AmberWave finds peace fighting tech giants over patent laws
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| This is designed to make trolling less valuable. AmberWave says it downplays
| the value of truly innovative patents, which make up only a small part of the
| final product in terms of dollars but contribute a huge amount in terms of
| innovation.
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http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080120/BUSINESS/325573925/-1/ARTSANDLIVING
Valley tech powers prepare to renew push for patent reform
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| The issue is reform of the nation's patent laws, the first overhaul in 50
| years. At stake is the use of intellectual property, which is the currency of
| companies across Silicon Valley. More patents are granted here than anywhere
| else in the nation.
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http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/01/21/story5.html
Is the Media Convincing the Public that the Patent System is "Broken"?
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| It's been common knowledge that, generally, as a subject becomes more
| esoteric, the public relies more greatly on mainstream press coverage to
| formulate opinions. The recent media coverage of the U.S. patent system has
| caught the attention of scholars, practitioners and entrepreneurs, where
| commentators have increasingly referenced media coverage that casts the
| patent system in a negative light (e.g., "bad" patents, opportunistic
| litigation, etc.). While some suggest that the coverage accurately reflects
| fundamental systemic problems, others believe that some media accounts are
| inaccurate, or at least overstate problems in the system.
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http://271patent.blogspot.com/2008/01/is-media-convincing-public-that-patent.html
Innovative!
"If it [the timing of the donation] had anything to do with the antitrust case,
we would have told someone."
--Ms. Stonifer, director William H. Gates Foundation
Related:
What Does "IP" Really Mean?
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| For readers of Linux Journal, "IP" almost certainly refers to the Internet
| Protocol, part of the TCP/IP suite that underpins the Internet. But to most
| people, if it means anything, "IP" refers to something known as "intellectual
| property". This widespread recognition is rather curious,
| because "intellectual property" does not exist.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005736
Who is the world's biggest patent troll?
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| In two consecutive days, The Wall Street Journal presented two different
| answers. The first is not surprising: Intellectual Ventures, the brainchild
| of ex-Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold. It's now out "to raise as much as
| $1 billion to help develop and patent inventions, many of them from
| universities in Asia."
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9816163-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Playing Microsoft Patent Poker
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| This time though, while Ballmer slinks away to try to con … convince people
| that Microsoft Unified Communications somehow offers people more than what
| Cisco's VOIP (voice over IP) been offering customers for years, a patent
| attack finally launches at Linux. Specifically, IP Innovation, a subsidiary
| of Acacia Technologies Group, has filed a patent infringement claim against
| Linux distributors Novell and Red Hat.
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| So was it just timing, or was it something more? Let's take a look at the
| players.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2201579,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
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