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Software Patent News October 2006
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What happened in October 2006 concerning software patents and related topics: Latest news linked to dossiers and tutorials provided by FFII and a community of wiki editors. 2006-10-30 EU EgovMonitor: European innovation policy must take small businesses on board
2006-10-30 US Prnewswire: Workbrain Stands Behind Its Innovative Workforce Management Products and Intellectual Property
2006-10-30 CN Xinhuanet: New U.S. system to review software patents
2006-10-30 US Patently-O: NY Times Editorial on Patent Law
2006-10-30 US BusinessWire: Park City Group Aggressively Defends Its Intellectual Property
2006-10-30 US bloggingstocks:msft: Microsoft and AT&T patent dispute could impact the industry
2006-10-30 US Slashdot: An Argument Against Software Patents
2006-10-30 UK Outlaw: Landmark ruling denies UK patent to document assembly
2006-10-30 EU Bloomberg: Qualcomm Faces EU Probe Into Cell-Phone Patent Fees, People Say
2006-10-30 US LATimes: Editorial: No business patenting vague methods
2006-10-30 EU Heironymouscoward: Whats wrong with software patents? 2006-10-26 EU Cordis: Patents key to unlocking Europe’s knowledge economy
2006-10-30 US Information Week: How To Avoid The Patent Trap
2006-10-29 UK Sunday Herald: Patent error stunts high-tech start-ups (Scottish tech companies spending too much time, energy, resources securing patents)
2006-10-29 UK IPKat: Court of Appeal rules on Computer Prog and Business Method Patents
2006-10-28 UK IP Geek: British Court of Appeal reviews business method and software patents (Simmons & Simmons’ analysis)
2006-10-27 UK UKPO: Court of Appeal Judgment on Patentability of Computer Programs and Business Methods
2006-10-27 US AP: U.S. Supreme Court intervenes in Microsoft, AT&T patent fight
2006-10-27 US CNet: Supreme Court to review Microsoft patent appeal
2006-10-28 UK FT: Software ruling deals blow to inventors (Aerotel and Macrossan; subscription required)
2006-10-27 UK Bailii: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions on Aerotel Ltd. v Telco Holdings Ltd
2006-10-27 UK The Register: Appeal court ruling sets marker on UK software patents
2006-10-27 UK ZDNet: Attempt to patent form-filling program rejected
2006-10-26 EU Seobythesea: Flickr Interestingness Rankings Patents Released
2006-10-26 EU Bloomberg: U.K. Court Rejects Bid for Patent on Document Creation Process
2006-10-26 EU Bloomberg: U.K. Court Rejects Patent for Form Creation Process (Update1)
2006-10-26 UK FFII UK: Court of Appeal Judgement in Macrossan and Aerotel
2006-10-26 KR The Korea Times: MS Dominates Patents, Blights Competition
2006-10-26 UK FFII: Software Industry prepares for key UK patent ruling this Friday
2006-10-25 EU Edri: ENDitorial – Regulating the Patent Industry
2006-10-25 EU EUObserver: Europe faces surge in patent applications
2006-10-25 EU Horns: EPO Patent Examiners on Strike Again
2006-10-25 US Slashdot: SGI Sues ATI for Patent Infringement
2006-10-24 US Suntimes: Ocean Tomo makes splash in patent market
2006-10-24 EU Commission: Communication from the Commission to the European Council (Informal meeting in Lahti – Finland, 20 October 2006) an innovation-friendly, modern Europe
2006-10-24 US Silicon.com: IBM sues Amazon over IP infringement
2006-10-24 US Business Week: Firms to submit patents for ‘peer review’
2006-10-24 UK The Age: Patents get their just desserts
2006-10-23 US Newsfactor: IBM Sues Amazon over E-Commerce Patents
2006-10-23 IL Globes: Patent Registrar: Business methods cannot be patented
2006-10-23 US PFF: Patent, Copyright as Monopoly a ‘Rhetorical Flourish’ (“Intellectual property promotes innovation, not market monopoly”, SourceWatch reference)
2006-10-23 US Slashdot: Microsoft Releases Patent on SenderID
2006-10-23 US InternetNews.com: IBM Sues Amazon
2006-10-23 US New York Times: I.B.M. Sues Amazon Over Technology Patents
2006-10-23 US Lenz: Tax Law Patents
2006-10-23 US Slashdot: IBM Sues Amazon For Patent Infringement
2006-10-21 EU Forbes: EU SUMMIT Barroso to submit new patent plans by next spring
2006-10-21 US Slashdot: Patents on Tax Reduction Strategies a Problem
2006-10-20 US IHT: Patent law is getting tax crazy
2006-10-19 US BusinessWeek: Like Father, Like Son At Qualcomm
2006-10-19 EU Cordis: Commission seeks fast track to unlocking Europe’s innovation potential
2006-10-19 US GovExec: Agency will test community reviews of patents
2006-10-19 US TCSDaily: Glasnost in Armonk (-> TCS)
2006-10-19 EU BusinessUpdated: Ways to improve patent protection in the EU
2006-10-08 EU Lasp: MEPs stupid…EPLA is a good step claim patent attorneys….make your mind up.. 2006-10-19 US LocalTechWire: Software Inventions: Are They Worth Patenting?