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Pro-Linux group snaps up Microsoft patents
News OIN's purchase ensures that these important patents will not be used by patent trolls or others seeking to disrupt Linux and the many companies and individuals advancing this important technology," AST... [09 Sep 2009]
Nanotech and web services need cash boost
News It called for higher-quality patent rights to avoid the problems with "patent trolls" that it said have arisen in the US judicial system. The Commission on Friday also reiterated its... [16 Mar 2009]
Has the Supreme Court killed off patent trolls?
News In a hotly anticipated decision that could make it easier to challenge patents of questionable quality, the justices called for loosening the current approach set by the US' dedicated patent appeals court for deciding... [01 May 2007]
Tech giants cheer patent system overhaul
News Such a system, some argue, has contributed to the rise of "patent trolls" - companies that exist primarily to make money from patent litigation and are using the system to force... [07 Aug 2006]
RIM CEO: 'China's RedBerry is no threat'
News The ruling was a blow to 'patent trolls' - companies which earn their crust from lawsuits predicated on patents they don't use in their day-to-day business. Back in March, RIM finally put to bed its... [18 May 2006]
Microsoft triumphs over anti-piracy patent suit
News So-called "patent trolls" - people who never use a patent except in litigation - have drawn fire from Congress and companies such as HP and Intel. A Texas lawyer has lost a... [28 Mar 2006]
Patent crisis is a myth, says ex-Microsoft exec
News Another myth is the worry about so-called patent trolls - companies that exist only to accumulate patents and extract licensing fees, Myhrvold said at the Progress & Freedom Foundation's annual conference. [24 Aug 2005]
