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Cnet reported earlier this week that Microsoft is now claiming that Android violates its patents in a number of areas, including the user interface and the underlying OS. There has been speculation ...

Microsoft claims that free and open-source software violates 235 of its patents, according to a published report. In an interview with Fortune magazine, Microsoft top lawyer Brad Smith alleges that ...

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a Microsoft patent case. U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned Monday whether they should side with Microsoft and weaken the legal standard needed to ...

Microsoft sued TomTom in February for allegedly infringing on eight of its patents, three of which pertained to TomTom's implementation of the Linux kernel. At the time, Microsoft officials said the ...

The latest General Public License is expected to be approved in the next few months, and its patent-safety provision may further muddy the Microsoft patent issue The expected approval of the GPLv3 ...

A total of 283 registered software patents, including 27 held by Microsoft Corp. could conceivably be used as the basis of patent lawsuits against the Linux kernel, according to a study of U.S.

Microsoft and Samsung, the world's number two mobile manufacturer behind Apple, announced a major patent licensing deal on Wednesday. The agreement means that any time Samsung sells a Google ...

Is Microsoft secretly working on the return of its Surface Duo folding smartphone? It’s possible, as a recently filed patent shows it’s still coming up with ideas for hinges that are the key to making ...

Microsoft won a patent dispute this week over technology that helps computers boot up faster. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, charged Microsoft with ...

The U.S. patent system needs to be reformed, says Microsoft, which spends millions of dollars a year fighting intellectual property lawsuits. Brad Smith, general counsel for the software maker, on ...

The International Trade Commission will investigate Microsoft Corp.'s complaint against Alcatel-Lucent over a patented system that integrates phones with computers for calls, messages and video ...