The Good
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirms obviousness and basically puts a dent into the idea of Internet-related patents that have a close non-Internet corollary i.e. looks like you can't say this common service plus internet is non-obvious.
The Bad
Microsoft says that open source projects infringe 235 of its patents. Why do I feel we have been here before? The terms SCO and FUD keep coming to mind.
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DRM company threatens to sue Apple and Microsoft for NOT using its products.
3 comments:
Though more optimistically (digging around after stumbling across your blog) MS have been smacked down recently in one patent tussle.
Sorry wrong link - correct one. Doh!
I picked this one up recently as well, it's a positive step in the right direction.
Excellent name for a blog - Green Tea Ice Cream.
Jenny tells me you're London based?
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