The United States thanks the International Bureau for preparing the background paper on Standards and Patents, and we support the statement made by Germany on behalf of Group B.
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TomTom Caves; Will Microsoft Start Charging for Mono Next?
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Wake up call to Mono fans as TomTom pays Microsoft royalties for FAT
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TomTom and Microsoft Settle
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TomTom and Microsoft have settled the patent litigation. Here's TechFlash's coverage. According to the Microsoft press release, TomTom will remove functionality regarding the FAT patents within two years, which is no big deal, frankly, and in the meantime, they are covered "in a manner that is fully compliant with TomTom's obligations under the General Public License Version 2 (GPLv2)"
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Red Hat, Microsoft, EU Lobbyists, and Software Patents
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A roundup summarising important developments pertaining to software patents. A LOT has happened since the last post regarding software patents. Here are some reports and developments to be aware of.
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Moonlight plans video-patent police beater for Linux
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The open-source version of Microsoft's Silverlight is adopting hardware-based decoding for video, a move that will boost multimedia on Linux devices.
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A Deeper Look at TomTom’s Patent Case Against Microsoft
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Can Microsoft navigate its way out of this one? Summary: A detailed overview and some analysis of TomTom's countersuit.
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Amazon’s Linux-powered and DRM-laden Gadget Sued for Patent Infringement
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European Patent Office Continues March for Software Patents
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The Community patent, which the EPO almost endorses now, is a back door to software patents
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TomTom Countersues: Linux And Microsoft Going To War
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This is exactly what we were afraid of. Last month, when Microsoft sued Dutch GPS-maker TomTom on the principle that parts of Linux -- which form the guts of TomTom's device -- violate Microsoft's patents, we hoped for a quick settlement.
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Now TomTom sues Microsoft over patents
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Microsoft Corp. was sued by Dutch navigation-device maker TomTom NV, which claims the world’s largest software maker infringes four of its patents used for automobile navigation.
The suit comes less than a month after Microsoft filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington seeking to block some of TomTom’s U.S. imports.
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The Other Side of Red Hat: Pieter Hintjens on AMQP and Patents
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Economists Say Copyright and Patent Laws Are Killing Innovation; Hurting Economy
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Patent and copyright law are stifling innovation and threatening the global economy according to two economists at Washington University in St. Louis in a new book, Against Intellectual Monopoly.
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Patent Trolls — Including Acacia — Attack Linux Users/Devices
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Two Quick Words About Microsoft v. TomTom: Think Bilski
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I'm getting a lot of email about Microsoft suing TomTom for alleged patent infringement, first reported by Todd Bishop on TechFlash. I've put lots of links in NewsPicks for you, and here are the two complaints, the regular complaint filed in federal court and the ITC complaint [PDFs]. I'll restrict myself for now to two quick words: Think Bilski
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Enderle on TomTom - Here We Go Again - Updated 2Xs
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Rob Enderle stands up to defend Microsoft, whom he assumes must have valid patents being asserted in Microsoft's patent litigation lawsuit against TomTom. He therefore wants TomTom to just pay up, and he'd like Linux folks to quit being a drama queen about it all. So, I guess that means Enderle still doesn't understand the GPL? You think? Linux folks are not going to be moving on.
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