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Intellectual Ventures files three patent infringement suits

...Intellectual Ventures, founded by former Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold, filed three patent infringement lawsuits on Wednesday against nine companies in... Read more

9 December, 2010 by Elinor Mills
Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

...deal that also included Intellectual Ventures, Microsoft's ex-chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold's patent-licensing company, which got all of Transmeta's patents... Read more

4 December, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

Google-funded company sues Motorola over patents

...related intellectual property. The company, founded by former Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold, buys up patents from inventors and other companies, then collects licensing... Read more

7 October, 2011

Paul Allen to fund alien research

...stars in the sky than those in the business world. Along with Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft's director of research, Allen has donated $12.5m (about... Read more

9 August, 2000 by Cedric Ingrand

Microsoft's Jim Allchin takes a 'vacation'

...ago, when former Microsoft chief technology officer and 14-year Microsoft veteran Nathan Myhrvold left to pursue other interests, ranging from archaeology to cooking. In... Read more

23 May, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley
Gates talks education, Chrome and Project Natal

Gates talks education, Chrome and Project Natal

The tech icon discusses life beyond Microsoft, and shares his thoughts on Google's Chrome OS, the future of education and the latest developments from the software giant Read more

16 July, 2009 by Ina Fried
Tech luminaries bid Bill Gates adieu

Tech luminaries bid Bill Gates adieu

Technology insiders say their fond and not-so-fond farewells as Bill Gates steps down from full-time work at the software giant he founded Read more

26 June, 2008 by Holly Jackson and Ina Fried
Babbage's Difference Engine No 2 brought to life

Babbage's Difference Engine No 2 brought to life

...of computing at London's Science Museum. With the financial backing of Nathan Myhrvold, Swade spearheaded the construction effort. For his next project, Swade said... Read more

12 May, 2008 by Kara Tsuboi

India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...

Tech millionaire Nathan Myhrvold commissioned London's Science Museum to make him a version of... Read more

29 April, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

Gates to step down from Microsoft

...he will likely still have a huge effect on the company, predicted Nathan Myhrvold, chief executive of Intellectual Ventures and former chief scientist at Microsoft... Read more

16 June, 2006 by Ina Fried and Scott Ard

HP's double-edged IP sword

...and Intel. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs such as Ross Perot and ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold have formed companies that are buying up thousands of patents that... Read more

11 November, 2005 by Michael Kanellos

Acacia increasing patent arsenal

...purpose is to extract fees from other going concerns. Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold has founded a secretive Seattle-based company called Intellectual Ventures that... Read more

17 December, 2004 by John Borland

Mystery surrounds Web patents acquisition

...10m. JGR beat out seven other bidders, including two companies connected to Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft executive who now runs Intellectual Ventures, a company... Read more

7 December, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert

Commerce One patent sale has Google worried

...specialise in this practice, including Intellectual Ventures, started by former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold. The CommerceNet proposal is a novel idea for dealing with the... Read more

25 November, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert

Old Microsoft execs never die ...

...Internet Explorer browser, opted for semi-retirement or stay-at-home parenthood. Nathan Myhrvold, founder of Microsoft Research and former chief technical officer, is practicing... Read more

12 February, 2002 by Rachel Konrad

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