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  • Feds oppose eBay in Supreme Court case

    The US government may have stood up for Research In Motion when its BlackBerry service was facing a shutdown, but it's not supporting eBay as the company prepares for Supreme Court arguments.

  • Symantec sues Microsoft over storage tech

    Symantec has launched a suit charging Microsoft with misappropriating its intellectual property and with violating a licence related to data storage technology.

  • Ex-Microsoft CTO: patent 'problem' is a myth

    Not only have fears of a patent crisis been greatly exaggerated, but the US patent system is functioning quite well, Microsoft's former chief technologist said on Tuesday.

  • Visto wins patent suit, sues BlackBerry maker

    Wireless e-mail vendor Visto has prevailed in a long-running patent infringement suit against rival Seven Networks, prompting a new legal challenge against Research In Motion and potentially strengthening Visto's position in a pending spat with Microsoft.

  • Patent office to re-examine JPEG patent

    The US Patent and Trademark Office will re-examine the validity of the so-called JPEG patent held by Forgent Networks, an action that could deprive the company of its multimillion-dollar revenue stream.

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    Do you need open-source legal protection any more than you need meteor insurance? Don't dismiss the idea.

  • Bill Gates and other communists

    Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.

  • Who owns ILM?

    StorageTek may own the trademark for the term "information lifecycle management" but the company's competitors, such as EMC, are reaping the rewards of its hard work.

  • Open source's promise -- and pitfalls

    Is all the talk about flexibility, choice and eliminating customer lock-in just an idealised view of open-source software?

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  • Apple's patent bending

    Apple learnt its lesson when it tried - and failed - to sue Microsoft for copyright infringement of its interface. It has since turned its attention to patents but should not be allowed to succeed here either.

  • Where do you want to work tomorrow?

    Microsoft's experimental office of the future is full of gee-whiz work tech. But would any of it really be an improvement over the tech you use today?

  • What next for the Internet?

    Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.

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