What happened in August 2006 concerning software patents in Europe and related topics: Latest news linked to dossiers and tutorials provided by FFII and a community of wiki editors.
2006-08-29 US TheRegister: Patent rulings could destroy open source software
2006-08-28 ZA OSS group claims Microsoft patent victory (MS-XML-patent)
2006-08-31 US Forbes: The Problem With St. Ignucius (predicting that Stallman will loose DRM+patent clauses)
2006-08-26 US Businesswire: Sisvel and Audio MPEG Grant Creative an MPEG Audio Patent License
2006-08-26 US Nwsource: Internet Privacy: At risk, online
2006-08-26 US Stepforth: Some Buzz on Google's New Patent
2006-08-26 US Ajc: Tech innovations swamp U.S. patent office
2006-08-26 US eWeek: Software as a Service Not Completely Worry-Free
2006-08-26 US P2P-hackers: Altnet attacks Streamcast with hash patent
2006-08-26 IN TechnologyReview: India's 10-Year Patent Drive: The West begins licensing Indian-born inventions
2006-08-26 US Technocrat: E-Learning Takes Software Patent Hit
2006-08-26 US Cantonrep: Did company ‘invent’ e-learning concept?
2006-08-26 US OregonLive: Online education patent tests boundaries
2006-08-26 US Dslreports: Dish Ordered to Disable DVRs
2006-08-26 KR Yna: Google faces patent-violation suit in S. Korea
2006-08-26 US Wired: Patent Fight in Online Academia
2006-08-26 US USAToday: Who invented e-learning? A patent dispute shakes up academic computing
2006-08-28 US Boston: Patent fight rattles academic computing
2006-08-28 NZ Computerworld: Open Source Society claims patent win
2006-08-25 US c10n: What’s up with the JPEG patent company Forgent
2006-08-25 US c10n: Another ‘Magic’ Compression Patent: Claims 1.28GB on a Floppy
2006-08-25 US Slashdot: Patent Law Ruling Threatens FOSS
2006-08-24 WW ZDNet UK Opinion: Apple's misplaced Creativity
2006-08-24 US WebProNews: Google Patents Editorial Favorability
2006-08-22 IN Silicon: Asian firms 'starting to see the value of IP'
2006-08-22 IN ZDNet Asia: Asia warms up to IP
2006-08-24 US Itnews: Microsoft loses "product activation" patent suit, owes US$142 Million
2006-08-24 US Forbes: Roundup: Singapore Creative's prospects still shaky despite patent victory
2006-08-24 US P2pnet: Dangerous Patent Law' warning
2006-08-24 US Law: The Future of Obviousness
2006-08-24 US Silicon: Apple settles Creative patent spat for $100m
2006-08-24 US Ag-ip-news: AirDefense Awarded Third Seminal Patent for Wireless Intrusion Prevention
2006-08-24 US Betanews: Patent Ruling Against Microsoft Upheld
2006-08-24 US eWeek: New Google Patent Hints at Direction of Social Search
2006-08-24 US The Inquirer: Microsoft and Autodesk lose product activation patent suit
2006-08-24 US Slashdot: Apple Settles Creative Lawsuit for $100 Million
2006-08-24 US ZDNet Asia: Patent verdict against Microsoft, Autodesk stands
2006-08-24 US New York Times: Apple Settles Patent Dispute With a Rival
2006-08-24 US BBC: Apple in $100m iPod patent deal
2006-08-24 US vnunet: Microsoft's loses product activation legal patent battle
2006-08-23 US Red Herring: Patent Scare for Open Source
2006-08-23 US EFF: Dangerous Patent Law Ruling Threatens Free and Open Source Software
2006-08-23 US LinuxInsider: Seeking Common Ground in Open Source Licensing Debate
2006-08-23 US iTnews: Microsoft loses "product activation" patent suit, owes US$142 Million
2006-08-23 US The Inquirer: Microsoft and Autodesk lose product activation patent suit
2006-08-23 US PCWorld: Patent Trouble For SQL Server?
2006-08-23 US Standford: Law professor and copyright expert lets ideas percolate at Breakfast Briefing
2006-08-22 US Patently O: Litigation Misconduct and Enhanced Damages - z4 v. Microsoft
2006-08-22 US ComputerWeekly: Microsoft facing new patent dispute
2006-08-22 US MacNN: USPTO grants Apple four patents
2006-08-22 US Patentbaristas: Patent Reform Act - Senate Version
2006-08-20 NL IPEG: Undesirable Software Patents and the US case KSR vs. Teleflex
2006-08-22 MY Business Times: Malaysian manufacturers wary of US move on patents
2006-08-22 US PC Advisor: Microsoft could face another patent lawsuit
2006-08-22 US Philly: Microsoft ordered to pay
2006-08-22 US Seattle PI: Patent penalty against Microsoft increased $25 million
2006-08-22 US Seattle PI: Microsoft loses patent suit
2006-08-21 US Theedgedaily: FMM urges US not to extend scope beyond TRIPs
2006-08-21 US Phipps: Breach of Contract
2006-08-21 US C21media: Court hits pause button in EchoStar-TiVo case
2006-08-21 US Techworld: Microsoft sued for going back on patent agreement
2006-08-21 US BusinessWeek: Open Warfare in Open Source
2006-08-21 US Seeking Alpha: EchoStar Told to Settle with TIVO or Cease DVR Operation
2006-08-21 US Computerworld: Patent trouble ahead for SQL Server?
2006-08-21 EU BusinessWeek: Open Warfare in Open Source
2006-08-20 US iTWire: Patent on Blackboard’s technology upsets e-learning firms
2006-08-18 US ZDNet: Phipps calls for patent reform
2006-08-18 US Mobile Magazine: Three more Apple patents come to light
2006-08-18 US InternetNews: GPL 3 Lawyer Has His Regrets
2006-08-18 US Technology News Daily: Patent Awarded to Aspect Software
2006-08-18 US Slashdot: Sony UK Refused P2P Software Patent
2006-08-18 US Zone-h: Sony to spy on p2p?
2006-08-18 US ZDNet: Blackboard wins e-learning patent, sues competitor
2006-08-17 EU MacNN: Apple Spotlight, WebObjects patents?
2006-08-17 US CXOToday: Aspect Software Patented
2006-08-17 US TMCnet: 8x8 to Offer Packet8 Softalk Office with Intel VoIP Adapter
2006-08-17 US Slashdot: Patent Reviews Via Wiki
2006-08-16 US Out-Law: Sony refused peer-to-peer patents
2006-08-16 US ZDNet: BTG sells its 'Internet-tracking' patents
2006-08-16 EU ZDNet: Get rid of software patents says leading open source law professor
2006-08-16 EU IT Week: GPL licences will co-exist, says author
2006-08-16 EU Sys-con: i-Technology Viewpoint: "The Network is the Computer and...Open Source is its Soul" Says Simon Phipps
2006-08-16 US Ciol: Aspect Software gets patent for web-based tech
2006-08-16 UK UKPO: Whether patent application numbers GB 0423858.0 and GB 0423859.8 relate to patentable inventions
2006-08-16 UK The Register: Sony refused peer-to-peer patents
2006-08-16 JP EETimes: Japan seeks patent pool for DTV receivers
2006-08-16 US TMCnet: 8x8, Inc. Awarded Additional VoIP Patent
2006-08-16 US Yahoo: 8x8 Awarded Additional Voice over IP (VoIP) Technology Patent
2006-08-16 US CNN: Patent review goes Wiki
2006-08-16 US Siliconbeat: LinksManager awarded patent for ethical reciprocal link management solution
2006-08-14 US Techdirt: File Sharing Patent Fracas: Altnet Sues Streamcast Over Patent
2006-08-14 US Betanews: Sharman Subsidiary Sues StreamCast
2006-08-14 US Cconvergence: Aspect's New Patent for Web Customer Service
2006-08-14 US Marketwire: Aspect Software Awarded Patent for Web-Based Customer Service Technology
2006-08-14 US Yahoo: StreamCast to Face Court Over Patent Piracy
2006-08-15 US IPCentral: What Lemley Would Do with Patents and Open Source
2006-08-15 US Phipps: Breach of Contract
2006-08-15 US Reed-electronics: SanDisk Reveals MPEG Audio Patent Battles
2006-08-15 US Slashdot: EU Patent Wars to Resume
2006-08-13 EU Ciaran O'Riordan's blog: The future of the patents battle, and the july 12th hearing
2006-08-15 US Digitalmediaasia: Streamcast to face court over patent piracy
2006-08-15 US Prnewswire: IPLocks Awarded US Patent 'Method and Apparatus for Monitoring a Database System'
2006-08-14 US Cconvergence: Aspect's New Patent for Web Customer Service
2006-08-14 US Techdirt: File Sharing Patent Fracas: Altnet Sues Streamcast Over Patent
2006-08-14 US Marketwire: Aspect Software Awarded Patent for Web-Based Customer Service Technology
2006-08-14 US Betanews: Sharman Subsidiary Sues StreamCast
2006-08-14 US Yahoo: StreamCast to Face Court Over Patent Piracy
2006-08-14 US IP Central: What Lemley Would Do with Patents and Open Source
2006-08-14 WW Simon Phipps: Breach of Contract (the unreadability of software patents)
2006-08-14 US Toronto Star: Shades of another Battle of Waterloo (Blackboard patent)
2006-08-14 US Telecompaper: Sony Ericsson Mobile wins MPEG patent licences (subscription only)
2006-08-11 US IHT : A Wall Street rush to patent profit-making methods
2006-08-11 US Promotetheprogress: The Patent Reform Act of 2006 - Senator Hatch sets a trail blaze in the waning days of the 109th Congress
2006-08-11 EU FFII: Michel Rocard MEP asks key questions on the European Patent Litigation Agreement
2006-08-11 EU Freesoftwaremagazine: An adventure in US patents for software and business methods
2006-08-10 US Mondaq: United States: Courts Proceed With Caution: Permanent Injunctions After eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, LLC
2006-08-10 US Techweb : Nokia, Qualcomm Continue Patents Battle
2006-08-10 US Cio: Nokia Makes Court Complaint vs. Qualcomm
2006-08-10 US Betanews: Nokia, Qualcomm in Patent Spat
2006-08-09 US Businesswire: Polyphonic HMI Awarded Crucial US Patent for Its Music Recommendation Technology
2006-08-09 US Tenlinks: QuadriSpace Awarded Patent for 3D Documents
2006-08-09 US Ag-ip-news: etalk Awarded Video Patents for Screen Recording and Playback Technology
2006-08-09 US Cio: Patent Reform Bill Irks Inventors
2006-08-09 US The Inquirer: Microsoft and HP let off the hook
2006-08-09 US ComputerWorld: Inventors object to new patent reform bill
2006-08-09 US Techweb: Radiance Lands Patent For Managing Bandwidth Over Internet
2006-08-09 US Planet PDF: This week in PDF: Adobe CEO Chizen: Acrobat 8 coming in 2006
2006-08-08 US Sdjb: Qualcomm Responds to Complaint
2006-08-08 US BusinessWire: etrials Responds to Patent Infringement Suit
2006-08-08 US News.com: Patent claim against Microsoft, HP dismissed
2006-08-08 US Marketwatch: Microsoft says federal judge dismissed e-pass patent case
2006-08-08 EU IP Watch: Maurits Lugard on Creating A More Effective Patent System
2006-03-07 US Google Video: Sonya Sigler, Intellectual Property at Software Companies
2006-08-07 US BusinessWire: Zeidman Consulting Releases CodeSuite, the Software Expert's Toolbox
2006-08-07 EU PC Pro: Analysis: Web independence comes under lobby attack
2006-08-07 US EFY Times: NetAlter For A Better Managed Internet
2006-08-07 US uticaOD: Patent process may be streamlined, federal official says
2006-08-07 CN Consumer Electronics Net: SigmaTel Press Release: ITC Issues Another Interim Ruling
2006-08-07 US Silicon: Tech giants cheer patent system overhaul
2006-08-06 IN India Times: Blackboard patent may hit e-learning in India
2006-08-06 CN China Tech News: Actions Semiconductor Hopeful About Patent Dispute Outcome
2006-08-06 CN Bizjournals: ITC judge: SigmaTel patent not infringed
2006-08-05 CN Reed-electronics: Actions Semi Anticipates Positive ITC Ruling in SigmaTel Dispute
2006-08-04 US Geospatial-online: LandNet Receives Patent for Online Mapping Tool
2006-08-04 US News.com: Senators offer sweeping patent system changes
2006-08-04 EU Heise: Patent policy leads to dispute about the new draft of GPLv3
2006-08-04 US Cxotoday: Alternative Internet OS From NetAlter Patent
2006-08-04 US Linuxplanet: Finding the Open Source Tipping Point
2006-08-04 EU Engineer Live: Why European legislators should adopt an analytical approach
2006-08-04 US Slashdot: Amazon Wants Patent for All-You-Can-Eat Shipping
2006-08-04 EU Computer Weekly: Torvalds attacks new open source proposals
2006-08-03 EU Linux-watch: Is GPL 3 dead on arrival?
2006-08-03 US BusinessWire: eInstruction Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit
2006-08-03 US Slashdot: Amazon Wants Patent for All-You-Can-Eat Shipping
2006-08-03 EU ZDNet: HP may fork the GPL
2006-08-03 EU ComputerWeekly: Torvalds attacks new open source licence proposals
2006-08-03 EU Sda-asia: GPL License Curbs Linux
2006-08-03 US American Chronicle: Microsoft Toys With Open Source
2006-08-03 EU ZDNet: HP balks at patent provision in GPL update
2006-08-03 US The Register: Microsoft wins battle for new judge in Eolas suit
2006-08-02 US Slashdot: Blackboard Patenting Educational Groupware
2006-08-02 US Out-law: Microsoft wins battle for new judge in browser patent suit
2006-08-02 US Ag-ip-news: Axeda Corporation Awarded Third United States Patent
2006-08-02 US Informationweek: Microsoft Files Patent Infringement Claim Against Belkin
2006-08-02 US Cbronline: Torvalds remains unimpressed by GPL v3 draft 2
2006-08-02 US Arnnet: Microsoft files patent complaint against Belkin
2006-08-02 US Reuters: Ericsson expands patent lawsuit against Samsung
2006-08-02 US Ag-ip-news: Scanner Technologies Awarded Two New Patents
2006-08-01 US Betanews: Microsoft Sues Belkin Over U2 Patents
2006-08-01 US Macobserver: Microsoft Files Patent Claim Against Belkin
2006-08-01 US Internetnews: Microsoft Takes Plug-and-Play to ITC
2006-08-01 US Marketwire: Admiralty Holding Company to Receive Third Patent
2006-08-01 US Theinquirer: Firm sues competitor over online learning patent
2006-08-01 US Chicagotribune: Microsoft gets new chance in area case
2006-08-01 US Daily Herald: Wheaton company, Microsoft to get new judge for case
2006-08-01 US Computing: Federation Against Software Theft raises European IP directive concerns
2006-08-01 IN Antara: Netalter patent claims to offer alternative internet OP System
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