Jury rules top provider of on-demand books infringed on patent
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Amazon to print books on demand
Amazon to print books on demand
04/06/2005 01:50 PMPersonal Computer World Apr 6 2005 5:21PM GMT
MS to face jury trial in halftone patent
case
MS to face jury trial in halftone patent
case
01/29/2004 12:46 AMA federal judge has found that Microsoft Corp. encroached upon patents
held by a Tucson, Arizona-based company for a process that improves
the quality of images displayed on computer screens and paper
printouts.
Internet service provider continues to
expand services to meet customer demand
Internet service provider continues to
expand services to meet customer demand
06/28/2004 05:25 AMThevictoriaadvocate.com - Mon Jun 28, 07:38 am GMT
Court tells Samsung to pay Mosaid
US$567K in patent dispute; jury trial
ahead
Court tells Samsung to pay Mosaid
US$567K in patent dispute; jury trial
ahead
09/04/2004 12:25 PMCanadian Press Sep 4 2004 4:15PM GMT
Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux
Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux
08/02/2004 01:14 AMOpen Source Risk Management, who offers litigation insurance policies,
has found nearly 300 patents that could theoretically be used against
Linux. How risky are these patents? How much should you be concerned?
Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux (Ziff Davis)
Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux (Ziff Davis)
08/02/2004 12:55 AMZiff Davis - Open Source Risk Management, who offers litigation
insurance policies, has found nearly 300 patents that could
theoretically be used against Linux. How risky are these patents? How
much should you be concerned?
FTC looks to weaken patent rules
FTC looks to weaken patent rules
10/31/2003 10:35 AMZDNet Oct 31 2003 9:35AM ET
Europe Braces for Patent Rules
Europe Braces for Patent Rules
05/28/2004 04:51 AMThe European Union wants a unified set of rules governing software
patents. Independent programmers fear the regulations will help big
companies monopolize everyday programs and algorithms, so they're
organizing to defeat them. Robert Andrews reports from Cardiff, Wales.
EU revises patent licensing rules
EU revises patent licensing rules
04/09/2004 04:13 PMLess bureaucracy, the Brussels way
Ingram, Amazon Lose Patent Battle On
On-Demand Printing
Ingram, Amazon Lose Patent Battle On
On-Demand Printing
03/06/2004 02:05 AMThese days, there are a ton of on-demand printing operations out there
that will let people create a book on the fly. In some areas, they're
just catching on, sometimes for vanity publishing and sometimes for
better inventory control. However, it turns out that someone has a
patent on the idea of on-demand printing - and a jury has ruled that
Amazon and Ingram are both
violating that patent. Both defendants say they believe the
patent is not valid and will appeal. Unfortunately, the actual patent
is not clearly explained in the article. They do say that the
inventor met with Ingram prior to them starting up their own on-demand
printing service - so he might have some claim. The real question is
what the patent really covers - and if it's simply for the idea of
on-demand printing, if that's really patentable.
SCO has infringed OUR copyright, claims
IBM
SCO has infringed OUR copyright, claims
IBM
08/21/2004 04:39 PMPersonal Computer World Aug 21 2004 8:48PM GMT
AstraZeneca's patent abuse breaks
Europe's antitrust rules
AstraZeneca's patent abuse breaks
Europe's antitrust rules
06/22/2005 02:08 AMOut-Law.com Jun 20 2005 2:06PM GMT
NUVO Recognized by Cisco as a Managed
Security Service Provider Advanced
Technology Provider
NUVO Recognized by Cisco as a Managed
Security Service Provider Advanced
Technology Provider
01/05/2005 01:12 AMCanadaIT.com Jan 5 2005 4:20AM GMT
The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87
The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87
01/05/2005 04:28 PMthis one by Sarah
Boxer
nytimes.com/2005/01/05/books/05eisner.html
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The New York Times > Books >
Books of The Times: The Pastiche of a
Presidency,Imitating a Life, in 957
Pages
The New York Times > Books >
Books of The Times: The Pastiche of a
Presidency,Imitating a Life, in 957
Pages
06/20/2004 03:35 AMNYT BRUTAL BOOK REVIEW FOR BUBBA .. As you can see here ..
review
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US Patent and Trademark Office Nixes
Eolas Browser Plug-in Patent
US Patent and Trademark Office Nixes
Eolas Browser Plug-in Patent
03/06/2004 01:59 AMChinese Patent Office Grants Fingerprint
Recognition Hardware Patent
Chinese Patent Office Grants Fingerprint
Recognition Hardware Patent
12/28/2004 11:11 PMChinaTechNews.com Dec 29 2004 3:10AM GMT
Hey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books.
Hey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books.
12/19/2004 03:36 PMSo the big<
/a> news is about Google
and libraries. I don't feel the need to comment on this
right now, as you can find plenty of other places for that. However,
here are a few angles I haven't seen discussed elsewhere in the
library blogosphere.
- Librari
es and the Internet
"More broadly, the Internet can profoundly improve the relationship
between libraries and society. For example, there are two major
libraries in my town -- a college library, and a public library. My
library card works in both places. I used to favor the college
library, because there was open WiFi access there -- which meant,
among other things, that I could use LibraryLookup from my laptop to
find books in the stacks. Recently, though, the college shut down its
open access point. And from an IT administrator's point of view, I can
understand why. Not long after, the public library installed an open
access point. So now it's my favorite spot, and lately I notice other
mobile professionals congregating there too." [Jon Udell's
Weblog
(Click over to read Jon's story about getting locked in
the library, too!)
- "A quick calculation using the figures above suggests an average
scan rate of 3200 volumes per day (assuming 365 days/year for 6 years)
at the University of Michigan site alone." [Tito Sierra on the WEB4
LIB mailing list]
- "An even quicker calculation shows that they will need to
digitize 2.25 books _a_minute_, 24 hours/day, 365 days/year to
digitize 7 million volumes in six years." [Roy Tennant on the WEB4
LIB mailing list]
It's times like this when I wish
Karen Coyle had<
/a> a blog.
World Wide Web Consortium Presents the
US Patent Office with Evidence
Invalidating Eolas Patent
World Wide Web Consortium Presents the
US Patent Office with Evidence
Invalidating Eolas Patent
10/30/2003 12:34 AMWorld Wide Web Consortium Presents the US Patent Office with Evidence
Invalidating Eolas Patent .. se ha presentado en las oficinas de
patentes y marcas de los Estados Unidos .. Read the briefing .. News
release
w3.org/2003/10/28-906-briefing
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U.S. Patent Office Grants New Patent for
BUGS Carbon Reactivation Technology;
Innovative Biotechnology Solutio
U.S. Patent Office Grants New Patent for
BUGS Carbon Reactivation Technology;
Innovative Biotechnology Solutio
06/17/2005 04:27 PMInvestors Business Daily Jun 16 2005 1:56PM GMT
Eolas browser plug-in patent invalidated
by US Patent Office
Eolas browser plug-in patent invalidated
by US Patent Office
03/08/2004 11:08 PMThe US Patent and Trademark Office has now stepped in and invalidated
the Eolas patent. The decision, if it is upheld, will clear Microsoft
of charges of wrong-doing.
Patent Office Agrees To Check Into All
That Prior Art On The Eolas Patent
Patent Office Agrees To Check Into All
That Prior Art On The Eolas Patent
11/12/2003 01:35 PMThe latest in the Eolas patent saga is that someone at the Patent
Office has
finally agreed to
review the patent based on stacks and stacks of prior art that
people have been finding. Amazingly, the Patent Office appears to
have responded quickly (though, they don't say how long it will take
for a new decision on the patent) to the requests for a re-examination
of the patent. There's a quote from the USPTO's deputy commissioner
for patent examination policy saying that this was an "extraordinary
situation" which necessitated the quick response. The problem with
this statement is that it's
not an extraordinary situation. In
fact, it's an increasingly common situation, where silly patents are
getting the stamp of approval every day - and then used to hold other
companies up for extortion, rather than for encouraging innovation.
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 PMAVN Online Apr 12 2004 11:05PM GMT
Silly Patent Of The Day: Adobe Hit With
Lawsuit Over Hyperlink Patent
Silly Patent Of The Day: Adobe Hit With
Lawsuit Over Hyperlink Patent
07/08/2004 05:05 PMI think it's about time we came up with a new topic/icon for stupid
patents. There are just so many of them these days. The latest is
that Adobe, who is no stranger to
abusing
intellectual property rules, is now being hit
with a patent over their
PDF technology. The patent is for
a method of extracting network
information via hyperlinks. Reading through the patent, they're
basically describing a system for clicking on a hyperlinking and
having the system not only download the page in question, but all
locally related pages linked from that page as well. Perhaps a useful
system, but it seems like this sort of technology was around well
before the patent was granted, and it's unclear what it has to do with
PDF files.
Patent Office asked to review Microsoft
FAT patent
Patent Office asked to review Microsoft
FAT patent
04/15/2004 05:09 PMWrite open source software - and go to jail
Patent Office to Undertake New Review of
Critical Web Patent
Patent Office to Undertake New Review of
Critical Web Patent
11/13/2003 03:09 AMBeSpacific Nov 13 2003 1:29AM ET
Newly Launched Patent Database Opens
Free Search Access to IBM's Open Source
Software Patent Collection
Newly Launched Patent Database Opens
Free Search Access to IBM's Open Source
Software Patent Collection
02/01/2005 09:16 PMPatentCafe's Natural Language Based OSS Patent Search Engine™
Accelerates Software Developers' Use of IBM's 500 Pledged Patents.
Freely accessible by the entire OSS community, PatentCafe's Open
Source Software Patent Search Engine adds significant value to IBM's
contribution by accelerating the integration of IBM's patented
technology into the marketplace, helping to foster worldwide
interoperability standards. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]
Court Rules Evel Knievel Is A Pimp;
Knievel Rules Judges Are Bimbos
Court Rules Evel Knievel Is A Pimp;
Knievel Rules Judges Are Bimbos
01/04/2005 08:20 PMReally not quite sure what to make of this one, but it's too amusing
to pass up. Apparently, a few years ago, ESPN posted a picture of
famed daredevil Evel Knievel with his arms around two women (one of
whom was his wife) with the caption: "You're never too old to be a
pimp." Knievel, not realizing this was a (weak) attempt at
complimenting him, sued ESPN for defamation. A lower court tossed out
the ruling, and he appealed. Now the Appeals Court has ruled against
him as well, noting that, based on the context no one is actually
going to think Knievel is a "pimp," and, in fact that the statement
was supposed to be a positive one, as the slang of the day suggests.
Knievel, apparently lacking a sense of irony over this particular
case, has responded by
calling the judges
"bimbos." The full quote is: "They ruled against the law. What
good is law in the United States of America if five or six goddamn
bimbos are going to rule against it?" You think he intended that as a
compliment? Anyway, in the meantime, feel free to go on captioning
photos on the web while calling people pimps.
Patent Office Reviews Disputed Web
Patent
Patent Office Reviews Disputed Web
Patent
11/14/2003 04:41 AMBizReport.com Nov 14 2003 4:18AM ET
Eolas patent defended before US patent
office
Eolas patent defended before US patent
office
05/13/2004 07:48 AMComputer Weekly May 13 2004 12:23PM GMT
Patent office to re-examine Eolas patent
Patent office to re-examine Eolas patent
11/12/2003 01:14 PMThe Patent Office is going to re-examine
the Eolas patent
The Patent Office is going to re-examine
the Eolas patent
11/13/2003 08:53 AMnews.com.com/2100-1032_3-5106129.html
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Is There Demand for On-Demand
Supercomputing?
Is There Demand for On-Demand
Supercomputing?
03/20/2003 01:05 PMThe wizards at IBM have hatched a scheme to supply computing power to
companies for short periods of time, rather than sticking with their
tried-and-true business plan of selling computers outright to
customers. IBM calls this new initiative on-demand computing. Will it
pay off for Big Blue?
US Patent Office Grants Special Patent
Status to Private Inventor Regarding
Alleged Technology Infringement by
Acterna Corporation’s DSAM 2500 Cable
Modem Tester
US Patent Office Grants Special Patent
Status to Private Inventor Regarding
Alleged Technology Infringement by
Acterna Corporation’s DSAM 2500 Cable
Modem Tester
09/27/2004 03:30 AMRichard C. Jaworski announces that the US Patent Office has granted
his “Petition to Make Special” on his System of Testing the Upstream
Cable Modem Channel (TUCMC) patent application. The petition to the US
Patent Office alleged infringement of his technology by Acterna
Corporation in their DSAM 2500 Cable Modem Test Instrument. Mr.
Jaworski has written evidence that Acterna knew of the patent and the
technology prior to releasing the feature in the DSAM 2500. According
to patent law, triple damages are applicable for prior knowledge
infringement as soon as the patent issues. Due to its special status,
Jaworski expects the patent to issue in the immediate future. [PRWEB
Sep 27, 2004]
Online Resume Rules Sound Like Offline
Resume Rules
Online Resume Rules Sound Like Offline
Resume Rules
09/13/2004 02:14 PMUSA Today is claiming that the
rules have changed for resumes, now that they're
mostly sent via email instead of snail mail. However, when they get
into the details, they sound amazingly like the "rules" many of us
learned back in the days before you emailed resumes: focus on results
from previous jobs (read: throw in lots of useless percentages to make
it look like you improved something), use "descriptive or significant
terms" (read: make sure you include the BS buzzwords-of-the-moment to
make it through that first pass filter), don't send the wrong cover
letter to the wrong company (read: don't be completely stupid), and
don't apply "above your skill level" (read: don't waste HR's time so
much). I remember hearing all of these years ago as well, and they
don't seem any different in this "new age of electronic resumes" as
the article would have you believe. Then, of course, there's the
biggest recommendation for this supposed new age: they suggest you
spam as many companies as possible. Again, has there ever been a time
when people were told to send out
fewer resumes? If anything,
it seems like this strategy is the
wrong strategy in the
digital age where HR folks are
so
inundated with resumes that some have found that going back to
paper
resumes is much more effective in getting attention.
Jury duty
Jury duty
06/09/2004 07:35 AMOff to jury duty this morning. I recognize it as a civic duty, but
that doesn't mean I want to do it. I've got a bunch of uncivic things
I'd rather do instead (like live up to my obligations to my clients,
work on a book, blog, play Zuma...). I have mixed feelings, but
please-don't-choose-me seems to be beating it'd-be-fascinating by
about 2:1....
Pub shootings inquest jury out
Pub shootings inquest jury out
05/13/2004 08:07 AMAn jury considers its verdict into the case of a farmer who shot a
pregnant landlady - after repeated threats - before killing himself.
Off jury duty this morning
Off jury duty this morning
06/09/2004 12:07 PMNone of us were called for jury duty this morning, so I'm off for
three years. Too bad, because I was in the mood to make the wicked
feel my wrath. But seriously: Mixed-feelings rule....
CIO jury gives verdict on Linux
CIO jury gives verdict on Linux
12/17/2003 10:48 AMZDNet Dec 17 2003 9:50AM ET
Grok Description matches for Jury rules top provider of on-demand books infringed on patent
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