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Barnes & Noble calls out Microsoft for patent law 'misuse

...Barnes & Noble has accused Microsoft of misusing patent law to thwart rivals to its Windows Phone 7 business by requiring... Read more

28 April, 2011 by Jay Greene

Microsoft patent case comes under scrutiny in court

...representing Microsoft in its efforts to bring about a change in existing patent law. Microsoft has taken its case to the US Supreme Court to... Read more

19 April, 2011 by Jay Greene

Microsoft brings i4i patent case to Supreme Court

...be taken up by the US Supreme Court on Monday, could reshape patent law, potentially shielding Microsoft and other industrial giants from intellectual property litigation... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Jay Greene

Oracle vs Google: One claim that should not stand

...they don't transform it — and transformation is a central concept in patent law.Software vs APIs So: you can copyright a document or a... Read more

19 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins
Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

...of a machine. Fact 2. To obtain a patent under the US patent law the application must contain the preferred implementation of the invention in... Read more

17 December, 2011 by Marty Goetz

Microsoft loses i4i patent ruling

...pay $290m (£178m). The ruling could have broad implications for the way patent law is applied to technology. Microsoft had hoped the court would change... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Jay Greene

ECJ sinks plans for unified European patent court

The European Commission's plan to establish an overarching patent court would not be compatible with EU law, the union's highest court has said Read more

8 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Google: Oracle altered Java Android code evidence

...minimus defence that any infringements would have been too minor to matter — patent law expert Pamela Jones pointed out that "you can use contradictory alternative... Read more

15 November, 2010 by David Meyer
Patent Search 1.2

Patent Search 1.2

...a Patent and Trademark Search Tool which is provided by Jinsol International Patent & Law Offices in South Korea.Jinsol International Patent & Law Offices has extensive... Read more

22 July, 2011
L&L Patent 2.0

L&L Patent 2.0

...to you by The Luzzatto Group.Luzzatto & Luzzatto, one of the largest patent law firms in Israel, provides intellectual property services to clients throughout the... Read more

15 February, 2011
Chinese Civil Law 2.1

Chinese Civil Law 2.1

...s Republic of China Copyright Law of People's Republic of China Patent Law of the People's Republic of China Rules for the Implementation... Read more

25 August, 2010
Chinese Commercial Law 2.1

Chinese Commercial Law 2.1

...China on Securities Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China Patent Law of the People's Republic of China Guaranty Law of the... Read more

24 August, 2010

US tech firms lock horns over patent law

...companies and smaller venture capital firms over whether dramatic changes to US patent law are necessary. The differences in opinion played out during a Thursday... Read more

30 March, 2007 by Anne Broache

Judge rules computer programs can be patented

...The UK's application of European patent law has been thrown into uncertainty after a High Court judge disagreed... Read more

29 January, 2008 by David Meyer

Venture-capital firms oppose US patent changes

...companies and smaller venture capital firms over whether dramatic changes to US patent law are necessary. The differences in opinion played out during a hearing... Read more

2 April, 2007 by Anne Broache

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