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Microsoft Welcomes the âDigital Agenda for Europeâ
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| Microsoft welcomes the âDigital Agenda for
| Europe,â announced earlier this week by
| European Commission Vice-President for the
| Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes, as a bold
| roadmap for action. We share the
| Commissionâs view that technology is an
| enabler for economic growth, job creation,
| sustainability and social inclusion. As a
| company, we are fully committed to working
| with the European Commission and
| governments to realize the potential of
| Europe's digital future.
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http://www.rdmag.com/News/Feeds/2010/05/information-tech-microsoft-welcomes-the-digital-agenda-for-europe-/
HTC, Microsoft wade deeper into patent thickets
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| (Update, 2:25 p.m. A Microsoft publicist
| provided a link to a March blog post by
| company vice president and deputy general
| counsel Horacio Gutierrez that essentially
| says that Apple's suit is for everybody's
| own good: "The smartphone market is still
| in a nascent state; much innovation still
| lies ahead in this field. In all nascent
| technology markets, there is a period
| early where IP rights will be sorted out."
| Later on in the post, Gutierrez opines
| that "Open innovation is only possible
| through the licensing of third party IP
| rights," which makes me wonder what he
| thinks of the open, innovative and patent-
| free World Wide Web.)
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/04/htc_microsoft_wade_deeper_into.html
Microsoft Deal With HTC Could Slow Android's Adoption
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201004281657dowjonesdjonline000797&title=microsoft-deal-with-htc-could-slow-androids-adoption
Steve Ballmer: Vista Was "Not Executed Well"; "There's Nothing Free About Android"
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| When asked about Android giving away
| Android for free versus Microsoft, which
| charges smart phone carriers, Ballmer took
| issue with that assessment, stating, "And
| there's nothing free about Android. I
| mean at the end of the day as we certainly
| have asserted in a number of cases you
| know there's an intellectual property
| royalty due on that. Whether they happen
| to charge for their software or not is
| their business decision."
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http://www.dailytech.com/Steve+Ballmer+Vista+Was+Not+Executed+Well+Theres+Nothing+Free+About+Android/article18464.htm
McKool Smith Earns National Litigation Ranking
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| In naming McKool Smith as the top patent
| litigation firm in the southern U.S., the
| editors of MIP said the firm had
| "distinguished itself litigating patent
| infringement cases for companies like i4i
| and VirnetX Holdings. It has scored a
| number of wins against Microsoft, totaling
| nearly $400 million."
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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mckool-smith-earns-national-litigation-ranking-93304779.html
Petitions to Watch | Conference of 5.20.10
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| Title: Microsoft v. Lucent Technologies
| Docket: 09-1006
| Issues: (1) Whether a jury verdict of
| patent infringement can stand when it is
| supported only by speculative evidence and
| lawyer argument, or whether the standards
| for entry of judgment as a matter of law
| that apply in all other federal cases
| should apply equally in patent cases; and
| (2) whether a new trial is required in a
| patent infringement case, as in all other
| cases, when the verdict is found to be
| contrary to the weight of the evidence.
|
| * Opinion below (Federal Circuit)
| * Petition for certiorari
| * Brief in opposition
| * Petitionerâs reply
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http://www.scotusblog.com/2010/05/petitions-to-watch-conference-of-5-20-10/#more-20287
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