Procession: Procession accuses Microsoft of illegally trying to patent its
business software - as Procession Whitepaper sets out an alternative approach
to IT in business
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| "Indeed, this raises some serious issues for Microsoft. I feel that they
| should do the right thing, play fair and withdraw these patent applications".
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http://www.macroworldinvestor.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=288714071
Just like BlueJ.
More patent news:
AthenaAlliance: Easing patent fears - litigation insurance
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| ...The post-grant review process is seen as just another way for the big boys
| to string out the process and force the little guy out of the game by raising
| the costs.
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-35485/athenaalliance:easing-patent-fears-litigation-insurance
Mondaq: Senate Seeks To Prohibit The Grant Of Future Patents To Tax Planning
Inventions
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| While the Senate’s proposed “Patent Reform Act of 2007” (S.1145) will likely
| wait until the early months of 2008 for further consideration, lawmakers have
| introduced an additional proposal that may be offered as an additional
| amendment to S. 1145.
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-35488/mondaq:senate-seeks-to-prohibit-the-grant-of-future-patents-to-tax-planning-invention
StockHouse: Xerox Corporation: Xerox Fuels Innovation Engine with 584 New
Patents in 2007
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| ...the patent total represents an increase of 31 percent over patents awarded
| to Xerox in 2005.
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-35487/stockhouse:xerox-corporation:xerox-fuels-innovation-engine-with-584-new-patents-in-2007
Related:
Microsoft patents BlueJ
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| * Feature copying
| * Fear of Microsoft
| * Microsoft's Patent Claim
| * Ethics
| ...
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http://www.bluej.org/mrt/?p=21
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