Microsoft And Samsung Sign Patent Pact
News This is kind of a theme we expect people will see in future patent cross-licences that Microsoft reaches," said David Kaefer, Microsoft's general manager of intellectual-property licensing. This is sort of a milestone in the long-running patent...
[April 19, 2007, 9:58]
Microsoft Adds IP Indemnity To Linux Fight
News When we looked at things, there was no reason not to provide that coverage to all those folks as well," said David Kaefer, director of intellectual property licensing for Microsoft. Kaefer said the argument is resonating with some customers who are...
[November 10, 2004, 7:23]
Microsoft Beefs Up Protection For PC Makers
News We've sort of continued to ratchet up our coverage," said David Kaefer, head of Microsoft's intellectual property licensing effort. Kaefer said that the main purpose of the latest changes is to prevent patent holders from trying to indirectly...
[June 23, 2005, 9:40]
Microsoft Tweaks Licensing Agreements
News We have definitely heard from a number of partners," said David Kaefer, Microsoft's director of technology policy. Although the goals of the language were to reduce the likelihood of litigation and to remove uncertainty for customers, Microsoft can...
[March 2, 2004, 10:35]
Microsoft Signs Technology Pact With Linspire
News What this deal is evidence of is this continued effort by a variety of Linux providers and Microsoft to build a bridge between our different platforms," said David Kaefer, Microsoft general manager of intellectual property licensing.
[June 14, 2007, 8:01]
Microsoft Loses File-system Patent Claims
News None of the prior art submitted by the Public Patent Foundation stood up under examination," Microsoft Director of Business Development David Kaefer said in a statement. The US Patent Office has rejected two Microsoft patents over the FAT file...
[October 6, 2005, 9:05]
Microsoft Removes More Legal Obstacles
News More and more, it became clear to us that InterTrust had some foundational patents that we would need to license," said David Kaefer, Microsoft's director of technology policy. With the settlement on Monday of its long-simmering patent dispute with...
[April 13, 2004, 11:05]
Microsoft Pips Apple To IPod Patent
News In general, our policy is to allow others to license our patents so they can use our innovative methods in their products," David Kaefer, Microsoft's director of intellectual property licensing, said in a statement.
[August 15, 2005, 10:15]
Microsoft Coughs Up To Settle Another Legal Saga
News More and more, it became clear to us that InterTrust had some foundational patents that we would need to license," David Kaefer, Microsoft's director of technology policy, said in an interview. Kaefer said the two sides had been working toward a...
[April 13, 2004, 8:25]
Microsoft Criticised For IP Address Configuration Patent
News David Kaefer, director of business development in Microsoft's IP and licensing group, said that Microsoft was examining PUBPAT's allegations. We're going back to see if any claim in the patent is specifically related to IPv6," said Kaefer.
[March 23, 2005, 15:20]
US Govt To Reconsider Microsoft Patent
News At this point, we have the opportunity to demonstrate why this file system innovation deserves patent protection," David Kaefer, director of Microsoft's intellectual property and licensing group, said in a statement.
[June 14, 2004, 8:55]
Microsoft Wins Final FAT Battle
News David Kaefer, the company's director of business development, said Tuesday that the company was "very pleased" with the office's final decision. Two patents covering one of Microsoft's main Windows file-storage systems are valid after all, US...
[January 11, 2006, 14:35]
