Patents Stories for 2007

RIAA-fighting Maine Law Professor Speaks Out 129
Apple Patents 'Buy Stuff Wirelessly, Skip Lines' Tech 254
Alexander Graham Bell - Patent Thief? 280
USPTO Reaffirms 1-Click Claims 'Old And Obvious' 80
Microsoft is the Industry's Most Innovative Company? 421
Ogg Vorbis / Theora Language Removed From HTML5 Spec 395
Amazon Gift Ordering Patent Revoked In EU 62
$360M Patent Suit Over iPhone Voicemail 190
OLPC Lawsuit-Bringer Has Past Fraud Conviction 87
Spam Lawsuit's Last Laugh is at Hormel's Expense 172
Nigerian Company Sues OLPC 277
Everyday Copyright Violations 431
IBM Files DVD Spam Patent Application 170
Amazon Patents Bad Service For Bad Customers 299
Apple, Burst Reach Settlement 74
Amazon Sneaks One-Click Past the Patent System 104
Microsoft Claims Patent On Elements of Embedded Linux? 191
Northeastern University Sues Google Over Patent 159
Microsoft pays Timeline $5M in Patent Settlement 35
Sun To Seek Injunction, Damages Against NetApp 183
22 Companies Sued Over Wi-Fi Patents 219
Court Blocks Controversial New Patent Rules 119
Patent Reformers O'Reilly, Bezos Mum on 1-Click 48
Looking for gPhone Clues in Google Patents 41
Vonage Settles With Verizon for at Least $80M 74
SanDisk Sues 25 Companies for Patent Infringement 202
Amazon Patents Including a String at End of a URL 306
IBM Seeking 'Patent-Protection-Racket' Patent 169
Vonage Goes To Court III - The AT&T Suit 113
The Real Problem With the US Patent System 173
USPTO Rejects Amazon's One-Click Patent 166
Critic of Software Patents Wins Nobel Prize in Economics 235
Linux Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat/Novell 473
Mark Webbink Joins Software Freedom Law Center 10
Google Patents Shipping-Container Data Centers 207
Ballmer Suggests Linux Distros Will Soon Have to Pay Up 520
Vonage Settles Patent Suit With Sprint-Nextel 45
Working Around Patents with Evolutionary Design 121
Court Puts Further Limits on Software Patents 113
Open Invention Network Calls Out Microsoft 95
IBM Ditches Outsourcing Patent 85
IBM Patents Checking a Box 186
Groklaw Guts the Novell/Microsoft Deal 267
IBM Seeks US Patents For Offshoring US Jobs 203
1-Click Rejection Rejected 201
Supreme Court Continues to Address Patent Concerns 78
Vonage Hit With $69.5M Judgement 234
802.11n May Never Happen Due to Patent Concerns 174
Inventors Protest Patent Reform Bill 168
US Register of Copyrights Says DMCA Is 'Working Fine' 224
Legal Summits to Tackle Linux 107
Microsoft Seeks Another OS-Level Adware Patent 195
Microsoft's Consent-or-Die Patent 179
USPTO Imposes 'Undue Hardship' On 1-Click Lawyers 96
House Passes Patent Overhaul Bill 150
How Do I Secure An IP, While Leaving Options Open? 281
SCO Wants Summary Ruling, Wants To Appeal Unix Ownership Decision 111
Eolas vs. Microsoft Lawsuit Settled and Sealed 45
Google and Others Sued For Automating Email 273
WordLogic Patented the Predictive Interface 173
MS Seeks Patent On Virtual Fuzzy Dice 173
DARPA Files Patent On Predictive Simulation 150
Behind the USPTO's Working With Peer-To-Patent 39
Novell Proclaims 'We're Not SCO' and We Won't Sue 183
Forgent Patent Troll Loses Again 95
Sharp Rise Seen in Chinese Patents 110
Pay-For-Visit Advertising 176
LG Phillips Patents Oil and Water Display 90
Google Partners With OIN For Linux 67
$1.5B Fine Overturned For Microsoft 134
Patent Lawsuits Galore 149
Microsoft's HD Photo to Become JPEG Standard? 369
Broken Patent System? Google, Apple Disagree 230
Music From DNA Patented 203
Judge Permits eBay's "Buy It Now" Feature 139
PubPat Kills Four Key Monsanto Patents 436
USPTO Sued Over "Unqualified Appointment" 125
Patent Reform Bill Approved by House Committee 95
Microsoft Excludes GPLv3 From Linspire Deal 342
Microsoft Patents the Mother of All Adware 378
Patents Don't Pay 210
Microsoft Patents Process To "Unpirate" Music 241
Optimum Copyright Period Decided by Math 442
Software Patent Debate Over in Europe For Now? 187
IBM Grants Universal and Perpetual Access To IP 118
Amazon S3 is Patent-Pending 125
A Simple Plan To Defeat Dumb Patents 234
Sony Develops Fluid-Filled Bags For Hard Disks 144
"Show Us the Code" Breaks Its Silence 180
Red Hat CEO Talked Patents with MS 126
Peer Review Starts for Software Patents 102
Do Patents Stop Companies From Creating 'Perfect' Products? 292
Shuttleworth Says No Patent Deals With Microsoft 121
eBay May Lose 'Buy it Now' Button in Patent Case 177
Linspire Signs Patent Pact With MS 386
Microsoft's Acoustic Caller ID Patent 185
Location-Based Search Was Patented In 1999 253
Patent Office Program To Speed Computer Tech 80
Alan Cox on Patent Law and GPLv3 191
The Dangers of a Patent War Chest 125
Xandros CEO Doesn�t Agree Linux is Patent Violator 156
Company Aims To Patent Security Patches 182
U.S. Bans Some Cellphones For Patent Reasons 173
USPTO Increases Scope Of Amazon's 1-Click Patent 98
Venter Institute Claims Patent on Synthetic Life 163
Microsoft and LG Electronics Sign Linux Covenant 263
Vista Trademark Holder Sues Microsoft 209
Microsoft Gives Xandros Users Patent Protection 298
Russia Claims IP Rights In Manufacture of AK-47 502
'Eolas' Browser Plug-in Patent Case Rises Again 107
Microsoft Sees No Conflicts With Patent Initiatives 84
Microsoft Too Busy To Name Linux Patents? 236
Novell Partners With EFF on Patent Busting 167
MS-Funded Study Attacks GPL3 Draft Process 206
Microsoft Will Not Sue Over Linux Patents 291
Microsoft, Sue Me First 349
Netflix Sued Over Fradulently Obtained Patents 193
Through the Patent Looking Glass with Microsoft 187
Linus Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims 496
Microsoft Details FOSS Patent Breaches 576
USPTO Examiner Rejected 1-Click Claims As "Obvious" 195
Why Microsoft Won't List Claimed Patent Violations 626
Microsoft Says Free Software Violates 235 Patents 1217
TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack 291
Vonage May Have Way Around Patent Disputes 87
Amazon Cries 'Uncle' to End IBM Patent Feud 63
Brazil Voids Merck Patent On AIDS Drug 765
Breakpoints have now been patented 412
U.S. Puts 12 Nations On Watch For Piracy 429
Supreme Court Weakens Patents 331
Investment Companies Backing Patent Trolls 147
Vonage Wins Permanent Stay in Verizon Case 104
Apple Sued For Using Tabs In OS X Tiger 435
Microsoft Is Sued For Patent Violation Over .NET 288
Microsoft/Samsung Ink Patent Deal 131
Legislation To Overhaul US Patent System 336
Prior Art On Verizon Patents 170
Vonage Admits They Have No Workaround 345
Wireless Email Patents Vs. Innovation 44
Amazon Goes Web 2.0 Wild to Defend 1-Click Patent 77
Truth Behind the ClearType/OpenSUSE FUD 123
Amazon's Lawyers Jerking USPTO Around? 134
openSUSE Hobbled By Microsoft Patents 266
EFF Patent Busting - Prior Art Needed for VOIP 170
Successful Startups and Patents? 35
The End for Vonage? 296
Amazon Patents Humans Assisting Computers 236
Vonage Signs Deal to Escape Patent Infringement 60
Morfik Patents AJAX Compiler 181
USPTO New Accelerated Review Process 218
Vonage Barred From Using Verizon VoIP Patents 247
PTO Rejects Instant Live Patent 77
Perens Rains on Novell's Parade 277
Companies Asked to Donate Unused Patents 140
Linked List Patented in 2006 477
Germany Rejects Microsoft FAT Patent 162
Patent Filed for Underwater GPS 236
Vonage Loses VoIP Case With Verizon 150
What the GPLv3 Means for MS-Novell Agreement 161
USPTO Peer Review Process To Begin Soon 116
Microsoft Threatened With Fines By EU Again 184
MP3's Loss, Open Source's Gain 331
British Government Comes Out Against 'Pure' Software Patents 91
Creative Commons v3.0 Launched 39
Mr. Ballmer, Show Us the Code 462
Amazon Using Patent Reform to Strengthen 1-Click 71
Microsoft to Pay $1.52 Billion in Patent Suit Damages 170
MS vs AT&T Case Stirs Software Patent Debate 218
Congress Tackles Patent Reform 261
FSFE Releases Fiduciary License Agreement 42
Microsoft Getting Paid for Patents in Linux? 377
MS Seeks Patent For Repossessing School Computers 299
Microsoft Applies To Patent DRM'ed OS Modules 134
Microsoft Retracts Patent 182
Microsoft Copies Idea, Admits It, Then Patents It 333
Jury Rules That H.264 is Not Patented 111
US Patent Office To Re-Examine Blackboard Patent 115
Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM 281
Cisco VP Explains Lawsuit Against Apple 303
IBM Breaks Patent Record, Wants Reform 130
Supreme Court Clears Patent Invalidity Suits 120
Joystick Port Patented, Now the Lawsuit 222
The Impact of Immigrant Innovators 471
New Patent Suit Threatens Bluetooth Standard 61
MIT Offering Free Copyright Course Online 39
SFLC Argues On Same Side As Microsoft 59
Bluetooth Lawsuit 87
Researchers Work Around Hepatitis Drug Patent 298