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Microsoft FAT patents 'could be re-opened' | |
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| Time: 13:56 EST/18:56 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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If Microsoft decides to mine its patent portfolio for cash, it's likely to face a few unexpected consequences. A new patent body that's vowing to defend the free software community against Microsoft's new patents-for-cash revenue strategy says it will ask the US Patent Office to go back to square one, and systematically examine the validity of the patents in question. This is an unusual tactic that promises to bring the overworked USPTO's approval of questionable patents right into the spotlight. | ||
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