The new Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has lashed back at opposition claims that the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) will "harm" Australian software producers.
IBM has called for tighter regulation of patents and a review of intellectual property ownership issues in collaborative software development.
Patent applications are booming, with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) announcing a 4.7 percent year on year growth of applications filed under its patent cooperation treaty -- but questions have been raised over how valuable the filings really are.
A new release of Apple patent filings dealing with Wi-Fi, wide-screen displays and touchscreen controls indicates new features in the next generation iPod could look similar to the iPhone.
If Research In Motion survives its patent dispute with NTP in the United States it will most likely have to repeat the saga with Visto, which claims to have an equally strong case against the Blackberry maker.
BlackBerry users in the United States are reportedly now considering life without their devices ahead of a crucial hearing between patent holder NTP and product owner Research In Motion.
An intellectual property executive warns that few firms will invest in next-generation technologies unless the patent-approval system gets fixed.
With an increase in patent activity across the globe, we ask if businesses need to be concerned with their intellectual property.
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.
Cornice, a maker of tiny disk drives, has counterpunched one of the industry giants that slapped it with patent-infringement lawsuits earlier this year.
America Online has quietly secured a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software.
Palm has agreed to license keyboard technology from the maker of the popular BlackBerry wireless devices.
Chipmaking giant Intel is considering the creation of a separate consumer brand for processors used in portable devices as it battles Motorola for both market share and mind share.
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