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• Open-source legal body sues over GPL violation

  The Software Freedom Law Center has filed suit against Monsoon Multimedia, with potential repercussions for others besides the defendant.

• 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.

• Microsoft criticised for 'IPv6-like' patent

  An anti-patent organisation criticised Microsoft on Wednesday for filing a patent with a claimed similarity to IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol.

• Microsoft attempts to clarify Linux patent issue

  Microsoft claims that it did not warn Asian governments against Linux and was merely referring to a study done by an open-source group, but the author of the study says his report was misinterpreted.

• FSF lawyer recommends express patent license for GPL, BSD

  Free Software Foundation (FSF) senior counsel, Dan Ravicher, has put forward a recommendation to help developers avoid potential legal pitfall when distributing software under free and open source licenses.

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• 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.

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