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More software patent extortion

21 hours ago ago from Lex Spoon

"Microsoft lost a patent case involving a company called I4i in May, after a jury ruled that Microsoft infringed one of i4i's patents with a custom XML feature found in Word. In August an injunction was placed on sales of Word pending the appeal, which did not go in Microsoft's favor Tuesday." - from CNET Sad news. Patent 5,787,449 has been upheld. On the one hand, Microsoft deserves what it gets for supporting software patents. On the ...

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Google Nails Patent for Query Synonyms in Query Context

1 hour, 24 minutes ago ago from Beyond Search

If you want to know how smart Steven Baker is, you won’t find the information in the Google index. His patent 7,409,383 is also a slippery fish. Where did he go? I have an email for him, a blog post about search quality, and some odd references to programming. Not much online as of December 22, 2009 at 9 pm Eastern. In fact, I have noticed in my addled goose way that some Google wizards are easy to find; for example, Jeff Dean. Others, like ...

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Farewell 2009

18 hours ago ago from nevstokes.com

2009 was the year for a lot of goodbyes. Among them: Keith Floyd, Compuserve, Bobby Robson, Bea Arthur, Geocities, Farrah Fawcett, Jade Goody, Dubai, Ricardo Montalban, Patrick McGoohan, XHTML2, Patrick Swayze and Michael Jackson. I'd be willing to bet that you weren't aware that MJ held a patent on his anti-gravity shoes . Which segues nicely into a review of my predictions for 2009 . Patent reform As we benefit from the ...

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US Patent Office tightens the screws on software patents

14 hours ago ago from ShareConnector

The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI), a key panel within the Patent Office, has tightened the rules for American software patents. The recently-released decision builds on last year's landmark ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of In Re Bilski. In that case, the Federal Circuit focused on business method patents and had left key questions about the patentability of software-related ...

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Components For Computer Creation

23 hours ago ago from Technology

Technology Tips and Triks Home > Computers > Components For Computer Creation Components For Computer Creation If people require the help computers to get the daily work faster & more effectively computers as all cars & also require the help service repair computers & also they can work incorrectly. Both human beings & mechanical service & repair at a certain stage the life are necessary. The right type the expert ...

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