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Google-Oracle: Java Infringement Trial Circus

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:04:54 +0000

There’s one key lesson you can learn from the clash of Oracle and Google in the courtroom over whether Google’s Java use in Android OS has infringed upon Oracle’s intellectual property rights… The Internet continues to expose current patent, trademark, and copyright law as obsolete because the legal system is ill-equipped to identify and protect [...]

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Microsoft versus Linux – MSFT goes to war against free and open source software

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 13 May 2007 23:34:30 +0000

Microsoft (MSFT) claims that freeware like Linux violates 235 of its patents. This means the company wants royalties to be paid by distributors and users. Let’s cut to the chase. Microsoft has never been pro-entrepreneur…even in its infancy. Bill Gates was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and presumably got some very good [...]

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Licensing Agreements Can Grow Your Business

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:43:11 +0000

A license agreement is a contract in which one party grants another party permission to do something that would otherwise be illegal. These types of licenses are common for intellectual property protected by copyright, patent, or trademark. It can include a proprietary way of doing business, such as real estate investing or even operating a [...]

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Beware of Invention Promotion Companies

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:38:38 +0000

This scam preys on small business owners looking to protect an invention. The so-called “promotion company” will charge a hefty fee to “evaluate” the invention. The results of the evaluation pretty much hinge on the ability to pay, i.e. if you pay the fee, the company will say that your invention is wonderful with plenty [...]

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Patent Law Reform On The Way?

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:15:26 +0000

The FTC made recommendations to Congress for revising patent law that included making it easier to challenge the validity of questionable patents. This appears to be jumping on a bandwagon. Although the U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear the challenge to a dubious process patent, the dissent by three Justices suggests that the courts [...]

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