Even with 'patent reform', the trolls are not going away
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| It is clear that the players, and their attitudes, that dominated the feudal
| period will no longer carry the day. The newly established and emerging IP
| business models (and the players exercising such models) are not going away.
| That is, neither US Supreme Court decisions such as eBay and KSR, nor any of
| the so-called anti-patent troll legislative proposals floating through
| Congress, will force intermediaries out of the market.
|
| With as much as three-quarters of the value of publicly traded companies in
| America coming from intangible assets, and global IP licensing revenue now
| being measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars, there is simply too
| much economic justification for such entities to exist. In fact, new players
| implementing the IP business models described herein are continually
| surfacing. And creative new IP business models will surely come into
| existence. Why? Quite simply, the business of IP (ie, the IP marketplace)
| itself is fertile ground for innovation!
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-49189/even-with-patent-reform-the-trolls-are-not-going-away
Avistar to cut U.S., European workforce by 25%; cites Microsoft patent
challenge
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| Avistar said it 'remains hopeful of reaching a favorable resolution with
| Microsoft on licensing Avistar's intellectual property in the near future.'
| Avistar is a developer of video-enabled communications networks for
| businesses and corporations. The stock closed the regular session at 88
| cents.
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-24045169.htm
Related:
Microsoft accused of patent violation in China
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| Zhongyi Electronic, a 100-employee firm, alleged that Microsoft has used its
| inputting technology and fonts in Windows operating systems without
| commercial agreement for a decade, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6226806.html
School sues Microsoft over copyright
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| But it's complicated because the wire reports Microsoft Philippines bought
| licences to print the manual back in 2004.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/12/17/school-sues-microsoft-copyright
Microsoft infringing on one of Apple Patents?
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| Keep in mind I am not a patent researcher, and I am sure Apple is not
| going to sue Microsoft for abusing one of their patents, but it does
| at least look like Microsoft is abusing this patent.
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http://www.noheat.com/2007/06/22/microsoft-infringing-on-one-of-apple-patents/
Handling of Microsoft's copyleft violation
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| A member of the Microsoft packaged software team lifting one of my
| images is definitely a case where the infringing party should have
| known better, as the company routinely takes action to protect its
| own IP.
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http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/12/microsoft-copyright-photograph.html
Appeals Court Rules that Deceptive Conduct in Standard Setting can Violate
Antitrust Laws
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| While many of us have been preoccupied with the OOXML vote, the rest of the
| world has naturally been continuing to go about its business. One piece of
| business that took an interesting turn in the last few days is a ruling by a
| Federal Appellate Court in the United States that breaks new ground in
| protecting the integrity of the standard setting system. The ruling may also
| have relevance to the regrettable conduct witnessed in the recent OOXML vote.
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=2007090607324049
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