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Submission + - Texas judge tosses out patent claim against Linux (networkworld.com)

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netbuzz writes: "A federal judge in Texas, presiding over a district notorious for favoring patent trolls, has summarily dismissed all claims relating to a case brought by Uniloc USA against Rackspace for allegedly infringing upon Linux patents. Red Hat defended Rackspace in the matter and issued a press release saying: “In dismissing the case, Chief Judge Leonard Davis found that Uniloc’s claim was unpatentable under Supreme Court case law that prohibits the patenting of mathematical algorithms. This is the first reported instance in which the Eastern District of Texas has granted an early motion to dismiss finding a patent invalid because it claimed unpatentable subject matter.”"
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Submission + - EFF launching 'Patent Fail' campaign (networkworld.com)

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netbuzz writes: "The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has long been at the forefront of fighting software patent abuse with its Patent Busting Project, is launching a new initiative called “Patent Fail: In Defense of Innovation.” EFF staff attorney Julie Samuels tells Network World: “The project has three components: educating individuals about the problems with the current patent system, providing individuals with resources to deal with patent issues, and then exploring what the system should be in the long-term.”"
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Submission + - ‘Preliminary’ finding invalidates VoIP (networkworld.com)

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netbuzz writes: The finding by the U.S. Patent Office is only preliminary, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls it “an important first step in busting a patent that stifles innovation and the use of VoIP as a free speech tool.” C2 Communications has used the patent to extract one-time payments from the likes of AT&T, Verizon and Qwest.
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Submission + - Half of US patents land abroad second year running (networkworld.com) 1

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netbuzz writes: According to a new report from IFI Patent Intelligence, 51% of patents issued by the United States in 2009 went to companies located overseas. While this marks the second consecutive year that a majority of U.S. patents have landed abroad, an author of the report says: "It's foolhardy to use this statistic to infer that American firms are losing ground to foreign competitors because with patents, it’s important to consider quality, as well as quantity." Meanwhile, IBM was once again granted the most patents of any company, 4,914, followed by Samsung and Microsoft.

related story: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/011210-patents-2009.html?hpg1=bn

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