Intermec Claims RFID is Proprietary

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Intermec, Symbol Step Up RFID Patent War

Intermec, Symbol Step Up RFID Patent War 03/25/2005 11:12 PM
Sparring over intellectual property issues since last year, major RFID players Symbol and Intermec expand their fight with a lawsuit around 802.11 wireless, a countersuit and a tug of war over laser scan engines.

Intermec unveils first multi-protocol
RFID printer

Intermec unveils first multi-protocol
RFID printer 09/13/2004 07:52 PM
Intermec Technologies on Monday unveiled a prototype version of a multi-protocol RFID printer in its PM 4i Smart Printer product line at the Frontline Solutions Conference & Exposition in Chicago. Company officials said it is the first multi-protocol printer in the market.

Intermec sues Matrics over RFID patent
infringement

Intermec sues Matrics over RFID patent
infringement 06/09/2004 05:14 PM
Intermec Technologies has sued Matrics for allegedly infringing on RFID patents that cover readers, chips, RFID tag operation and the association of tags with wireless memory devices.

RFID Standard Sort Of Sidesteps Patents;
Intermec Begs To Differ

RFID Standard Sort Of Sidesteps Patents;
Intermec Begs To Differ 12/19/2004 03:47 PM
Earlier this year we wrote about how Intermec was making a lot of trouble in the RFID standards process, by suddenly claiming they had patented technologies that were going into the standard, and they wanted everyone to pay them. Well, the new standard has been ratified and it was done in a way that avoids the patent issue and makes it royalty free. Basically, they claim that the standard doesn't actually infringe on any Intermec patents, but Intermec sees the story slightly differently. They use a bit of doubletalk, but to paraphrase what they basically say, it's something along the lines of: "fine, the standard may not use our patented technology, but implementing the standard will require our patented technology, so get ready to pay up anyway." There might be the sort of typical evil genius laughter that comes after that as well, but it was kept out of the press release for now. Either way, it looks like simply declaring that the standard is royalty free, isn't actually going to make it so, and there are probably still going to be some patent battles to fight before this gets settled in any meaningful way. Of course, all this means is slower adoption of RFID technology, which is shame.

Red Hat Linux is proprietary, claims Sun
boss

Red Hat Linux is proprietary, claims Sun
boss 05/02/2004 02:01 PM

Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution

Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution 05/31/2004 02:13 PM
Aplus Flash Technology has introduced a new version of its silicon proven 0.35um 2P3M CMOS based EEPROM IP that is targeted for RFID applications. This embedded memory IP can be used in RFID applications such as contactless smart cards, RFID tags, security and surveillance, and other supply chain tracking purposes. Aplus Flash Technology is a fabless IC design company specializing in non-volatile memory IP and products. [PRWEB May 19, 2004]

Intermec Introduces Its Most Rugged
Mobile Computer

Intermec Introduces Its Most Rugged
Mobile Computer 04/05/2005 06:16 AM
Business Wire Apr 5 2005 10:18AM GMT

Intermec-Symbol patent battle heats up

Intermec-Symbol patent battle heats up 03/25/2005 07:02 PM
Intermec Technologies  on Thursday hit back in an ongoing dispute with Symbol Technologies, suing the wireless technology vendor for alleged infringement of several Intermec patents.

Intermec Files Patent Counterclaims
Against Symbol (NewsFactor)

Intermec Files Patent Counterclaims
Against Symbol (NewsFactor) 03/25/2005 05:12 PM
NewsFactor - Intermec Technologies, a company focused on automated data-capture technologies, has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware charging Symbol Technologies of Holtsville, New York, with infringement of Intermec intellectual property related to Intermec wireless access, terminal and software technologies.

Intermec Hits Symbol With
Intellectual-Property-Infringement
Lawsuit (TechWeb)

Intermec Hits Symbol With
Intellectual-Property-Infringement
Lawsuit (TechWeb) 03/25/2005 06:37 AM
TechWeb - The lawsuit is the latest in a string of legal battles between the two companies, which compete in the market for RFID and wireless technologies.

Intermec Sees Symbol's Revenge Patent
Lawsuit, And Piles On Another For Spite

Intermec Sees Symbol's Revenge Patent
Lawsuit, And Piles On Another For Spite 03/25/2005 06:57 AM
And people thought the idea the idea that companies were getting patents for the sake of nuclear stockpiling was silly? Well, it appears that nuclear war is now breaking out between Symbol and Intermec. Last year, Intermec started the fun by suing a bunch of companies, including Symbol, for supposedly violating some RFID patents. Two weeks ago, Symbol thought it was only fair to sue Intermec over its own WiFi patents. Because no fired shot can go unanswered, the good lawyers at Intermec have now come up with more RFID patents they can sue Symbol over. Or maybe they're the same ones and they're suing again. Honestly, it doesn't matter. All that's really happening here is that the two sides are wasting a ridiculous amount of money on lawyers and lawsuits -- when that money should be going towards new product development and getting products to market. At some point, the two sides will settle and there will be some press release about cross licensing patents and no one will be happy, except for some of the lawyers involved. All of this "innovating" (that's what patents are for, right?) is going to kill us all -- or, at least make a lot of this technology much more expensive.

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC 08/12/2004 06:48 PM
RF Design Aug 12 2004 11:20PM GMT

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab 12/17/2004 06:31 PM
Worldlabel.com shipped a roll with 105 pieces of 4” x 6” Xtrack™ RFID Smart Labels to the RFID Alliance Lab for testing. The tags embedded were a Rafsec dipole design with EPC UHF Ucode 1.19 chip. Tests were performed at the University of Kansas under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Deavours, Director of Research at the RFID Alliance Lab and Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Dr. Deavours issued the following statement on behalf of the RFID Alliance Lab. “On December 14, the Lab tested all 105 labels with a ThingMagic Mercury 4 reader. The Lab observed that all 105 labels were readable”. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry 12/19/2004 03:04 PM
The International RFID Technology Center, Inc. (IRTC) announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Frisco Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) to locate the IRTC’s headquarters in the City of Frisco, Texas, one of the fastest growing cities in the thriving Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area. This enables the IRTC to take advantage of DFW’s technology talent pool and geographic location as a focal point for activity in the RF (radio frequency) and RFID (radio frequency identification) sectors. [PRWEB Dec 18, 2004]

Public yet Proprietary

Public yet Proprietary 12/19/2004 03:06 PM

News about Google Print raises some interesting questions.

If John has the only copy in existance of a physical book of which content not available anywhere, and its copyrights have expired, what rights does John have over the content of the book?

If Dave makes a deal with John to digitize the book's content, what rights does Dave have over the digitized content?

John owns the physical instance of the book, therefore he has full control over access to it even though he does not own the content.  Can John legally dictate terms of use over the content which he does not own in exchange for access?

Dave has a virtual instance of the book, so he also has full access control.  Can Dave provide online access to the book's content under whatever terms he dictates?

Now replace John with an public or government-funded institution.  What rights does the we have over the book and it's digitized contents?

Another twist.  Suppose Evan breaks into Dave's system, takes a copy of the digitized content, and posts it in newsgroups which Phil downloads.  Did Phil break any laws?  Can Phil use the content?

I am not a copyright lawyer so I don't know the answers to these questions.  Perhaps Professor Lessig can answer.

To me, ownerless doesn't mean community property.  It means free for the taking.  Google is doing exactly that, taking.  I have mixed feelings about what they are doing.  On one side, they are making new information readily available which is good.  On the other side, they seem to be claiming stewardship over orphaned information.

IBM: proprietary technology not enough

IBM: proprietary technology not enough 04/06/2005 02:20 PM
These days, it's necessary to balance proprietary, open-source approaches, Big Blue exec stresses at conference.

RoamAD Says Metro Wi-Fi Should Not Be
Proprietary

RoamAD Says Metro Wi-Fi Should Not Be
Proprietary 03/29/2005 11:45 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Mar 30 2005 4:28AM GMT

Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs?

Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs? 12/15/2003 03:16 PM
Microsoft's career page contains a very interesting job advertisement. The ad says that the Xbox Team "is looking for a strong PM/Engineer to manage the design and development of the Xbox Game Disc for the next generation Xbox console." Moreover, the ad stresses the importance of anti-piracy technology in the development of the new discs for the next generation console. Although it is possible that MS will simply try to incorporate sophisticated anti-piracy features in the now standard DVD medium, it is probably easier for them to develop a proprietary format. Nintendo did it with their GameCube discs, and they were quite effective in combating piracy -- so why not Microsoft?

In defense of proprietary software

In defense of proprietary software 12/16/2003 10:03 AM
ZDNet Dec 16 2003 9:14AM ET

ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 3.11.1

ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 3.11.1 08/05/2004 04:20 PM

Linux's Proprietary Booster

Linux's Proprietary Booster 02/03/2003 10:14 AM
Linux Magazine talks toLarry Ellison."LM: But more realistically, do you think that Oracle's had to cede the lower end of the database market to MySQL to concentrate on the enterprise, or is that a customer base you wouldn't reach anyway?ELLISON: No. It's a little bit like asking if we are worried about people who pirate Oracle. The people who pirate Oracle are not the people who would buy our database. The people who use MySQL are not the people who would buy our database. They don't have

Open source vs proprietary: Both have
advantages

Open source vs proprietary: Both have
advantages 05/27/2004 12:19 AM
ZDNet Australia May 27 2004 4:24AM GMT

Reducing Dependence on Proprietary
Systems

Reducing Dependence on Proprietary
Systems 07/21/2004 12:42 PM

Proprietary vs. open source, part 2

Proprietary vs. open source, part 2 05/14/2004 01:37 PM
ZDNet May 14 2004 5:12PM GMT

Will Open Source Be Forced To Go
Proprietary?

Will Open Source Be Forced To Go
Proprietary? 12/11/2003 05:03 PM

Telephony Battle: Open Vs. Proprietary

Telephony Battle: Open Vs. Proprietary 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Silicon Valley is fast moving into the world of telephony, and it is dragging the contest between open and proprietary code along with it.

In Defense and Attack of Proprietary
Software

In Defense and Attack of Proprietary
Software 12/17/2003 09:37 AM
The International Telecommunications Union's World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was last week. Of particular interest was a moderated debate on the issue of preferential treatment for open-source products in government procurement. John Carroll editorializes for proprietary software and RMS on the other side, against it.

Note To Apple: Proprietary Is Good

Note To Apple: Proprietary Is Good 07/29/2004 06:29 PM
It's important to consider two multi-billion industries that have thrived despite their proprietary technologies: printer cartridges and videogames. By Lisa DiCarlo, Forbes (via MyAppleMenu)

Intel, Partners To Develop Proprietary
UWB Spec

Intel, Partners To Develop Proprietary
UWB Spec 02/18/2004 10:38 PM
Frustrated by an impasse in the IEEE standards body, Intel Corp. and its partners have decided to pull out of the standards organization and develop their own version of ultrawideband technology.

Linus Defends Proprietary File Formats

Linus Defends Proprietary File Formats 04/13/2005 02:30 PM

Aus Govt: Proprietary software not a
security risk

Aus Govt: Proprietary software not a
security risk 05/05/2004 09:54 AM

Microsoft Partially Opens Proprietary
XML Format

Microsoft Partially Opens Proprietary
XML Format 03/25/2005 11:53 AM

Proprietary, paperless e-voting is
failing -- and selling

Proprietary, paperless e-voting is
failing -- and selling 05/03/2004 03:48 AM
Computer security experts are hoping a California election systems panel's recent rejection of embittered voting machine-maker Diebold's touch screen systems, among other legislative attempts and media-covered machine mess-ups, might lead to an embrace of paper backups and open source.

China May Drop Controversial Proprietary
Wi-Fi Security Requirement

China May Drop Controversial Proprietary
Wi-Fi Security Requirement 04/21/2004 05:02 PM
News.com's Richard Shim breaks the news that China might drop its requirement for foreign manufacturers to use a new, proprietary Wi-Fi security spec for products sold in that country: Shim's initial report provides no detail beyond the headline. China has said that Wi-Fi devices sold in the country after June 1 must include the WAPI (Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) security system, which is proprietary to China, and can only be included in products by a handful of Chinese firms with which foreign companies must partner. Many U.S. firms objected and the Bush administration also stood up to bat. It's possible the WAPI action would have violated WTO rules, as well....

Lessons Proprietary Software Can Teach
Open Source

Lessons Proprietary Software Can Teach
Open Source 04/12/2005 01:30 PM

Azul leads wave of proprietary server
startups.

Azul leads wave of proprietary server
startups. 09/24/2004 10:10 PM
EE Times: Azul leads wave of proprietary server startups. Quite strange.

Open-Source Developers Close In on
Proprietary Vendors

Open-Source Developers Close In on
Proprietary Vendors 04/05/2005 10:21 PM
Open-source vendors of enterprise application software will have competitive advantages over established proprietary license vendors, especially in the SMB field, says Larry Augustin, CEO of Medsphere Systems, during the Open Source Business Conference.

Tainted love: proprietary drivers and
the Linux kernel

Tainted love: proprietary drivers and
the Linux kernel 04/28/2004 08:55 AM
As reported on Slashdot and elsewhere, Linux kernel hackers have discovered that some proprietary modules running on the Linux kernel have been "lying" about their licensing. Doing so allows those modules to pass the automated license test done when they are loaded and thus escape the "tainted kernel" messages the loader would otherwise produce. NewsForge has gone behind the scenes and spoken to Linus Torvalds and the CEO of one of the firms providing proprietary modules for Linux to learn more about this story.

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