Linux Kernel Maintainer 'barred' From Patents Meeting
News Alan Cox, sometime maintainer of the Linux kernel and well-known open-source advocate, is among those effectively persona non grata at the UK Patent and Trademarks Office (PTO) public meeting on software patents next week.
[December 8, 2004, 15:25]
Oftel To Take On New Role, Industry Reacts
News Incumbent PTO's in France and Germany have lost more market share than BT in the UK. Oftel has long been criticised for its slow reaction to government, industry and consumer calls for cheaper Internet access in the UK.
[January 17, 2000, 15:48]
A Year Ago: Oftel To Take On New Role, Industry Reacts
News Incumbent PTO's in France and Germany have lost more market share than BT in the UK. Oftel has long been criticised for its slow reaction to government, industry and consumer calls for cheaper Internet access in the UK.
[January 17, 2001, 6:02]
Dell Expected To Lose 'cloud Computing' Trademark Bid
News The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) declined to comment on the specifics of Dell's application, but Cynthia Lynch, a PTO administrator for trademark policy and procedure, said the notification was an indication that her employer will deny a...
[August 11, 2008, 9:18]
Dell Loses 'cloud Computing' Trademark Bid
News On Tuesday, Dell was denied the trademark on the term, but was also offered the opportunity to provide more information to deal with the specific objections raised by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
[August 18, 2008, 15:38]
Good Technology Hit By Patent Claim
News However, one of Visto's patents — No.has already gone through three examinations by the PTO, Mendez said. The most recent was held this year, when Seven Networks requested a re-examination and the PTO upheld 15 of Visto's 25 claims within that...
[February 1, 2006, 10:50]
Microsoft Demands Patent Reform
News Microsoft strongly supports Congress' move toward eliminating this practice, but urges that steps be taken to put a permanent end to all fee diversion from the PTO," Smith said. The US patent system needs to be reformed, says Microsoft, which...
[March 14, 2005, 7:55]
IBM Makes A Patent Offering To Open Source
News In 2004, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) granted IBM another 3,248 -- more than any other company for the 12th consecutive year -- and IBM plans to try to maintain its lead. We will work with the US PTO and other commentators and policy...
[January 11, 2005, 8:15]
Eolas Loses Another Patent Battle
News Microsoft praised the PTO's move. The US Patent and Trademark Office has handed Microsoft a second victory in its dispute with Eolas, rejecting browser patent claims that could roil the Web if upheld.
[August 19, 2004, 8:45]
Survey: European Patents Have Quality Problems
News Greg Aharonian, editor of the Internet Patent News Service, on Tuesday stated: "Well, are none of you surprised that…as EPO workloads increase, EPO patent quality is quickly dropping to PTO [US Patent and Trademark Office] levels?
[June 8, 2004, 13:40]
Bush Beefs Up Cybercrime Spending
News Bush's request for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) would increase the budget from $497m to $522m, and the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) would be authorised to keep all the $1.5bn it projects it will receive in...
[February 3, 2004, 9:10]
US Regulators Look Again At Eolas Patent
News The thing that's exciting to me is that the (US)PTO sort of made the ruling on the basis of how much interest there is in this issue on the Internet," said Dale Dougherty, a vice president of online publishing and research at publisher O'Reilly...
[November 12, 2003, 8:00]
Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Enhance Your Human Resources And Payroll Capabilities With Microsoft Dynamics GP (Level 100)
White Papers The attendee of this webcast will learn how the new Advanced Payroll, Advanced Human Resources, Paid Time Off (PTO) Manager, and Benefit Self Service modules can further simplify managing the employees while helping to make regulatory compliance...
[August 28, 2007, 1:00]
Small Firms 'failed' By Patent Law
Talkback NOW get a patent attorney to clean up the patent wording, drawings, and talking with PTO. 99.9999999 percent of patent litigation involves software patents ! For a century or more harware patents were easier to enforce and easier to validate.
[March 5, 2006, 15:24]
BlackBerry Patent Case Settled
News There is no provision for the PTO. The long-running US BlackBerry saga appears to be over. Research In Motion and NTP have agreed to settle the patent dispute over the BlackBerry device for $612.5m (£349.3m), the companies announced in a press...
[March 6, 2006, 8:05]
IBM Spinoff Takes Global View Of Patents
News The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) says IBM received 3,411 patents in 2001 -- more than any other corporation for the ninth year in a row. In the old days, he said, "you almost had to get a hotel room in Washington, D.C.so that you could get...
[January 15, 2002, 11:36]
