Alan Cox Files DRM Patent
Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology is a method of content protection that can limit the use of content to specific…
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Google Obtains Similarity Engine Patent
This week, Google was awarded a patent for technology designed to address duplicate content issues throughout the index. The patent,…
Microsoft Responds to RSS Patent Concerns
Last week, the U.S. Patent Office lifted the 18-month window of secrecy on two patent filings from Microsoft that analysts…
Amazon Strikes Back At IBM In Patent War
Recently IBM sued Amazon.com over patent infringement. On Thursday Amazon fired back with a suit of it's own directed at…
Google Patent – Full-Text US Patent Searching
Off lately Google has introduced a new service, Google Patents search engine through which people can search full-text of US…
Microsoft Files for Patent for DVR Advertising
Microsoft has filed for a patent involving ads on Digital Video Recorders. Now, don't worry, they won't be inserting ads…
Sony Files for Skin-Powered Headphones Patent
Engineers at Sony are developing a set of wireless headphones that use a person's skin to transmit a signal between…
Boing Boing & Slashdot On Flickr’s Patent Attempt
Boing Boing: Flickr files a patent for "interestingness" Well a few weeks back I posted on Yahoo's attempt to patent…
The Patent Ploy
Microsoft to Offer Sales Support for Novell's Suse Linux... Huh? Did I hear that right? Yep, there it is again:…
IBM Sues Amazon for Patent Infringement
International Business Machines Corp. has filed two separate lawsuits against Amazon, alleging that the Seattle-based company improperly derived its e-commerce…
