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Microsoft and Cisco back Apple's essential patents call

bbc.co.uk | 2:03 pm Feb 10, 2012

Microsoft has forced some Android handset makers to pay it for the use of some of its patentsMicrosoft has pledged not to block rivals' products if they infringe patents its owns which are deemed "essential" to an industry standard. Such patents cover…
A Texas Jury Now Deliberating Who, if Anyone, Owns the Web

wired.com | 2:03 pm Feb 10, 2012

TYLER, Texas — The Eolas patent case, just submitted to a jury in the “rose capital” of Texas boils down to one question: “Who was first?”The answer to that question will determine whether the rich, interactive web as we know it is owned by the world or…
U Washington's best-of-breed 3D printing lab shuts down knowledge sharing after administration introduces sweeping patent-grab

boingboing.net | 3:38 pm Feb 10, 2012

Michael sez, "The Open 3DP lab at UW has been doing some amazing things with 3D printing. More amazingly, they have prioritized sharing what they are learning with everyone else in order to make 3D printing better. A change to UW's intellectual property…
Texas Jury Strikes Down Patent Troll’s Claim to Own the Interactive Web

wired.com | 2:03 pm Feb 10, 2012

TYLER, Texas — After threatening web companies for more than a decade, Michael Doyle and his patent-holding company Eolas Technologies — named after the Irish word for knowledge — may be finished. An eight-member federal jury in East Texas deliberated…
Apple snatches a victory in Motorola patent wars

cnet.com | 2:13 pm Feb 10, 2012
Texas Jury Strikes Down Patent Troll's Claim to Own the Interactive Web

wired.com | 2:40 pm Feb 10, 2012