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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Said to Have Lied in Patent Deals

Patent creators say Microsoft lied to get better deal on DVR patents

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| Microsoft is facing a patent lawsuit over its failed Ultimate TV DVR 
| system. The lawsuit, filed by joint venture company Intellivision 
| (no relation to the Mattel console), accuses the company of making 
| fraudulent and misleading claims in order to acquire intellectual 
| property without having to make royalty payments. 
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070604-patent-creators-say-microsoft-lied-to-get-better-deal-on-dvr-patents.html
http://tinyurl.com/2bpmv7

What did they tell Novell and Xandros? Nothing. They just rattled some saber
to establish 'protection rackets'. Isn't that against the law? 21st-century
bullying. ODF sabotage is no exception. And the same goes for "dumping" and
FUDing against the OLPC project.


Yesterday:

New business model: Reverse Patent Trolling

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| Want an eight-figure check in time for Christmas shopping? Sure you 
| do. Microsoft's vague patent threats against Linux create an 
| opportunity to do a nifty variation on the patent trolling business model.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Naturally, Microsoft, in order to win, needs to keep the actual 
| list of patents secret.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/community/?q=node/605


Timeline: Court rules Microsoft patent deal can't be terminated

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| Timeline Inc. said a U.S court has ruled that the company's patent 
| agreement with Microsoft Corp. cannot be terminated, and that 
| Timeline's remedy for any alleged breaches would be to seek damages.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070604:MTFH22685_2007-06-04_10-54-25_WNAS3019&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/2xb83a

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