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Patently absurd: Google chief lashes out at Android patent mania
In a fiery post on Google's official blog, Senior Vice President David Drummond has let fly at the "bogus patents" sniping at his company's smartphone wunderkind.
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Wi-Fi patent has turned CSIRO money mad
opinion | There's a good case to be made that Australia's peak science body is turning into a patent troll.
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Patents biggest threat to free software
Samba developer Andrew Tridgell reckons the open source community is poor at fighting patent attacks, but says things could improve with a change in strategy.
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Microsoft to declare patent war on iPhone/Android?
A key Linux developer has predicted Microsoft will use its huge patent portfolio to cripple smartphone competitors and boost its woeful Windows Mobile market share.
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Microsoft Office taken offline in XML legal spat
Microsoft takes down Office for sale from its own US site in lieu of ongoing patent litigation with i4i, only the top whack version still for sale or a beta of Office 2010
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CSIRO could scoop billions from Wi-Fi patent
A 15-year old CSIRO patent on wireless LAN technology could rake in billions of dollars in ongoing loyalties from the likes of Microsoft, Intel, Dell, HP, Toshiba and even Nintendo
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Apple sued over iPhone camera chips and onboard app-store
Apple’s iPhone may be a smash success, but it's also proving to be a honeypot for lawsuits.
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Linux may lose Windows file system
Linux may lose a key Windows file system after a patent lawsuit from Microsoft.
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TomTom gets muscle in patent spat with Microsoft
When Microsoft sued TomTom for patent violations in its Linux-based navigators, it probably didn't figure what would happen next.
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Intel wants AMD dead, claims lawyer
Companies will constantly battle over patent issues, agreement breaches, and anything which allows them to collect a higher profit. This time it is Intel and AMD.
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