Microsoft loses copyright case in Beijing
Microsoft was successfully sued for copyright infringement by the developer of the Chinese fonts used in almost all versions of Windows.
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The elusive, royalty-free patent licence for Mono
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce

Category: Linux Blog

2009-05-24 19:45:11
How difficult or easy is it to obtain one of the much-touted "royalty-free, reasonable and non-discriminatory" licences for Microsoft patents that are part of a technology like Mono?
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Three patents in TomTom case to be reviewed
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-28 18:09:35
The Open Invention Network has placed three of the patents which figured in the recent Microsoft-TomTom lawsuit for prior art review on the Post-Issue Peer-to-Patent website associated with the Linux Defenders portal.
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CSIRO chickens finally home to roost with $1 billion eggs
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-23 08:33:22
Australia's CSIRO built the world's fourth computer CSIRAC in 1949 and, until this month when it forced 14 global tech giants to kneel and pay homage for the use of its WiFi technology, its knowledge and expertise have gone largely unheralded. That is no longer the case and a billion dollar - maybe multi-billion dollar pay day is around the corner.


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Fujitsu settles with CSIRO over WLAN patent
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-13 05:17:57
Fujitsu has followed HP in reaching settlement with the CSIRO over its long running battle to extract licence fees for a key patent it holds covering the 802.11 WiFi wireless technology.


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Microsoft dealt AUD$545 million blow in anti-piracy patent case
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-09 01:22:15
In one of the biggest damages awards for software patent infringement in history, the world's largest software company Microsoft has been hit with a US$388 million fine. However, Microsoft is not expected to take the decision laying down.


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