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Salon.com February 16, 2001 Damien Cave	What's wrong with Microsoft? The software giant usually demolishes any opponent that dares to step in its path. But it can't beat streaming-media king RealNetworks.
InternetNews April 17, 2006 Roy Mark	Jury Clears RealNetworks of Infringement RealNetworks continued its strong April run Friday by prevailing in a patent lawsuit brought by Ethos Technology.
CIO August 1, 2003 Mark Radcliffe	Patents: A Small Price to Pay for Progress For CIOs, the issue is not whether patents should be granted for software but whether anything can be done to improve the quality of the granted patents. The problem relates more to the examining process in the USPTO than to the appropriateness of patents for software.
InternetNews July 14, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Streaming Media Dispute Closer to Trial A preliminary Markman Order sets out the terms of the patent infringement dispute between Acacia and 11 porn sites.
InternetNews April 18, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	Burst.com Files Counter Suit Against Apple Burst.com answered Apple Computer in court yesterday, counter-suing the company over alleged patent infringements.
InternetNews October 1, 2004 Ed Sutherland	A Call for WiMax Licensing Group Via Licensing Corporation is calling for WiMax patent-holders to join a program with the ultimate goal of creating a portfolio of essential 802.16 technology that can be offered to companies at a single license price.
InternetNews June 11, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Patent in Review The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a request by the Public Patent Foundation to review one of Microsoft's many patents, the organization said today.
Bank Technology News January 2004 Karen Krebsbach	Bight Ideas Financial services firms are deluging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with applications, which soared 15-fold between 1995 and 2002. Patent attorney Dale Lazar urges banks to get in line: converting valuable ideas into assets can pay off big time.
CIO August 1, 2003 Lawrence Rosen	Patents: An Expensive Tax on the CIO Software patents cost you money. Like taxes, they skim from your profit margins, but in this case the fees go to pay for other companies' intellectual property.
InternetNews February 26, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	They Own the Internet Companies that claim to own bits and pieces of basic Web functions are coming out of the woodwork -- and filing lawsuits.
CIO January 1, 2003 Christopher Koch	Patently Stupid? It's not clear at the start of 2003 whether the software patent frenzy will cause innovation to flower or be trampled.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Dave Mock	The Lowdown on Patent Shakedowns The business of extorting license fees for patents can be very lucrative -- and damaging. It is important for investors to understand how the companies they own utilize and protect their inventions -- and what approach management has taken to deal with intellectual property disputes.
InternetNews September 30, 2004 Michael Singer	Microsoft's FAT Patent Rejected The U.S. Patent Trademark Office has rejected all claims to patents for a Windows file format held by Microsoft.
InternetNews November 24, 2004 Jim Wagner	Nick Godici, Commissioner for Patents, USPTO The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has been taking a lot of heat in recent years over software patents. Sitting at the center of the firestorm, and the patent process, is Nick Godici, the agency's Commissioner for Patents.
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InternetNews May 20, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	A Primer on Software Patents A closer look at software patents and at their history and implications for IT.
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Inc. July 24, 2002 Jennifer A. Redmond	Strategic Patenting What to consider when you're filing a patent and strategic decisions you'll need to make.
InternetNews April 15, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Real Seeks 'Tactical Alliance' with Apple RealNetworks boss Rob Glaser makes a startling overture to form a digital music alliance with Apple, citing Microsoft as a competitive threat to standalone entities.
InternetNews March 16, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Patently Unfair? Overworked patent examiners and outdated rules are just two of the reasons critics of some tech patents say the process needs fixing.
Bio-IT World June 17, 2004 Cathryn Campbell	Patent Plaintiff Perils Suing for patent infringement may seem rewarding, but you could lose even more.
Wall Street & Technology September 19, 2006 Paul Allen	Patent Processing For both the patent holders and potential transgressors, technology patents can be a high-stakes game in the financial world, in both monetary awards and ongoing business feasibility.
InternetNews March 15, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	EU Members OK Draft Ruling Against Microsoft Final decision in five-year-old antitrust case moves closer to a ruling, and expected penalties.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2011	What's Fueling the Tech Patent Bull Market? As companies amass patents to sue each other, is it time for the patent system to be reformed?
AskMen.com March 19, 2003 Steve Richer	How To: Patent An Invention Investors will not do business with you until you have that precious little number that guarantees that you own the rights to the invention. Read on to see how you can obtain a patent.
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InternetNews January 28, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft: King of The Patent Hill Microsoft emerges as top tech patent holder with more than 15,000 patents pending.
InternetNews October 21, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	EU Patent Fight Comes to the Fore An effort to stop software patents in the European Union got a boost this week with the launch of NoSoftwarePatents.com. Red Hat and MySQL AB are among the high-profile open source companies backing the effort.
Bio-IT World August 13, 2003 Kevin Davies	Playing by Aussie Rules GTG's Mervyn Jacobson discusses the controversial patenting of non-coding DNA.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2003 John Teresko	Intellectual Property, It's Worth Keeping An Eye On Making sure intellectual property is protected can reap benefits and prevent hassles.
InternetNews October 1, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Pressures EU Court on Price A European judge must sort through competing ideas on the balance between intellectual property and fairness to decide whether antitrust penalties against Microsoft should be suspended.
InternetNews March 9, 2004 Michael Singer	RealNetworks Cries Foul Over Baseball Blackout RealNetworks is suing Major League Baseball's online broadcast arm for allegedly making Microsoft's media player the only choice for fans.
InternetNews November 17, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Burst.com Alleges Microsoft Cover-Up One of the last two companies standing against what it calls Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior said it has smoking-gun proof that Redmond deliberately destroyed evidence in an antitrust case.
InternetNews March 10, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Mr. Smith Went to Washington For Patent Reform Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith calls for patent reform at the American Enterprise Institute.
Fast Company December 2004 Carleen Hawn	What Money Can't Buy As Microsoft forfeits future revenue growth for current income, it continues to cede genuine innovations and important new markets to future upstarts with bigger ideas -- and far less to lose.
Inc. September 2003 Bobbie Gossage	Opening the Kimono How much should you reveal when negotiating with potential partners? Here's how to "open the kimono" now -- without feeling taken advantage of later.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 John Teresko	IBM's Patent/Licensing Connection IBM Corp. is deservedly proud of decade-long leadership in patent awards, but licensing revenue is the real reward. IBM's secret: Treat licensing as a significant part of business strategy.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Patent Protection Your valuable intellectual property requires keen oversight. To help keep it safe, consider these actions.
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PC Magazine April 6, 2005 John C. Dvorak	Software Patents: Microsoft's Fatal Error Microsoft's has a lot to worry about as the European Union looks unfavorably on its hidden source code and patent practices.
Bank Systems & Technology January 13, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Patent Troubles Pending in Financial Services Rise of business-method patents creates industry concern.
CIO February 15, 2003 Geoffrey James	Patent Office Stops Shuffling Paper The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced in December the latest stage in its two-year, $40 million project to make accessible via the Web all the documents that accompany the patent applications process by Oct. 1, 2004.
Bio-IT World March 10, 2003	Letters From time to time, an opinion strikes a chord with readers. A good example: The Dodge Retort e-mail newsletter and online column urging big pharmaceutical companies to consider the prevailing stance the IT industry has on intellectual property.
Bank Technology News April 2006 Glen Fest	Patently Unaware Bankers breathing easier because their Blackberry still work have no cause for relief over patent disputes in their industry. Intellectual property litigation is a booming business against financial institutions.