Psystar seems to just keep bothering Apple, most recently promising to continue fighting the lawsuit and introuducing Blu-Ray drives into their open Macs. However this turns out, it will be a very interesting fight.
Read more »Novell Makes a Move -- Motion for Constructive Trust and Payment Now
Here we go. Novell has filed a motion asking the bankruptcy court to confirm the constructive trust amount and order SCO to pay it now
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The Bilski Decision Is In: Buh-Bye Business Methods Patents
Pop some champagne! The Appeals Court decision [PDF] is in on Bilski: I'm still reading it, but on first quick reading, one thing is clear: it's a win! Eligible patent matter just got smaller.
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Tennessee's Withdrawal of Claims
There are more bankruptcy filings in the SCO bankruptcy, including two that sent me on a deep search for what they mean. Tennessee's Department of Revenue has filed two Withdrawals of Claims, for claims 110 and 111.
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Novell Responds to SCO's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal/Final Judgment Language
Novell has filed its Response to SCO's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. It's ascerbic and funny as can be. It shows the court each and every tricky bit it thinks SCO might just be angling for.
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Experts Indicate That re Bilski Does Impact Software Patents
Summary/roundup of posts about Bilski, in relation to software patents in particular
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Lawrence Tribe Recalls Obama At HLS
here are those in whom challenge stirs greatness, those who rise to challenge rather than letting it break their stride or spin their compass,” said Tribe about Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, whom he called “the most impressive and talented of the thousands of students I have been privileged to teach in nearly 40 years on the Harvard faculty.”
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SCO Bankruptcy Filings -- Is SCO Resurrecting the Name Caldera?
We need to take a quick break from the Bilski series because there are a number of filings in the SCO bankruptcy, including a notation in one filing that seems to indicate that SCO is considering resurrecting the name Caldera International.
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SCO's Statement on Final Judgment and the Melaugh-Gonzalez Emails
SCO has filed a Statement Regarding Entry of Final Judgment [PDF], responding to Novell's Response to SCO's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal , which asked the court to confirm the amount of the constructive trust the parties have agreed to and to make SCO pay it now, which in turn followed SCO's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.
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European Patent Office: From Riot to Order?
The recent move from EPO (referral to Enlarged Board of Appeal) is likely to have positive impact on UK-IPO
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Hidden cost of proprietary standards may lead to illegal tenders
The hidden exit costs imposed by a previous software acquisition are a major reason for public administrations to tender software by naming brand names or specific products, which may be illegal, says a draft report by the European Commission's Open Source Observatory and Repository project (OSOR).
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Portrait: FOSS legal leader Andrew Updegrove
Attorney Andrew Updegrove specializes in technology, intellectual property, and standards. While other lawyers can make the same claim, few have his credentials -- maintainer of an online repository about standards consortia, former board member of the Linux Foundation, and progenitor of a major open source license.
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Cory Doctorow: Why I Copyfight
Why does all this copyright reform stuff matter, anyway? What's at stake? Everything.
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Alison Brimelow (EPO) Criticised for Referral to Enlarged Board of Appeal
Dissatisfaction with the EPO's take on software patents; Microsoft's patenting habits mocked
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Bills in the SCO Bankruptcy Show Activity in the Swiss Arbitration
More bills are in for SCO to pay in the bankruptcy. Tanner, Berger Singerman, and Pachulski Stang all have filed for more money. From the bills, we can discern through a glass darkly what's been going on.
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