What happened in February 2007 concerning software patents and related topics: Latest news linked to dossiers and tutorials provided by FFII and a community of wiki editors.
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2007-02-27 US ZDNet: Tech Policy Summit: Patent Office head lays out reform strategy
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2007-02-28 US ITJungle: Ballmer Dismisses Linux Threat, Talks Up Intellectual Property
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2007-02-27 UK OSNews: UK Gov: No Software Patents in the UK
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2007-02-28 UK IPKat: SanDisk – in the wrong country?
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2007-02-28 UK IPKat: Another setback for Amazon 1-click
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2007-02-28 US ITBusinessEdge: Protecting Linux Users from Microsoft Patent Suits
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2007-02-28 US Technocrat: Help Lobby Washington To Protect Open Source from Software Patents – First Steps
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2007-02-27 US CCIA: Alcatel Patent Verdict Signals Danger
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2007-02-27 US ZDNet: Tech Policy Summit: Fixing the patent system…soon
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2007-02-27 US Slashdot: MP3’s Loss, Open Source’s Gain
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2007-02-27 US Infoworld: Lawsuits, patent claims silence Black Hat talk
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2007-02-27 US Slashdot: British Government Comes Out Against ‘Pure’ Software Patents
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2007-02-27 UK 10DowningStreet: Softwarepatents – epetition reply
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2007-02-27 DE BMJ: Conference on Patent Law: A Europe of Innovation – Fit for the Future?
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2007-02-27 US Reuters: Vonage calls Verizon’ patent lawsuit ‘frivolous’
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2007-02-27 US Masdailynews: Texas MP3 Technologies sues Apple, Samsung, Sandisk over alleged patent-infringement
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2007-02-27 US Techdirt: Patent Panel Offers No Real Solution To Patent Problem
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2007-02-25 EU FFII: Status of software patents in Europe (ogg format) (Video player to watch it)
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2007-02-25 EU Foo: There Is No Ethical Patent
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2007-02-21 US TechLiberation: An Encouraging Oral Argument on Software Patents
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2007-02-22 US Gehrkelaw: Court Takes on Software Patents
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2007-02-22 US Washingtonpost: Court Takes on Software Patents
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2007-02-26 EU Horns: A New Strategy Of FFII
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2007-02-26 EU Epot: Saturday @ Fosdem
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2007-02-26 US SupremeCourt: Microsoft Corp Vs ATT Corp
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2007-02-26 US TechLawForum: Software Patents May Go the Way of the Dodo
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2007-02-26 US CRN: Alcatel-Lucent won’t be seeing any Microsoft money soon
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2007-02-26 UK ZDNet: Why you should care about Microsoft’s patent payout
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2007-02-25 US Slashdot: Mr. Ballmer, Show Us the Code
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2007-02-24 UK Lasp: Why falling at the third hurdle is better than winning the race….
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2007-02-24 US LATimes: Patent problems in patent law
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2007-02-24 US Crunchgear: Patent Monkey: Details on Alcatel’s $1.5 B Win Against Microsoft
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2007-02-23 UK IPKat: Death of the “technical effect” test in the UK
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2007-02-23 US Genengnews: Acacia Research Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results
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2007-02-23 US Marketwatch: Former Bell Labs researcher played role in Microsoft patent case
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2007-02-23 UK BBC: Patent row could hit MP3 industry
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2007-02-23 US ZDNet blog: Software patents and the dependency problem
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2007-02-23 US Arstechnica: Microsoft and free software movement tag-team the Supreme Court
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2007-02-23 US ITWorldCanada: Microsoft, AT&T duke out patent dispute in court
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2007-02-23 US P2PNet: Has patent law broken down?
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2007-02-23 US News: FAQ: Behind Microsoft’s MP3 patent jam
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2007-02-23 US NetworkWorld: Association: patent cases threaten computer industry
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2007-02-23 US Slashdot: Microsoft to Pay $1.52 Billion in Patent Suit Damages
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2007-02-23 US TheStar: Computer giant loses patent suit on digital audio
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2007-02-23 US TheMoneyTimes: Microsoft Loses Music Patent Case
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2007-02-23 US Euro2day: RPT Microsoft to pay 1.52 bln usd damages over Alcatel-Lucent patent violation
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2007-02-23 US StarTribune: Microsoft ordered to pay in MP3 patent case
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2007-02-23 US TheRegister: Microsoft told to pay Alcatel $1.5bn in MP3 patent spat
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2007-02-23 US BroadcastNewsroom: Jury finds against Microsoft in $1.52B patent dispute with Alcatel-Lucent
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2007-02-23 US TorontoDailyNews: Microsoft to Pay 1.5B over Patent Violation
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2007-02-23 US ZDNet: Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion patent verdict
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2007-02-23 US Foxnews: Microsoft Loses First of Six MP3-Patent Lawsuits Filed by Alcatel
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2007-02-23 US Chron: Alcatel-Lucent wins largest patent case on record
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2007-02-23 US Seattle Times: Patent case hits Microsoft with $1.5 billion penalty
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2007-02-23 US STLToday: Microsoft loses $1.5 billion patent dispute with Alcatel
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2007-02-23 US ExpressIndia: Microsoft hit with $1.52 bn patent suit damages
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2007-02-23 US TheGlobeAndMail: Alcatel wins $1.5-billion in patent case
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2007-02-23 UK ZDNet: Microsoft to pay $1.5bn in patent ruling
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2007-02-23 US Silicon: Shock: Microsoft hit with $1.5bn patent ruling
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2007-02-23 US Boston: Microsoft ordered to pay $1.52b in dispute
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2007-02-23 US SeekingAlpha: Alcatel-Lucent Wins $1.52 Billion Patent Judgment Against Microsoft
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2007-02-23 US PCPro: Microsoft to pay up $1.52bn to settle Alcatel patent spat
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2007-02-22 WW BetaNews: Microsoft Responds to Alleged Ballmer ‘Threats’ Against Linux
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2007-02-22 US Slashdot: MS vs AT&T Case Stirs Software Patent Debate
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2007-02-22 US MSNBC: Fears over reach of US patent law
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2007-02-22 US HeraldNet: High court hears AT&T patent suit against Microsoft
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2007-02-22 US News: High court wrestles with software patent questions
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2007-02-22 US Betanews: Supreme Court Debates Patentability of Software
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2007-02-21 US Slashdot: Ballmer Repeats Threats Against Linux
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2007-02-21 US News: Opening up an open-source roadblock
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2007-02-21 US App: Microsoft sues Alcatel-Lucent claiming patent infringement
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2007-02-21 US Silicon: Ballmer fires off Linux patent warning shot
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2007-02-19 EU Digimaj: There was a time when software companies hated patent law
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2007-02-19 EU Digimaj: Alcatel asking USD 1.52 billion to Microsoft for MP3 usage
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2007-02-16 EU Randform: software patents
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2007-02-21 US ScotUsBlog: Argument Preview: Microsoft v. AT&T on 2/21
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2007-02-21 US AOL: Supreme Court Takes Up Patent Fight
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2007-02-21 US ZDNet: Vonage and Verizon head to court in patent dispute
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2007-02-21 US NWSource: Microsoft supported in AT&T patent fight
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2007-02-21 US AllHeadLineNews: Verizon Patent Lawsuit Puts Vonage Customers At Risk Of Losing Service
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2007-02-21 US MySA: AT&T patent case before high court
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2007-02-20 US Webpronews: Microsoft, AT&T In Supreme Patent Spat
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2007-02-21 US IHT: In a Supreme Court case, Microsoft is getting support from its rivals
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2007-02-21 US Siliconvalley: Microsoft vs. AT&T: patent case has broad implications
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2007-02-20 US Anticipate This!: Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.: USSC Hearings Scheduled for Wednesday, February 21st.
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2007-02-19 US Copyrighteous: Novartis, Stop It
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2007-02-20 US Patents USA: Deepak Malhotra’s History of Software Patents in the U.S.
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2007-02-20 US Arstechnica: Vonage patent infringement trial set to begin
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2007-02-20 US MSNBC: Supreme Court to rule on US patent law
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2007-02-20 US Webpronews: Microsoft Applies For Anti-Phishing Patent
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2007-02-20 US Bloomberg: Microsoft’s Rivals Root for It in Supreme Court Clash With AT&T
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2007-02-19 US EconTalk: Richard Epstein on Property Rights and Drug Patents
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2007-02-19 US EagleTribune: Jury weighs Microsoft vs. Alcatel-Lucent MP3 patent dispute
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2007-02-16 EU Bizjournals: Blackboard: Patent won’t be used against nonprofits
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2007-02-20 EU Digimaj: You are probably not a person skilled in the art
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2007-02-20 EU Computing: Microsoft courts Red Hat
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2007-02-17 EU IPkitten: QM-Fordham-Singapore Dialogue; a Reprise on the EPLA
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2007-02-19 WW Januar.Sudharsono: Ballmer: Novell deal proves open source needs to ‘respect IP rights’
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2007-02-18 US Frepa.blog: Sakai and EDUCAUSE answer the patent pledge by Blackboard
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2007-02-17 EU B92: Slovenia’s EU presidency to push innovation, energy
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2007-02-17 EU Horns: President of FFII Wants To See New Laws And New Institutions
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2007-02-17 US Slashdot: Congress Tackles Patent Reform
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2007-02-17 EU Fosdem: Interview: Simon Phipps (Sun’s position about software patents)
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2007-02-16 EU CPAGlobal: Lords shut door on Macrossan bid
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2007-02-15 US CPAGlobal: New US bill targets patent law pros
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2007-02-14 EU IPKat: High fibre legal action cements liability; EPLA thumbs-down
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2007-02-15 US FreeSoftwareMagazine: Jim Kent, Hero of Open source
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2007-02-15 US Wired: Congress Tackles Patent Reform
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2007-02-15 US IPKat: Dog in the EC manger
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2007-02-15 US News.com: Lawmakers gear up for patent system overhaul
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2007-02-13 US Ars Technica: House: Judges patently in need of patent education
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2007-02-14 EU Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu): Clarification on Feisty’s proprietary drivers (“As a result, we have joined FFII and other organisations …”)
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2007-02-15 EU Out-law: European Parliament blocks patent agreement
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2007-02-15 DE PatentFrei: German automatisation and software manufacturers join forces against software patenting
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2007-02-15 AU The Australian: CSIRO dismisses claims on patent
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2007-02-14 US Technology Liberation Front: “Expertise” Is Not Always a Good Thing
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2007-02-14 US 271 Patent Blog: 2007 Patent Reform – It’s Off To An Ugly Start . . .
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2007-02-13 US P2PNet: Pubpat challenges Opsware patent
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2007-02-13 US Princeton: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It
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2007-02-13 US Brook: software and law: Is regulation fostering or inhibiting innovation?
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2007-02-13 US SSRN: Drawing the Line: the Rise of the Information Processing Patent
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2007-02-13 IN IRNA: US advises India to enforce patents and data protection
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2007-02-08 UK FFII UK: House of Lords reject Macrossan’s appeal
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2007-02-12 US BusinessWire: Acacia Technologies Licenses Credit Card Fraud Protection Technology to Linens ‘n Things
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2007-02-12 US BusinessWire: Acacia Technologies Acquires Rights to Patent for Wireless Digital Messaging Technology
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2007-02-12 US IBLS: The licensing of business method patents for internet use
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2007-02-12 NZ ComputerWorld: Google exec warns against ‘limiting’ overseas-style patents
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2007-02-12 US Patently-O: Signals Per Se; Nuijten; Textualism; and Floodgates
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2007-02-12 US Mad4Mobilephones: Patent: watch videos while your call is in a queue
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2007-02-12 US ChannelInsider: LG Files Patent Suit Against Thomson
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2007-02-11 EU Fosdem: Interview with Pieter Hintjens
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2007-02-11 US Infoworld: Microsoft bullying users into paying for patent licensing?
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2007-02-11 US OKpatents: Patent Rights Do Not Hinder Research
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2007-02-11 EU Horns: Rough Weather Ahead For EPLA
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2007-02-12 EU TheRegister: Patent office ‘inventive step’ report dances out the door
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2007-02-12 EU ZDNet-blog: Sun woos FSF with GPLv3 carrot while Linux gets the stick
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2007-02-11 EU Slashdot: Microsoft Getting Paid for Patents in Linux?
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2007-02-10 EU IPEG blog: Negative Opinion on powers of EU member states to agree individually on EPLA
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2007-02-04 BE Foo: Patents Are Only For Old Machines
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2007-02-07 EU ITweek: Lords refuses to hear software patent appeal
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2007-02-06 EU Vrijschrift: The Prosecution Paradise Directive (IPRED 2)
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2007-02-05 EU Finextra: Authernative receives European patent for authentication method
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2007-02-05 EU EFF: EFF Tackles New Role in Europe
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2007-02-05 AU ITNews: Novell: ‘No one can stop us from selling Linux’
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2007-02-05 US Patently-O: In re Nuijten: Patentable Subject Matter, Textualism and the Supreme Court
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2007-02-03 US Groklaw: A Decision from FSF in 2 Weeks on Novell-MS Deal
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2007-02-02 US Groklaw: The Blackboard Patent Pledge – Novell II?
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2007-02-01 US Digital Citizen: Did your proprietor pay the patent bill?
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2007-02-01 EU EUpolitix: McCreevy backs plans for single EU-US market
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2007-02-01 US InformationWeek: Enterprise Patent Protection Takes Its Share
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2007-02-01 EU Ireland: McCreevy seeks new patent laws
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2007-02-01 UK Workplacelaw: Small firms to get intellectual property health checks
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2007-02-01 US Mondaq: United States: Trends In Financial Services Patents
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2007-02-01 US Slashdot: Microsoft Applies To Patent DRM’ed OS Modules