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EPO chief's questions could open software patent can of worms and cause greater
uncertainty
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| Last week Marshall Phelps observed that Europe thinks it does not grant
| software patents, but that actually it does. When the enlarged board answers
| the president’s questions, maybe we can all have the same certainty as
| Microsoft’s VP of IP Strategy and Policy.
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http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=4ca6d6af-fe46-4cb4-9476-1597601cb88e
Will Europe Adopt The United States Model Of Patent Protection For Computer
Software?
http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&artMonth=October&artYear=2008&EntryNo=3014
Related:
Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'
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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-of-patent-terrorism-/0,130061733,339280437,00.htm
Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.
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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
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| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism
Convicted Monopolist Terrorizes Software Industry
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| That headline is designed to grab your attention. Sensationalistic as
| it may be, it also happens to be true, if what you mean by 'terrorize'
| is to provoke fear.
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| If you've been following the presidential race in the United States,
| you know the present crop of candidates have been exploiting the fear
| of the American people as they never have before in the history of
| the country.
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http://www.linux.org/news/opinion/ms_threats.html
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