How Microsoft played the patent card, and failed

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SCO: Microsoft played no role in VC
fundraising

SCO: Microsoft played no role in VC
fundraising 03/06/2004 01:55 AM
The SCO Group Inc. said Thursday that Microsoft Corp. was not involved in raising venture capital funding for the company, dismissing claims that a leaked e-mail demonstrated that Microsoft had helped raise tens of millions of dollars for SCO. An e-mail from an outside consultant to SCO apparently involved in brokering deals for the company was posted to the Open Source Initiative Web site Wednesday. The consultant in the e-mail suggests that Microsoft "brought in $86 million" for SCO and that between US$16 million and $20 million is underway.

SCO: Microsoft played no role in VC
fund-raising

SCO: Microsoft played no role in VC
fund-raising 03/06/2004 01:56 AM
Open-source advocate Eric Raymond claimed that a leaked memo shows that Microsoft, which has identified Linux and open-source as a competitive threat, is doing much more than buying a license on Unix technology from SCO.

Starbucks seeks to patent loyalty card

Starbucks seeks to patent loyalty card 04/14/2005 07:32 PM
A patent attorney and his donkey

CyberMonday Midday: Microsoft Settles
Patent Suit with InterTrust; Wireless
Sees Patent Tech as Growth Key: Re

CyberMonday Midday: Microsoft Settles
Patent Suit with InterTrust; Wireless
Sees Patent Tech as Growth Key: Re 04/12/2004 07:26 PM
AVN Online Apr 12 2004 11:05PM GMT

Patent Office asked to review Microsoft
FAT patent

Patent Office asked to review Microsoft
FAT patent 04/15/2004 05:09 PM
Write open source software - and go to jail

USPTO Grants “Single Use Credit Card
Number” Patent to US Company

USPTO Grants “Single Use Credit Card
Number” Patent to US Company 06/18/2004 03:03 AM
“One time pad is the most secure form of information cryptography… The Computer Science world considers this to be the ultimate type of cryptography… It has no known attacks of how to recover the original data and the particulars of this system are particularly well suited to monetary transactions through the Internet.” [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004]

QRS Diagnostic gets patent approval for
computer-card medical device technology

QRS Diagnostic gets patent approval for
computer-card medical device technology 05/25/2004 03:06 PM
Medical Science News May 25 2004 5:51PM GMT

Microsoft Goes After Another XML Patent

Microsoft Goes After Another XML Patent 02/12/2004 04:50 PM
Microsoft has been granted a patent for XML script automation.

That Microsoft XML Patent

That Microsoft XML Patent 06/05/2005 11:19 PM

The coverage from ZDNet says the patent is for the conversion of objects into XML files; but if you read the patent itself, the important “Claim 1” doesn’t even mention XML, it’s just about serializing objects based on using an annotated source file and a schema. I was trying to find a way to write about this without becoming shrill and using bad language, but failing. Fortunately, I ran across a good opinion, shrill but not obscene, penned by Greg Aharonian who’s a real actual patent lawyer and thus qualified. Herewith a little bit of my own shrillness, followed by Greg’s professional evisceration of this extreme case of patent bogosity. [Update: slight correction regarding Don Box.]...

Microsoft Plays the Ethics Card

Microsoft Plays the Ethics Card 12/22/2004 01:48 AM
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Microsoft ordered to pay $62M over
patent

Microsoft ordered to pay $62M over
patent 11/15/2003 02:13 AM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Nov 15 2003 1:27AM ET

Sun gets second Microsoft patent payment

Sun gets second Microsoft patent payment 04/14/2005 09:45 PM
Companies also are expected to soon release more details on their collaborative efforts. What's it like to negotiate with Bill Gates?

Other News: Microsoft XML Patent

Other News: Microsoft XML Patent 02/13/2004 11:54 AM
Microsoft has gotten one of many XML-related patents approved, promising more control over document formats.

Microsoft snags another XML-patent

Microsoft snags another XML-patent 02/13/2004 02:42 PM
MultiReg.com Feb 13 2004 6:17PM GMT

Microsoft Ordered to Pay $62M Over
Patent

Microsoft Ordered to Pay $62M Over
Patent 11/15/2003 01:09 AM
San Jose Mercury News Nov 15 2003 0:27AM ET

Microsoft Patent in Review

Microsoft Patent in Review 06/11/2004 10:33 PM
asia.internet.com Jun 12 2004 2:32AM GMT

Microsoft Receives XML Patent

Microsoft Receives XML Patent 02/12/2004 08:51 PM

Microsoft Tries to Patent the Internet
Again

Microsoft Tries to Patent the Internet
Again 03/24/2005 12:04 AM

Microsoft Locks Up XML Patent

Microsoft Locks Up XML Patent 02/12/2004 12:52 PM
The software giant lands another XML patent, which will bolster its .NET development scheme.

Microsoft FAT patent under fire

Microsoft FAT patent under fire 06/14/2004 08:20 AM
ZDNet Jun 14 2004 11:54AM GMT

Microsoft checks off patent win

Microsoft checks off patent win 06/08/2004 01:51 PM

Another Wrinkle in the Microsoft FAT
Patent?

Another Wrinkle in the Microsoft FAT
Patent? 06/21/2004 12:41 PM
The open source community has been quite vocal in voicing their concerns over Microsoft's licensing of its File Allocation Table (FAT) patents. But there may be even more reasons for Linux backers to worry, according to this eWEEK story.

Microsoft to broaden patent licensing

Microsoft to broaden patent licensing 12/03/2003 07:25 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Dec 3 2003 6:22PM ET

Millions more for Sun from Microsoft
patent pact?

Millions more for Sun from Microsoft
patent pact? 04/09/2004 06:43 PM

Microsoft Justifies Its XML Patent Moves

Microsoft Justifies Its XML Patent Moves 01/24/2004 01:43 PM
Redmond claims its decisions to open its XML schemas, while seeking patents for elements of its XML implementations, are not as contradictory as they appear.

Microsoft Calls For Patent Law Change

Microsoft Calls For Patent Law Change 03/14/2005 05:02 PM
Slashdot Mar 11 2005 9:02PM GMT

Microsoft: XML patent moves are no big
deal

Microsoft: XML patent moves are no big
deal 01/26/2004 01:50 PM
Recent patent applications filed by Microsoft are routine moves and don't reflect a change in the company's position on Extensible Markup Language, according to a spokesman for the software maker

Watchdog challenges Microsoft patent

Watchdog challenges Microsoft patent 04/19/2004 06:54 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 19 2004 11:17AM GMT

Microsoft patent case reversed

Microsoft patent case reversed 07/07/2004 04:29 AM
Seattle Times Jul 7 2004 8:34AM GMT

Microsoft checks off patent victory

Microsoft checks off patent victory 06/08/2004 03:37 PM
ZDNet Jun 8 2004 7:01PM GMT

Speaking of IPv6, What About That
Patent, Microsoft?

Speaking of IPv6, What About That
Patent, Microsoft? 03/24/2005 10:38 AM
Some lawyers connected with the open-source community are scrutinizing a patent held by Microsoft, which they claim bears "more than a passing resemblance" to the IPv6 networking standard.

Microsoft Advocates for Patent Reform

Microsoft Advocates for Patent Reform 03/14/2005 06:17 PM
The Redmond software giant is commencing a campaign to bring some major changes to U.S. patent system.

Microsoft Settles Patent Case For $60M

Microsoft Settles Patent Case For $60M 12/24/2003 02:30 PM
Internet.com Dec 24 2003 1:12PM ET

Microsoft patent on double-clicking?

Microsoft patent on double-clicking? 06/04/2004 05:59 AM

AKMA

Incredible - Perhaps Not True

Somebody tell me that the Patent office hasn't actually granted Microsoft's application for a patent on double-clicking.

This is why I don't like software patents.

Microsoft Settles Patent Suit With SPX

Microsoft Settles Patent Suit With SPX 12/24/2003 03:40 PM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Dec 24 2003 2:41PM ET

Microsoft settles patent suit with SPX

Microsoft settles patent suit with SPX 12/24/2003 04:55 PM
Boston Globe Dec 24 2003 3:09PM ET

Microsoft Faces Another Patent Lawsuit

Microsoft Faces Another Patent Lawsuit 02/10/2004 12:00 PM

Microsoft Calls for Patent Law Reform

Microsoft Calls for Patent Law Reform 03/14/2005 04:42 PM
Critics of the United States patent system have found an unforeseen ally: Microsoft. During his keynote speech at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith proposed a series of reforms to correct flaws in the US patent system

Microsoft Proposes a New Patent Platform

Microsoft Proposes a New Patent Platform 03/14/2005 06:17 PM
Not only is Microsoft filing patent applications like crazy, but now the company is putting forth a platform for reforming the U.S. patent system.
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