: ZFS, Licenses and Patents
2007-04-19 US BushRadioNews: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Founder, Visits Bush Radio
2007-04-19 EU ALDE: Mid-term review 2004-2006: Legal Affairs
2007-04-19 EU EUPolitix: Verheugen calls for EU patent with teeth
2007-04-18 IE Finfacts: Irish patent lawyers say patent tax law amendment in Finance Bill 2007 could turn Ireland into a corporate tax haven
2007-04-19 EU EUPolitix: Germany backs EU-wide patent proposals
2007-04-18 US Techshout: Broad Patent Agreement signed by Microsoft and Samsung
2007-04-18 US Houston Chronicle: Patent Reform Bill May Have a Chance
2007-04-18 US Ars: Acacia claims patent on CD hyperlinks, sues for billions
2007-04-18 US ComputerworldUK: Vonage admits no workaround for technology in patent row
2007-04-18 US Bloomberg: Vonage Says Patent Battles Could Lead to Bankruptcy (Update3)
2007-04-18 US PR-Inside: Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Issue Report on Antitrust and Intellectual Property
2007-04-18 US Out-law: Patent examiners revolt over pressure and lax patent rules
2007-04-18 US PatentlyO: Patent Reform Act of 2007
2007-04-18 US Wired: 20 Years is Not Enough: Government Report Recommends Longer Patent Terms
2007-04-18 EU Digimaj: The examiners are revolting
2007-04-17 WW IT Week: Windows users paying $21.50 'patent tax'
2007-04-18 US Techdirt: Prior art on Verizon patents (Slashdot discussion)
2007-04-17 US Slashdot: Vonage Admits They Have No Workaround
2007-04-17 US Slashdot: Wireless Email Patents Vs. Innovation
2007-04-16 US New York Times: E-Mail Innovator Plans to Enlist in the Wireless Campaign of the Patent Wars
2007-04-15 EU IPwatch: New EU Push on Harmonisation Patents
2007-04-15 WW About.com: Why Software Patents are Bad!
2007-04-15 EU AG IP News: FFII Announces Major Conference on Future of European Patent System
2007-04-15 WW Rufus Pollock: 2007 International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC)
2007-04-13 US TeamXbox: Sony Patents Wiimote-Killer Game Controller
2007-04-14 WW Digg: Compiz plugins are affected by Apple software patents!
2007-04-16 US Law.com: GC Helps Red Hat Change the Technology World
2007-04-14 EU DigiMaj: Photocopiers manufacturers are criminals? (IPRED2)
2007-04-14 EU Cordis: Report calls for legislation on Lisbon Agenda
2007-04-14 EU ICTstandardization: New EU Legislation Needed to Implement Lisbon Agenda
2007-04-14 EU DigiMaj: When litigation costs you money, you should lobby
2007-03-31 EU IPwatch: Panel On US Patent Law Ethics Finds Compromises and Hope
2007-04-14 EU IPwatch: Conference Identifies Patent Challenges For Next Decade
2007-04-13 EU FFII: FFII announces major conference on future of European patent system
2007-04-12 US Publicradio: Putting patents on saving money
2007-04-12 JP Creative Mac: Microsoft says Japan ruling could prompt patent infringement lawsuits
2007-04-12 EU Digimaj: Royal mentions EPO lobbying in her answer to candidats.fr
2007-04-12 EU EDRIGram: EC suggests new compromise on an EU patent system
2007-04-12 US Slashdot: Truth Behind the ClearType/OpenSUSE FUD
2007-04-11 EU Ars Technica: EU patent courts may cause more problems than they fix
2007-04-11 EU Digimaj: ITRE committe to vote on RAND standards
2007-04-11 EU Law: Is Canada's Climate Improving for Patentability of Business Methods and Innovations?
2007-04-10 EU ddip: 2007 Federal Circuit Patent Decisions, Week 14 (Part 2 of 2)
2007-04-09 US Market Watch: Bell Labs legend haunts courtroom tech rivals
2007-04-09 EU Patenting Lives: Dates for the Diaries - Patenting Lives; EPO Patent Forum; EUPACO-2
2007-04-09 US Sys-Con Media: USPTO Asked to Reexamine Patents Covering Software Used By Futures Traders
2007-04-07 US Beranger: Microsoft patents are striking again!
2007-04-07 UK TheRegister: Our patents are bigger than yours, Nokia tells Qualcomm
2007-04-07 US Slashdot: Successful Startups and Patents?
2007-04-07 EU Techdirt: EU Wants To Copy US's Biggest Mistake With Patents: Specialized Patent Court
2007-04-06 EU IPKat: EuroPat: the Great Vision
2007-04-06 EU DigiMaj: Oracle joins the OIN "Maginot Line" project
2007-04-06 EU DigiMaj: Microsoft patent their copyrights
2007-04-06 US Infoworld: Google evades question about software similarities
2007-04-06 EU Chronicle: Those Pesky Patents
2007-04-06 EU Arstechnica: EU may force Microsoft to license server protocols for free
2007-04-06 UK Guardian: Pressure builds on Microsoft over patents
2007-04-06 EU Out-Law: As Charlie McCreevy gives European patent reform one last chance, we ask: can he break a 30-year deadlock? (mp3 interview (10M))
2007-04-06 EU Out-Law: European Commission compromise on pan-European patent
2007-04-06 US Law.com: Silicon Valley IP Lobby Goes to Washington
2007-04-05 EU PCPro: EU renews bid for cross-border patent system
2007-04-05 US Cordis: Mixed feelings from SMEs over patent proposal
2007-04-04 US Groklaw: Are Patent Agreements Harmful?
2007-04-04 EU MSNBC: EU blow to Microsoft on Windows
2007-04-04 EU Slashdot: EU Rejects Microsoft Royalty Proposal
2007-04-04 EU ManagingIP: Commission's patent proposals fuel frustration
2007-04-04 EU Euractiv: Commission bids to salvage EU patent law
2007-04-04 EU FSFE: Section: Novell, Microsoft, and patents
2007-04-04 EU IPWatch: European Commission Issues Communication To Unlock EU-Wide Patent Debate
2007-04-04 US MonsterAndCritics: Morfik gets questionable patent
2007-04-04 US Linux-Watch: Perens blasts Microsoft/Novell "protection racket"
2007-04-04 US LWN: Perens blasts Microsoft/Novell 'protection racket' (Linux-Watch)
2007-04-04 US Chron: EU Publishes Plans for Patent System
2007-04-04 US Businessweek: Acacia licenses Sage Software patents
2007-04-04 US SignOnSanDiego: Qualcomm adds two patent suits to war with Nokia
2007-04-04 EU Finanznachrichten: Qualcomm Files Additional GSM Patent Infringement Suits Against Nokia
2007-04-04 EU RedHerring: New Patent Suits Against Nokia
2007-04-04 EU Cordis: Commission attempts to unblock patent dossier
2007-04-04 EU Heise: EU Commission publishes announcement on "deepening" of patent system
2007-04-04 EU EUPolitix: Small businesses criticise EU patent plans
2007-04-03 US Slashdot: Amazon Patents Humans Assisting Computers
2007-04-03 US ITJungle: IBM Replies To Platform: No More Compatibles
2007-04-03 US RISMedia: Mapping Patent 'Summary Judgment Motion' May Pose Serious Concerns for Real Estate Professionals
2007-04-04 EU FFII: Single EU patent law good for US giants, bad for small EU firms
2007-04-04 EU MercuryNews: Commission publishes plans for EU-wide patent system
2007-04-03 EU ITWorld: E.U. launches patent strategy, calls for compromise
2007-04-04 EU AG-IP: EU Commission Sets Out Vision for Improving Patent System in Europe
2007-04-04 EU ComputerWeekly: EC tries again on Europe-wide software patents
2007-04-04 EU IHT: A new attempt to streamline EU patents
2007-04-04 EU WSJ: EU Maps New Plan To Overhaul Patents
2007-04-04 EU ForexTV: EU to take 'fresh look' at patents reform, plans consultation with member states
2007-04-04 EU BusinessWeek: EU publishes plans for patent system
2007-04-04 EU Forbes: EU Commission Publishes Patent Plans
2007-04-04 EU BusinessWeek: Europe's Microsoft Case Goes Too Far
2007-04-04 EU InfoWorld: E.U. launches patent strategy, calls for compromise
2007-04-04 EU ABCMoney: ICT industry association urges 'speedy action' on EU patent reform
2007-04-04 EU MSNBC: Europe's Microsoft Case Goes Too Far
2007-04-04 EU BusinessUpdated: Patent system: moving towards political consensus on real improvement
2007-04-04 EU Reuters: EU executive offers bridge to span patent divide
2007-04-04 UK TheIndependent: EU kickstarts plan to streamline patent rules
2007-04-04 EU Technocrat: European Commission pushes integrated Patent System
2007-04-04 EU EUObserver: EU-wide patent scheme back on the agenda
2007-04-04 EU FT: Brussels proposes 'landmark' patent reform to improve competitiveness in Europe
2007-04-03 EU Commission: Patents: Commission sets out vision for improving patent system in Europe
2007-04-02 US Arstechnica: Vonage hangs up on Verizon patent infringement with new agreement
2007-04-02 UK IPKat: UK Patent Office 2006 review (sharp decline in granted software patents)
2007-04-03 US Slashdot: Vonage Signs Deal to Escape Patent Infringement
2007-04-03 EU IPKat: Some exclusions are more equal than others
2007-04-03 US Chronicle of Higher Ed.: Protecting Your College From Patent Lawsuits Over Technology (submit questions for Q&A session on 5 April)
2007-04-02 US CRN: Jury slams Business Objects for US$25 million in Informatica patent suit
2007-04-02 US ElectronicsTalk: Motorola licenses compression technology
2007-04-02 US PRNewswire: Informatica Awarded $25 Million in Jury Trial
2007-04-03 AU ITNews: Judge blocks dynamic web patent troll's "forum shopping"
2007-04-02 US Slashdot: Morfik Patents AJAX Compiler
2007-04-02 EU Horns: This Week: Intellectual Property Politics in Brussels
2007-04-02 US Daily Report: Patents and copyright now trade on Web
2007-04-01 US Slashdot: Mozilla Foundation Sues Microsoft Over Tabbed Browsing (April Fools)