Mobile e-mail developer Visto said on Thursday that it has sued technology giant Microsoft for infringing on several of its patents.
The US Supreme Court will not hear Microsoft's appeal in a lawsuit that has resulted in a preliminary jury verdict of more than US$500 million for alleged patent infringement in Internet Explorer.
Not only have fears of a patent crisis been greatly exaggerated, but the US patent system is functioning quite well, Microsoft's former chief technologist said on Tuesday.
Microsoft has been granted another U.S. patent for XML-related technology, one of the first in an expected flood of filings surrounding the fast-growing standard.
To patent or not to patent, that is the question for Microsoft.
The software giant's recent XML-related patent applications highlight the struggle between open and proprietary.
Nathan Myhrvold is looking for a few smart people to conjure up new ideas and profitable patents. What's wrong with that?
Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik sees potential for open source in overseas markets, but obstacles include Microsoft.
The software giant has been scooping up companies in the security field, but analysts wonder what it all adds up to.
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