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InternetNews
March 8, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Microsoft Makes a Play Date Microsoft announced the first interoperability protocol licensee under a European licensing program.   |
InternetNews
March 1, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Microsoft: 'Hard-up' or 'Witch Hunt' Victim? The European Commission is socking it to Microsoft again, but are they being fair? |
InternetNews
April 23, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Microsoft to EC: Can't We Just Talk? Microsoft asks for a 'constructive conversation' to get some clarity, but the European Commission has never been fond of repeating itself. |
InternetNews
October 22, 2007 |
EU: Microsoft Now in Full Compliance The European Commissioner for Competition Policy says she's satisfied with Microsoft's latest changes to licensing and other measures regarding compliance with 2004 antitrust ruling. |
InternetNews
November 15, 2006
Michael Hickins |
EU to Microsoft: En Garde! The European Commission issued a statement today warning Microsoft that it has until Thanksgiving to comply with its March 2004 edict. |
InternetNews
February 25, 2005
Tim Gray |
Microsoft Rivals Get Turn With EU The European Commission is consulting with Redmond's competition to see if the company is complying with sanctions. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Microsoft's 'Rope-a-Dope' is Fooling No One A look at Microsoft's 15-round European strategy for retaining its royalties from interoperability protocols. |
InternetNews
June 8, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft's EU Appeal: 'Innovation Undermined' Redmond's quest to undo the EU's $613 million fine and penalties officially begins. |
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. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Europe Losing Faith in Microsoft Compliance The European Commission is reportedly skeptical Microsoft is complying with anti-trust violation verdict. |
InternetNews
February 15, 2006
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Speaks Out on EU Case Microsoft insists it was in full compliance with a European Commission antitrust ruling. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2005
Jim Wagner |
IBM Pledges Patents to Open Source IBM said Tuesday it is pledging 500 software patents to developers of open source software so they can develop without fear. The patents are available to those who abide by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and use one of 50 OSI-certified licenses. |
InternetNews
February 23, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Faces New Antitrust Complaint The European Committee for Interoperable Systems said Office is a prime example why the EU should investigate practices that reinforce Microsoft's alleged monopolies and extend its market dominance into current and future products. |
InternetNews
November 8, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
OSRM Tracing Linux Patents in EU As the EU approaches a vote on software patent law, open source group starts tracing source of Linux patent infringements. |
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. |
InternetNews
May 23, 2005
Tim Gray |
Microsoft Feeling Deadline Heat The European Union has given Microsoft until the end of the month to deliver satisfactory proposals to settle its case or else face hefty sanctions. |
InternetNews
June 25, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Looks to Stay EU's Hand Redmond files a formal request to stay the EU order to unbundle Windows and Windows Media Player. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Microsoft To Unbundle Media Player by January Microsoft said it plans to offer a version of Windows in European markets with its media player stripped out by January, following a European court ruling that upheld antitrust penalties against the company. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2006
Roy Mark |
Lukewarm Response to Microsoft's Latest EU Offer Microsoft's offer of "free, unlimited" technical support to rivals is generating only a lukewarm response from European Commission antitrust regulators. |
InternetNews
June 1, 2005
Tim Gray |
Microsoft Meets EU Deadline European Union regulators are now perusing Microsoft's proposal to comply with last year's antitrust rulings. |
Chemistry World
February 17, 2012
Ned Stafford |
EU Innovation Position Slipping The growth of innovation in the EU is slowing, making it more difficult for the EU to close the gap with the global leaders for innovation. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
A Microsoft Eye Toward Interoperability Microsoft's interoperability chief says working with others and patents are the way to go. |
InternetNews
July 6, 2005
Jim Wagner |
European Parliament Rejects Software Patents After three years of debate, legislation to provide unified software patent protections across the EU is halted. |
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. |
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
July 12, 2005
Erin Joyce |
EU Probes Intel's European Offices Early-morning raids raise eyebrows amid EU's four-year-old antitrust probe of Intel's business practices. AMD sees the raids as validation of its ongoing suit against the chipmaker. |
InternetNews
February 26, 2004
Alexander Wolfe |
Report: EU to Find Microsoft Guilty Fines and interoperability sanctions could be forced on the software giant, according to published reports. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Patent Cloud Blows Over Europe The patent dabate scares Munich out of its Linux migration plans. Are they overreacting? Meanwhile, Red Hat's taking its own measures. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Microsoft Accused of Hijacking Interoperability ECIS witnesses testifying at the European Court of First Instance said that Microsoft can put the brakes on interoperability. |
InternetNews
February 21, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Unchained Software: Microsoft Liberates APIs European Commission cautiously eyes Microsoft's new commitment to interoperability. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Vista Faces 'Difficult Position' in Europe Microsoft says it's in legal limbo and still doesn't know whether it can ship Vista to Europe. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Should Open Source Fear Microsoft Patents? Is there any substance to Steve Ballmer's latest claims about open source and Microsoft's patents? |
CIO
September 28, 2012 |
Are Patents the Secret to Competitive Advantage in IT? Our editor in chief Maryfran Johnson weighs in on the importance of seeking patents for IT innovation when it comes to maintaining a competitive edge and driving new business. |
InternetNews
May 31, 2005
Tim Gray |
EU's Deadline Looms For Software Giant Microsoft says it is working closely with the European Commission on compliance. |
InternetNews
November 23, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Torvalds Puts Name to EU Software Patent Dispute Open source software gurus criticized a European Union council for attempting to add a software patent directive they say will stifle innovation and competition. |
InternetNews
October 16, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Plaintiff: Open Source Not on Trial in Linux Suit Litigant targeting Red Hat and Novell in nation's first Linux patent-infringement case dismisses conspiracy theories. |
InternetNews
January 26, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Microsoft's Source Code Pledge Raises Questions Sharing Windows server source code should make everyone happy, right? Not so. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 20, 2004
Ann Cullen |
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It Innovators and society are paying too high a price in the current patent system, says Adam B. Jaffe and Harvard Business School's Josh Lerner in their new book, 'Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress,' excerpted here. |
InternetNews
December 30, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Collects a Pair of Patents Software compilation and editing are addressed in the patent awards. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2004
Singer & Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Protocol Changes 'Stingy' Under pressure from the Department of Justice, Microsoft Friday announced revisions to its licensing agreements for some protocols within its Windows operating system. |
InternetNews
July 11, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
IBM Extends Patent Pledge IBM has added over 150 key standards specifications and protocol implementations to its list of items it's willing to share in an effort to make software more interoperable. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Microsoft To Change 'XP Reduced Media' Moniker Move is in spirit of cooperation with EC on antitrust penalties. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Why High-Tech Firms Can't Afford to Ignore Patents When it comes to patents, high technology firms are, out of necessity, interdependent... |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Eric Bleeker |
Paul Allen Sues Everyone (Except Microsoft) Paul Allen's patent suit underscores a troubling trend that could stifle innovation. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Faces Stiff Fines From EU Anti-competitive forces within the European Commission could slap the world's largest software vendor with a $600 million fine. And that's just for starters. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft: Open Source Infringes on 235 Patents Microsoft continues to allege Linux patent infringement but still doesn't identify which ones. |
InternetNews
July 31, 2007
Larry Barrett |
RealNetworks Case Highlights Sea-Change In Patent Law Supreme Court ruling puts patent trolls on notice. |
InternetNews
November 5, 2004
Jim Wagner |
For Innovation's Sake Although today's raft of companies suing other companies over intellectual property rights may give the impression that creative thought is getting muzzled, many industry experts agree that software innovation is alive and well. |
InternetNews
March 30, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Fights Possible EU Fine Microsoft headed into two days of closed-door hearings with European regulators, facing $2.4 million in daily fines over what the EU feel is noncompliance with a 2004 antitrust ruling. |
InternetNews
September 7, 2005
Clint Boulton |
CA, IBM Join in Open Patent Pledge Rivals Computer Associates International and IBM have agreed to exchange software license rights and releases in a bid to bring technologies to the public for open source development. |
