The European Patent Office (EPO) passes the issue of software patentability to the top appeals body
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Novell’s Michael Meeks Gets Software Patent from the UK
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Novell is still accumulating software patents, no matter the location of its developers
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Microsoft Patents the Censoring of Speech
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"On Tuesday, the USPTO awarded Microsoft a patent for the Automatic Censorship of Audio Data for Broadcast, an invention that addresses 'producing censored speech that has been altered so that undesired words or phrases are either unintelligible or inaudible.' ..."
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More Patent Threats From Microsoft
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Ina Fried has an interview with "Microsoft's top intellectual property lawyer", Horacio Gutierrez, and Gutierrez directly threatens to sue any company, like Red Hat, that refuses to sell out and do a patent deal like the one Novell signed up for
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World Day Against Software Patents: Summary and More
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A few news reports and blasts from the past showing opposition to software patents
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Patent Office on Strike
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RMS: « Staff at the European Patent Office went on strike accusing the organization of corruption: specifically, stretching the standards for patents in order to make more money.
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Intellectual Ventures is closer to Microsoft than most people may realise and Microsoft asserts its 'rights'
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September 24 is ‘World Day Against Software Patents’
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A date is set and action prepared for the fight against software patents
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Another Reason to Avoid Samsung, Microsoft and Nikon Engage in Patents Affair
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Samsung does not care about Free software; Nikon pays Microsoft for undisclosed patents.
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Greens urge end to software patents
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The Green Party has called for an overhaul of patent laws that would prevent software being patented.
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FSF India’s Response to the Patent Manual Draft
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FSF India Fights Patent Deform by Microsoft and Partners
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Free software supporters in India fight against another attempt to legalise software patents
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Software Patents Riot Spreads to Four Continents
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Renewed action against the spread of software patents seems to be surging so suddenly
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The Latest from Microsoft, Its Indian Partners, and Its Patent Trolls
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Another quick roundup showing what Microsoft is up to with the new patents strategy.
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Say No To Software Patents in India
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On 23rd August, 2008, a group of Bangaloreans is to gather outside Town Hall to protest software Patents under the aegis of Free Software Users Group, Bangalore at 5.30 PM.
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