First Linux patent claim is here.

Forgent drops patent claim as part of US$8m settlement.

40,000 new software patents expected in the US during 2006.

Will Redmond take over from SCO?.

Judge denies injunction, upholds ruling.

Guarantee to open source developers dismissed as 'meaningless'.

NTP seeks to enforce mobile email patent with Treo maker.

Novell deal requires Microsoft to offer patent grant to all GPLv3 software,claims FSF.

Novell deal requires Microsoft to offer patent grant to all GPLv3 software.

Search firm adds patents to specialised search options.

One invention, one claim.

One invention, one claim.

Linux vendor joins the 'put up or shut up' crowd.

Top patentee for 14th consecutive year with 3,261 registrations.

Redmond forced to provide free, irrevokable patent pledge to non-commercial open source.

Microsoft's intellectual property claim against Linux still standing.

Proposed reform would 'stifle innovation'.

Friskit's $70m lawsuit fails.

Deal covers consumer electronics, hardware, and Linux/Unix platforms.

Korean company claims patents on anti-hacking technology.