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$50,000 Reward Offered For Proof Worlds.Com Patent Lawsuit Is Bogus
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| Virtual worlds -- or more broadly, 3D online spaces -- have been around for a
| long time. But last month, worlds.com hired lawyers to enforce a patent for
| the idea, claiming they invented the concept back in 1995. The first target
| for lawsuits: NCSoft, the Korean company behind games like World of
| Warcraft-wannabe "Guild Wars."
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http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/50000-reward-offered-for-proof-worldscom-patent-lawsuit-is-bogus
Global Crossing Settles Katz Patent Suit
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| Global IP network operator Global Crossing has settled a patent suit relating
| to interactive voice applications with Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing.
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/7/20090116/ttc-global-crossing-settles-katz-patent-78e70a2.html
“Staff at the European Patent Office went on strike accusing the organization
of corruption: specifically, stretching the standards for patents in order to
make more money.”
“One of the ways that the EPO has done this is by issuing software patents in
defiance of the treaty that set it up.”
--Richard Stallman
Recent:
Chocolate coins for EPO cash cow
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| Examiners of the European Patent Office have recently invaded one of the
| secret meetings of the Administrative Council with chocolate coins, pointing
| to the conflict of interests between the National Patent Offices (NPOs) and
| their appetite of "more patents, more money".
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http://stopsoftwarepatents.org/forum/t-105735/chocolate-coins-for-epo-corruption
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