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USPTO ruling favors Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent appeal

The USPTO has paved the way for a reversal of a US$358 penalty against Microsoft in the Alcatel-Lucent case.

| News | Legal | 04/14/09 at 3:10 pm |


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Intel warns AMD about patent breach

Chip maker Intel on Monday sent a notice to rival AMD that it violated a patent cross-licensing agreement when it spun off a manufacturing arm into a separate company.

| News | Legal | 03/16/09 at 2:09 pm |


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A 10-piece sampler from Microsoft's gushing patent pipeline

A look at the 10 most recent patent applications from Microsoft, which were made public for the first time March 12.

| News | Legal | 03/16/09 at 2:06 pm |


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US lawmakers take another shot at patent reform

U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would mark the first major overhaul of U.S. patent law in more than 50 years.

| News | Government | Legal | 03/04/09 at 9:31 am |


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