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[News] Background to Broadcom's Patent Viciousness

  • Subject: [News] Background to Broadcom's Patent Viciousness
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:26:51 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Can't Buy 'Em? Sue 'Em For Patent Infringement!

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| JohnForDummies alerts us to Broadcom's latest 
| patent infringement suit, this time against 
| Emulex. Broadcom is quite aggressive on the patent 
| front, so at first this didn't seem like a big 
| deal.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090915/1059576202.shtml


Recent:

Broadcom sues Emulex in patent spat

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| Broadcom says Emulex is using its patented technology unlawfully and
| is off to court to stop Emulex using unlicensed technology and to get
| cash damages.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/15/broadcom_sues_emulex/


Recent:

EC charges Broadcom founder, gen counsel

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| The men schemed from 1998 to 2003 to secretly backdate stock option grants,
| which forced the company to eventually restate its financial results and
| report more than $2 billion in extra compensation expenses, the SEC said in a
| statement.
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUKN1451854920080515
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