What happened in July 2006 concerning software patents in Europe and related topics: Latest news linked to dossiers and tutorials provided by FFII and a community of wiki editors.
2006-07-31 EU Ag-ip-news: FSF Should Stand Firm on Patents Despite Pressure from Large Corporations – Mueller
2006-07-31 EU The Lawyer: IP, IT & telecoms
2006-07-31 EU The Lawyer: Nascent patents
2006-07-31 US Psfk: Friendster's bid to patent social networking
2006-07-31 US TechRockies: TensorComm Expands Patents
2006-07-30 US Signon Sandiego: The battle over 3G technology is creating...
2006-07-29 EU TopTechNews: Linux Creator Slams GPL3 License
2006-07-28 EU Peer To Patent: Red Hat to Support Community Patent Review Initiative
2006-07-28 EU IP::JUR: EU IP Enforcement Directive: More Background Information
2006-07-28 EU IP::JUR: Red Hat, Inc., Agreed to Become a Lead Sponsor of and Participant in the Community Patent Review Initiative
2006-07-31 EU Florian Mueller's Blog: GPL 3: FSF should stand firm on patents no matter what HP and other large corporations say
2006-07-31 EU ZDNet: Torvalds criticises GPL revisions
2006-07-31 EU WhatPC: Torvalds slams 'religious' GPL3 open source licence
2006-07-31 IN BusinessWire India: Netalter Patent Claims to Offer an Alternative Internet Operating System
2006-07-31 KR Bilaterals: A Korea-U.S. trade agreement: what is at stake?
2006-07-30 US Ag-ip-news: McAfee Granted Patent for Restricting Network Access by Applications
2006-07-30 MY LocalFOSS: Malaysian FOSS and Free Trade Agreements
2006-07-29 UK MarketingVOX: Podbridge Gets Patent for New Ads in Old Content
2006-07-29 EU IP Watch: A Look At The EPO Project On The Future Of Intellectual Property
2006-07-28 EU ZDNet: Controversy over GPLv3 draft reflects the 'incompatibility' of DRM with open source
2006-07-28 EU Internet.com: HP Not Happy About Patents in GPL 3
2006-07-28 EU Newsforge: OSCON day four: Zen and tomatoes
2006-07-28 EU InformationWeek: Apple's Copy Protection Isn't the Problem
2006-07-28 EU IP::JUR: Red Hat, Inc., Agreed to Become a Lead Sponsor of and Participant in the Community Patent Review Initiative
2006-07-28 DE PC Welt: Court finds Microsoft infringed AT&T codec patent
2006-07-28 DE PC Welt: Office users may need to add software fixes
2006-07-28 DE PC Welt: Appeals promised against Microsoft XML patent
2006-07-28 DE PC Welt: IP lawyers: Injunction possible in Lucent Xbox suit
2006-07-28 DE PC Welt: UPDATE - RIM settles NTP patent fight
2006-07-28 WW University of Michigan Law School: Patents and Diversity in Innovation (conference, Sept 29-30, program)
2006-07-28 US Linuxworld: Second GPLv3 draft tones down DRM language
2006-07-28 US Newsforge: Eben Moglen explains highlights of GPL3 second draft
2006-07-28 US Mediainfocenter: Friendster Patent on Linking Web Friends Could Hurt Rivals
2006-07-28 US Informationweek: Microsoft Patent Envisions Free Hardware, Software
2006-07-27 US FSF: Guide to the new drafts of the GPL and LGPL
2006-07-27 US TradingMarkets: Omniture Buys 9 Patents From IBM - Quick Facts
2006-07-27 US Devxnews: GPL 3: Making Room on Patents, DRM
2006-07-27 US Unmediated: Effects Of Friendster Patent Win Yet to be Seen; Company Weighs Options
2006-07-27 US Marketwire: Omniture Expands Patent Portfolio With Purchase of Nine Patents From IBM
2006-07-27 US Businesswire: PivX Solutions Files for Patent Protection and Discloses New Inventions
2006-07-27 US Gisuser: LandVoyage Awarded Patent for Online Mapping Functions
2006-07-27 US Iptv-news: Telchemy Awarded Two New Patents in VoIP and IPTV Performance Management
2006-07-27 US Bizjournals: Blackboard wins patent for Internet education technology
2006-07-26 US Internetnews: Will All Software Go Open Source?
2006-07-26 US Windowsfordevices: Windows Embedded devices gain Java lifecycle management technology
2006-07-26 US Linuxdevices: Linux devices gain Java software lifecycle management technology
2006-07-26 US Zdnet: AlwaysOn: Open source and patent trolls
2006-07-26 US Tradingmarkets: Blackboard Granted Patent On E-Learning Technology - Quick Facts
2006-07-26 US Upi: U.S. firm gets aggresive on MP3 patent
2006-07-26 US Zdnet: Patent amnesty for Java phone updates
2006-07-26 US Itbusiness: Leading Tech Companies Unite to Boost OSGi Technology with Royalty-Free Patent Pledge
2006-07-25 US Consumerelectronicsnet: SigmaTel Continues Aggressive Enforcement of Its Global Intellectual Property Strategy
2006-07-25 EU EuroOSCON: EU Software Patents Reloaded
2006-07-25 US Wpherald: BlackBerry maker refocusing strategy
2006-07-25 US Law: Cell Phone Billing Company Reaches $87M Settlement in Patent Case
2006-07-25 US Datacollectiononline: Symbol Technologies And Intermec Resolve All Outstanding Intellectual Property Disputes
2006-07-25 IN Eetasia: MIT boosts India's IP rights enforcement
2006-07-24 EU Computerworld: Second draft of GPL 3 due out Tuesday
2006-07-23 US BlackEnterprise: Patent Defense: NetMoneyIN is in the Sole Business of Protecting Its Internet Creation
2006-07-23 JP Redding: Patent may limit PlayStation fun
2006-07-24 US Newsforge: Open-Source Lab Joins IBM, USPTO to Improve Software Patents
2006-07-22 EU Patent Baristas: The Future of Patent Policy In Europe? Dissent
2006-07-22 EU The Ledger: $87 million deal reached in prepaid cellular technology dispute
2006-07-21 US RCR News: BCGI settles with Freedom for $55.3M
2006-07-21 EU EeTimes: Concerns grow over 'patent trolls'
2006-07-21 US The Register: Philips loses right to amend TV menu patent
2006-07-21 US Wireless World: PDA makers eye small firms
2006-07-19 WW The Arlington Institute: M·CAM CEO Discusses Asymmetric Collateral Damage (about influence of Basel II on patent inflation)
2006-07-18 EU Ipwatch: Calls For Stronger European IP System At Commission Hearing
2006-07-18 EU IP::JUR: Is EU Community Patent Virtually Dead?
2006-07-18 JP Businesswire: Worthplaying: General News Sony Licenses Videoconferencing Technology for PS3
2006-07-13 EU EU Reporter: Defining the quality of innovation is key to patent success in Europe
2006-07-17 CA Digital-copyright: Microsoft: Too Big for the Law?
2006-07-17 EU Heise: EU Parliament calls for better support of Open Source
2006-07-17 US Forbes: Mass Engineered Data files patent lawsuit against Dell, CDW, Tech Data, Ergotron
2006-07-17 US BusinessWeek: Tech Sector Plagued by Uncertainty
2006-07-17 US Yahoo: Tech Firm takes on American Giants over Patent Infringement
2006-07-17 US IDM: Open Document Format - Legal, Decent - Honest
2006-07-17 US Cellular-news: Another Day, Another Patent Lawsuit
2006-07-17 JP Ps3land: New patent woes For Sony
2006-07-17 US eWeek: Microsoft Stings the Blues
2006-07-15 US The Open Press: LinkTek Wins Patent for Automatic Link Fixing Technology
2006-07-14 EU Sys-con: EPLA Threatens Open Source Anti-Patent Advocates
2006-07-14 EU IP::JUR: UK: CIPA Favours English-Only Language Regime for European Patents
2006-07-14 EU IP::JUR: Reuters: London Agreement Soon to be Ratified by France?
2006-07-14 US Cbronline: Open source legal expert gives ODF patent thumbs-up
2006-07-15 CA BSM Wireless Files for Protection of Intellectual Property of Their New Trailer Tracking Tether System
2006-07-14 US Greg Isaacs: Patent fun
2006-07-14 EU LegalWeekStudent: European patent court breakthrough as EC moves to back new plans
2006-07-14 EU CBR Online: EU patent policy hearing
2006-07-14 CA CNW: BSM Wireless Files for Protection of Intellectual Property of Their New Trailer Tracking Tether System
2006-07-14 JP Joystiq: LA Times tackles Sony's "used games" patent
2006-07-13 EU Reuters: France offers hope to ease EU patent stalemate
2006-07-13 EU Reuters: TeleCommunication Systems sues two firms for patent violation
2006-07-13 EU PR: WiderThan Releases Statement Regarding Patent Infringement Suit
2006-07-13 EU Ag-ip-news: EU Commission Pushes for Litigation Agreement - Mueller
2006-07-13 EU The Register: EC begins new pan-European patent love-in
2006-07-12 EU Technollama: European patent policy under review
2006-07-13 EU Gamespot: Sony slapped with another patent suit
2006-07-12 EU Commissioner McCreevy: Closing remarks at public hearing on future patent policy
2006-07-13 EU Mueller: Day One of New EU Patent War
2006-07-13 EU Prnewswire: Software Freedom Law Center Clears OpenDocument Format for Free Software Use
2006-07-13 EU Thechannelinsider: Attorneys Approve Oracle's Patent-Troll Wrangling
2006-07-13 EU Content-wire: Learning Code Goes Open Source
2006-07-12 EU Marketwire: TCS Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit
2006-07-12 EU Vnunet: Vonage goes on VoIP patent shopping spree
2006-07-12 EU IP::JUR: EPO Statements on Future Patent Policy in Europe (-> patent hearing)
2006-07-12 EU TechWeb: Analysis: Europeans Debate 'Hopelessly Complex' Software Patent System (-> patent hearing)
2006-07-12 EU The Register: EC hearing all about patents today (-> patent hearing)
2006-07-12 EU SFLC/Eben Moglen: OpenDocument Opinion on OASIS patent policy
2006-07-12 EU FFII: FFII statement given at EU patent policy hearing
2006-07-12 EU FFII: Eva Lichtenberger MEP asks Commission about second closed SME consultation
2006-07-11 EU Macnewsworld: Free Software Advocates Gear Up for EU Patent Policy Battle
2006-07-11 EU IP Watch: EU IP Enforcement Directive Questioned On Procedure (IPRED2)
2006-07-11 EU The Register: Patent litigation treaty renews software patents battle
2006-07-11 US PR NewsWire: Narad Receives Key Patents for Switched Ethernet over HFC
2006-07-11 EU The Inquirer: Euro software patent spat re-starts
2006-07-11 EU Techwhack: Nokia to be probed for possible Qualcomm patent infringements
2006-07-11 JP Sun-sentinel: Sony patent stirs worry over next PlayStation
2006-07-11 US Eetasia: Cabot acquires CMP slurry patents from IBM
2006-07-11 US eeTimes: Cabot buys CMP patents from IBM
2006-07-10 EU Extreme Tech: Red Hat Dragged into Patent Scuffle
2006-07-10 EU SearchOpenSource: Open source IP case puts spotlight on patents
2006-07-10 EU IP::JUR: Another Way to Block the EPLA?
2006-07-10 EU Ag-ip-news: New EU Patent Fight to Break Out on July 12 - Mueller
2006-07-10 EU Slashdot: Oracle Fights EpicRealm Patents
2006-07-10 EU BusinessWeek: Vonage sued over Internet voicemail
2006-07-10 EU Euro2day: Nokia being probed by US ITC probe after Qualcomm patent infringement complaint
2006-07-10 EU CNet: Have patent, will sue - interview with Acacia's CEO
2006-07-10 EU FFII: EPO dogmatic, short-sighted and power-hungry, says European Commission
2006-07-10 EU FFII: Commission Cheats European SMEs in Patent Consultation
2006-07-10 EU Slashdot: Oracle Fights EpicRealm Patents
2006-07-10 EU Mueller: Manuscript for my speech at the European Commission’s upcoming hearing on the future of the European patent system
2006-07-08 US Sfgate: Is Friendster going to be less friendly?
2006-07-08 US Bizjournals: DirecTV to pay Finisar extra $25M in patent-infringement suit
2006-07-07 US Informatioweek: FireStar Files Patent Suit Against Red Hat
2006-07-07 US Moneycentral: Finisar Wins More DirecTV Damages
2006-07-05 EU IHT Letters: Intellectual property (by Pieter Hintjens, FFII President; reaction to BSA opinion piece)
2006-07-07 EU Techrockies: MX Logic Scores Patent
2006-07-07 EU Red Herring: Friendster Wins Patent
2006-07-07 US Macdailynews: Apple and beleaguered Creative ‘open’ to settling iPod patent lawsuits
2006-07-06 US Ars Technica: Apple and Creative talk settlement as they walk to court
2006-07-06 EU PC Advisor: EU patent regime's future in corporations' hands
2006-07-06 JP Xbox.joystick: Nintendo, a top 10 patent abuser
2006-07-06 EU IT News: Oracle picks up fight against Epicrealm patents
2006-07-06 EU LinuxWorld: Open-source lobby a voice in EU patent consultations
2006-07-06 EU Technology News Daily: Patent License Agreement, Rambus Inc. and Toshiba
2006-07-06 EU IP::JUR: FFII Mission Statement Revised: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
2006-07-04 EU The Register: IT set to dominate European patents debate
2006-07-03 FR Newsfactor: France Approves iTunes DRM Law
2006-07-03 EU FFII: Commissioner McCreevy satisfied with patent consultation
2006-07-04 EU The Register: IT set to dominate European patents debate
2006-07-04 EU FFII: SME associations call on Commission to fix ICT Task Force weaknesses
2006-07-04 US Bizjournals: Unica, NetRatings patent dispute settled
2006-07-03 US ZDNet UK: Red Hat hit by patent claims
2006-07-01 US News.com: Red Hat sued over JBoss technology
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