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IBM Wants Patent On Finding Areas Lacking Patents
Joystick Port Patented, Now the Lawsuit
$360M Patent Suit Over iPhone Voicemail
22 Companies Sued Over Wi-Fi Patents
Google and Others Sued For Automating Email
Northeastern University Sues Google Over Patent
Nintendo Loses Controller Patent Lawsuit
Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Solitaire Patent
Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later
Apple Sued Over Fundamental iTunes Model
Linux Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat/Novell
Seagate May Sue if Solid State Disks Get Popular
Sony Blu-ray Under Patent Infringement Probe
Microsoft Applies For Patent On Private Browsing
Apple, Starbucks Sued Over Music Gift Cards
IBM Granted "Paper-or-Plastic?" Patent
NTP Sues Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and TMobile
Singapore Firm Claims Patent Breach By Virtually All Websites
Troll Patents Lists In Databases, Sues Everyone
SanDisk Sues 25 Companies for Patent Infringement
Firm Sues Sony Over Cell Processor
An inside look at Intellectual Ventures
Nigerian Company Sues OLPC
Apple Admits iPod Is From 1970s UK
Steve Jobs Patents "The Dock"
Trend Micro Sues Barracuda Over Open Source Anti-Virus
Buffalo Tech Gets New Trial On Wi-Fi Patent
Microsoft Patents "Pg Up" and "Pg Dn"
Amazon Patents Bad Service For Bad Customers
Amazon Patents Including a String at End of a URL
Google's New Patent on Commercial Breaks
Apple Sued For Using Tabs In OS X Tiger
IBM Wants To Patent Restaurant Waits
Intel Sued Over Core 2 Duo Patent Infringement
WordLogic Patented the Predictive Interface
802.11n May Never Happen Due to Patent Concerns
Akamai Wins Lawsuit to Protect Obvious Patent
Forgent Patent Troll Loses Again
NetApp Hits Sun With Patent Infringement Lawsuit
$400 Million IP Experiment Making Some Nervous
An In-Depth Look At Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda
Cisco, Troll Tracker Blogger Sued For Defamation
Creative Sues Apple
IBM Patents Pricing Motorists Off Highways
Judge Permits eBay's "Buy It Now" Feature
Lawyer Puts $10k Bounty on Blogger's Identity
Mark Zuckerberg, Inventor
Microsoft Seeks Patent On Brain-Based Development
Patent Lawsuits Galore
Rambus Wins Appeal of FTC Anti-Trust Ruling
Amazon Gift Ordering Patent Revoked In EU
Amazon Patents Customized 404 Pages
Amazon Sneaks One-Click Past the Patent System
Apple Gives In to Absurd Patent Claims
Ballmer Suggests Linux Distros Will Soon Have to Pay Up
Bezos Buries Patent Office in Paper
EFF Attacks Online Gaming Patent
FTC Defends Ethernet From Patent Troll
OLPC Lawsuit-Bringer Has Past Fraud Conviction
Patent Firm Woos Inventors
Torvalds Says Microsoft is Bluffing on Patents
Gibson Accuses Guitar Hero of Patent Violation
Nathan Myhrvold and the Business Of Invention
Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM
Apple Attempts to Patent Pre-Existing Display Software Idea
Blackboard Wins Patent Suit Against Desire2Learn
Burst.com Sues Apple Over Patent Infringement
Crowdsourcing Site Offers Rewards To Bust Patents
CueCat Patent Granted, Finally
Digital Camera Powered By a Fuel Cell
German Customs Agents Raid Another Trade Show
Halliburton Applies For Patent-Trolling Patent
IBM Patents Putting Handprints On Laptops
Judge Makes Lawyers Pay For Frivolous Patent Suit
Lawmakers Debate Patent Immunity For Banks
MS Gives 60-Day Deadline to Web Devs
Microsoft Admonished by U.S. District Court Judge
Microsoft Retracts Patent
Microsoft Wants To Read Your Brain
Music From DNA Patented
NASA Patents To Be Auctioned
Net2phone Sues Skype
Patch the Linux Kernel Without Reboots
Red Hat Makes a GPL-Compatible Patent Deal
Seagate Sues STEC For Patent Infringement
State of US Science Report Shows Disturbing Trends
Sun To Seek Injunction, Damages Against NetApp
Tech Giants Pooling Cash To Buy Patents
Top Microsoft Execs Moonlighting For a Patent Bully
Transmeta Sues Intel for Patent Infringement
Trend Micro Draws Boycott Over AV Patent Case
Turbolinux Is Latest To Sign Microsoft Pact
Ballmer Won't Dismiss Idea of Suits Against Linux
Dropping Profits Sends Amazon In Odd Directions
Eolas COO Says IE Changes A Shame
Fark Seeks to Trademark NSFW
How Do I Secure An IP, While Leaving Options Open?
Microsoft Is Sued For Patent Violation Over .NET
Microsoft Loses Appeal in Guatemalan Patent Claim
Microsoft Says Free Software Violates 235 Patents
Microsoft Sued over Xbox Live
Microsoft, Autodesk Guilty of Patent Infringement
Nintendo and Microsoft in Suit Over Controller Patents
POD Braces Itself Against Amazon
PS3's Lack of Rumble May Disappoint
SCO Wants Summary Ruling, Wants To Appeal Unix Ownership Decision
Sony Sued for Blu-Ray Patent Violation
The Last DC Power Grid Shut Down in NYC
U.S. Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Patent Trolls
Vonage Barred From Using Verizon VoIP Patents
Nintendo Wii Targeted In Patent Lawsuit
Microsoft Patents the Censoring of Speech
Apple Settles Creative Lawsuit for $100 Million
Microsoft's Acoustic Caller ID Patent
RIM Rejects More Patent Infringement Allegations
SCO Preps Appeals Against Novell and IBM
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