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  • IBM calls for patent reform

    IBM has called for tighter regulation of patents and a review of intellectual property ownership issues in collaborative software development.

  • US patent reforms inches forward

    The US Senate has taken a small step towards overhauling the patent system in a way that would benefit hi-tech companies like Microsoft

  • US patent reform has ICT industry approval

    The high-tech industry has given the thumbs up to sweeping changes to the US patent system approved by the Senate and House committees last week.

  • Novell joins EFF for patent reform

    Stung by criticism of its patent pact with Microsoft, Novell agrees to support Electronic Frontier Foundation's patent-busting work.

  • IT patent issues simplified for businesses

    The revised European Patent Convention updates the original agreement with more flexibility, more legal certainty, simpler procedures and reduced costs.

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Features and Case Studies (4)

  • Patent problems plague Linux

    The patent system is supposed to encourage technological innovation. Instead, it rewards those who have the knowledge and resources to work it to their advantage.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • The open-source techie who means business

    Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop.

  • No Microsoft dinosaur

    Nathan Myhrvold is looking for a few smart people to conjure up new ideas and profitable patents. What's wrong with that?

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