A university in the US is suing Intel over the way its Core 2 Duo chips handle instructions when processing.
Software developers are angry that Microsoft has been granted a patent for the conversion of objects into XML files.
The revised European Patent Convention updates the original agreement with more flexibility, more legal certainty, simpler procedures and reduced costs.
Google has patented the idea of putting a complete datacentre in a shipping container.
Microsoft defended its patent portfolio on Friday in the face of criticism for a recently granted patent for the conversion of objects into XML files.
As CSIRO stands firm on its refusal to freely license key patents relating to WLANs, I'm reminded of the joke: what do you get when you grab a man by the testicles? The answer: his full attention.
Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
The software giant's recent XML-related patent applications highlight the struggle between open and proprietary.
A Web standards body is close to approving a key Web services specification, but concerns about patent rights may hold up the process.
Security software company, Network Associates, said this week that it has been granted a patent for methods of filtering spam, or unsolicited e-mail.
Although Sun Microsystems recently made software patents available for use by open-source developers, OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture is turning increasingly murky.
America Online has quietly secured a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software.
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.
New versions of software based on a popular file-compression technology could create headaches for users through their use of incompatible formats.
The University of California, Davis, gets a grant from the Defense Department to build a new generation of mobile phones that use optical signals to create speedier and more secure communication
Parts of the newest version of Red Hat's Linux software slipped onto the Internet Wednesday, nearly a week before the operating system's official release date, giving glimpses of a product with a new focus on mainstream computer users.
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