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Process of renting DVDs online granted patent
News Netflix has been granted a wide-ranging patent encompassing its online DVD rental service, in a win that could pose a legal speed bump to Wal-Mart's entry into the business. The patent, granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office, covers Netflix's...
[June 25, 2003, 14:09]
Microsoft granted 10,000th patent
News Once a patent is granted, Microsoft workers get a plaque that includes a copy of the first page of the patent application. Microsoft received its 10,000th US patent earlier this month. The software giant, which stepped up its rush to the patent...
[February 10, 2009, 13:53]
Antivirus patent granted
News Security specialist Symantec said on Wednesday it has been granted a US patent for the threat-detection technology built into its software products. The technology, described in the patent as "data-driven detection of viruses", is used to uncover...
[March 3, 2005, 15:15]
Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction
News Microsoft has been granted a stay of a landmark injunction in a patent-infringement case that would have required the software giant to stop selling Word in its current form by next month. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday...
[September 4, 2009, 8:15]
EC: Software patents will still be granted
News But the EC claims the patent directive was only about harmonising the rules on software patents, and that software patents that make a "technical contribution" will still be granted by patent offices.
[July 21, 2005, 16:30]
Microsoft granted extension in EC antitrust case
News European antitrust regulators have granted Microsoft's request to extend the deadline for responding to allegations that the company violated antitrust laws, setting a new deadline of 21 April. The European Commission in mid-January notified the...
[March 12, 2009, 12:46]
Nasa hacker granted Lords appeal
News McKinnon was granted leave on Thursday to appeal to the Law Lords, a group of senior UK judges, on the grounds of the nature of plea agreement discussions with representatives of the US authorities. Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted...
[October 15, 2007, 17:51]
Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction
Talkback And how many patents has MS registered on code they did not write? In the end Ms will prevail, because they have too many judges in their hip pocket. And, lets face it, what MS wants, MS gets. Period.
[September 4, 2009, 13:08]
Don't take data-wiping methods for granted
Talkback BCWIPE using the 15 PASS format method followed by breaking the platters on the harddrive is enough protection you need. Anyone not knowing this needs to get out of IT and into something like art.
[September 15, 2006, 16:11]
EC: Software patents will still be granted
Talkback Suppose I am granted a patent in Europe for my software. Software patents wouldn't have worked Any country who implements software patents at a national level will put themselves at a disadvantage. Suppose the UK implements software patents and...
[July 21, 2005, 20:20]
EC: Software patents will still be granted
Talkback Better to focus on the cause and get the EPO to stop granting sw patents in the first place and, since they know they are invalid, revoke ones already granted. Challenge the process not the patents. The EPO can grant an infinite number of invalid...
[July 22, 2005, 9:10]
Antivirus patent granted
Talkback You guys are too technical for me.why not say "need help? Or, "Got a question? Finding a page for a contact consumes too much time. My work is primarily on word documents. Everytime I shift from one file to another the machine does a virus check...
[March 9, 2005, 17:17]
KPNQwest network granted more time
News Investment bank Bear Stearns has just under three weeks to find a buyer for the KPNQwest network, after an increased offer from shareholders KPN allowed the liquidators to keep the network running. However, rival providers say the value in the...
[June 12, 2002, 11:34]
Antivirus patent granted
Talkback Well done Norton/Symantic. Hopefully this action will help prvent Bill Gates getting his grubby hands on your hard work.
[March 6, 2005, 9:00]
Intel granted antitrust extension
News Facing allegations of antitrust violations in Japan, chip giant Intel requested and received on Thursday a two-week extension to respond to recommendations by the Japan Federal Trade Commission. Intel will now have until 1 April to either accept...
[March 18, 2005, 14:05]
Windows XP granted further reprieve
News Some PC makers now have an extra four months to sell Windows XP. The BBC reported on Monday that Microsoft has extended the deadline for smaller PC builders and resellers to obtain licences for the discontinued operating system from the previous...
[December 23, 2008, 8:47]
Don't take data-wiping methods for granted
News A few years ago, a minor data breach may not have been considered a significant event in the life of an organisation. Today, however, even the smallest breaches open companies up to major public relations and legal nightmares, thus disproving the...
[September 13, 2006, 14:00]
New powers granted to slam rogue diallers
News ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates premium-rate telephone services in the UK, has won new powers that it says will help it to clamp down on rogue diallers. As first reported earlier this week, all premium rate services will now have to seek...
[July 16, 2004, 13:10]
Online security gets government cash boost
News The e-Commerce Minister has granted £3m of funding for the development of security software to combat online fraud, and increase confidence in e-commerce. Twenty percent of the funding has been granted to the Human Issues in Security and Privacy...
[November 23, 2001, 17:35]
High Court injunction served via Twitter
Blog The High Court has granted an injunction that will be served via Twitter. The injunction was granted to self-styled Thatcherite blogger Donal Blaney. It calls for a person who is allegedly impersonating Blaney on Twitter to stop, and reveal their...
[October 2, 2009, 14:44]
