Seeking Prior Art Where It Most Often Is Found in Software
August 28, 2012 — Patent ambushes are on the rise again, and cases such as Apple/Samsung shows that prior art really has to swing the …
A New Way to End the Patent Madness
June 15, 2012 — The new Defensive Patent License (DPL), launched this week by two UC Berkeley law professors, offers an improved way for businesses — …
Open Invention Network: Industry Unification Terminates Trolls
June 05, 2012 — The recent verdict against Oracle in its patent case against Google over Java use in Android is good news for the Linux …
Linux Patent Defense Group Expands Open-Source Protection
March 06, 2012 — The Open Invention Network, a Linux patent protection consortium, is expanding its defense to related open-source programs such as KVM, Git, …
Open Invention Network Expands Its Linux Definition and Coverage
March 06, 2012 — By adding more than 700 new software packages to its existing list of over 1000 packages that define a Linux system …
The Open Source Movement Enlarges Its Shield
March 06, 2012 — An alliance of technology corporations, including IBM, is expanding the scope of patent protection it provides to developers, vendors, and users …
US-Justiz stimmt Verkauf von Nortel-Patenten zu
February 14, 2012 — U.S. Justice Agrees to Sell Nortel Patents. Buyer is a consortium led by Apple and Microsoft. The Ministry of Justice bases its decision …
US DoJ investigation into Novell/CPTN deal over
February 14, 2012 — Even though the US Department of Justice allowed the CPTN deal to go ahead, it continued investigating Apple and Microsoft. In …
Justice Department Approves Apple’s Purchases of Nortel, Novell Patents
February 13, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Justice approved on Monday several patent purchases and acquisitions, including a collection of Nortel’s intellectual property to …
Regulators to Google: You Can Buy Motorola, But We Still Don’t Trust You
February 13, 2012 — Google got exactly what it needed today to close the book on its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. With approval from both …