anti-patent
RSS anti-patentBusiness methods that are patently ridiculous
Comment Nevertheless, while the opportunity for abuse and anti-competitive behaviour remains, current patent laws remain absurd. E-tailers and business-to businesses (B2Bs) are rushing to patent... [10 Apr 2000]
NSI seeks more solutions in court
News This is a patent abuse of monopoly power. Domain name registrar Network Solutions (NSI) faces a fresh court battle this week, less than a month after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) dropped its... [20 Mar 2000]
Anti-Unisys campaigners urge GIF boycott
News The campaigners claim Unisys is cracking down on licenses for the ten-year old patent, and wants a $5,000 one-time payment for each agreement (limited to two servers per Web site). The campaign Web site is calling for a... [02 Nov 1999]
Amazon sues barnesandnoble.com for copyright infringement
News Amazon's patent application makes clear the difference between 1-click and the usual 'shopping cart' method of online buying. Amazon filed a patent for the 1-click technology in September 1997 which was... [26 Oct 1999]
Intergraph to pursue Intel case
News Separately to the FTC's anti-trust investigation into Intel, it filed a lawsuit in November 1997 accusing the chip company of "using its dominant market position in an attempt to coerce [Intergraph] into giving up... [09 Mar 1999]
Intel gears up for anti-trust trial
News Executives from Compaq, Motorola, Advanced Micro Devices, and Hewlett-Packard are on the FTC's list, as is Intergraph chairman, Jim Meadlock, who may have to split his time between Washington and Alabama, where his company is suing Intel... [01 Mar 1999]
In brief: Intergraph and Intel set for Valentine's Day showdown
News The company is suing Intel for anti-competitive behaviour, patent infringement and antitrust violations. A trial date has been set for Intergraph's antitrust suit against Intel. Intergraph claims it did... [29 Jun 1998]
