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Posted in IBM, Microsoft, Patents at 8:18 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
When all weak patents break loose
The patent trolls strike again. The victim, ironically enough, is a so-called ‘patent terrorist’ [1, 2, 3, 4].
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According to Timeline’s SEC filing last week, Microsoft agreed to pay Timeline $5 million within 14 days as part of the settlement. Timeline, which describes itself as a “company … solely focused on commercializing its patent portfolio,” had sued the Redmond computer giant and its subsidiary ProClarity Corp. for patent infringement.
Sadly enough, even Big Blue seems to be up to no good, again.
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IBM Corp. says it has dreamed up a new method for profiting from its vast storehouse of patents. And by the way, the company wants to patent the idea.
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