What happened in February 2007 concerning software patents and related topics: Latest news linked to dossiers and tutorials provided by FFII and a community of wiki editors.

• 2007-02-27 US ZDNet: Tech Policy Summit: Patent Office head lays out reform strategy

• 2007-02-28 US ITJungle: Ballmer Dismisses Linux Threat, Talks Up Intellectual Property

• 2007-02-27 UK OSNews: UK Gov: No Software Patents in the UK

• 2007-02-28 UK IPKat: SanDisk - in the wrong country?

• 2007-02-28 UK IPKat: Another setback for Amazon 1-click

• 2007-02-28 US ITBusinessEdge: Protecting Linux Users from Microsoft Patent Suits

• 2007-02-28 US Technocrat: Help Lobby Washington To Protect Open Source from Software Patents - First Steps

• 2007-02-27 US CCIA: Alcatel Patent Verdict Signals Danger

• 2007-02-27 US ZDNet: Tech Policy Summit: Fixing the patent system…soon

• 2007-02-27 US Slashdot: MP3's Loss, Open Source's Gain

• 2007-02-27 US Infoworld: Lawsuits, patent claims silence Black Hat talk

• 2007-02-27 US Slashdot: British Government Comes Out Against 'Pure' Software Patents

• 2007-02-27 UK 10DowningStreet: Softwarepatents - epetition reply

• 2007-02-27 DE BMJ: Conference on Patent Law: A Europe of Innovation – Fit for the Future?

• 2007-02-27 US Reuters: Vonage calls Verizon' patent lawsuit 'frivolous'

• 2007-02-27 US Masdailynews: Texas MP3 Technologies sues Apple, Samsung, Sandisk over alleged patent-infringement

• 2007-02-27 US Techdirt: Patent Panel Offers No Real Solution To Patent Problem

• 2007-02-25 EU FFII: Status of software patents in Europe (ogg format) (Video player to watch it)

• 2007-02-25 EU Foo: There Is No Ethical Patent

• 2007-02-21 US TechLiberation: An Encouraging Oral Argument on Software Patents

• 2007-02-22 US Gehrkelaw: Court Takes on Software Patents

• 2007-02-22 US Washingtonpost: Court Takes on Software Patents

• 2007-02-26 EU Horns: A New Strategy Of FFII

• 2007-02-26 EU Epot: Saturday @ Fosdem

• 2007-02-26 US SupremeCourt: Microsoft Corp Vs ATT Corp

• 2007-02-26 US TechLawForum: Software Patents May Go the Way of the Dodo

• 2007-02-26 US CRN: Alcatel-Lucent won't be seeing any Microsoft money soon

• 2007-02-26 UK ZDNet: Why you should care about Microsoft's patent payout

• 2007-02-25 US Slashdot: Mr. Ballmer, Show Us the Code

• 2007-02-24 UK Lasp: Why falling at the third hurdle is better than winning the race....

• 2007-02-24 US LATimes: Patent problems in patent law

• 2007-02-24 US Crunchgear: Patent Monkey: Details on Alcatel’s $1.5 B Win Against Microsoft

• 2007-02-23 UK IPKat: Death of the "technical effect" test in the UK

• 2007-02-23 US Genengnews: Acacia Research Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results

• 2007-02-23 US Marketwatch: Former Bell Labs researcher played role in Microsoft patent case

• 2007-02-23 UK BBC: Patent row could hit MP3 industry

• 2007-02-23 US ZDNet blog: Software patents and the dependency problem

• 2007-02-23 US Arstechnica: Microsoft and free software movement tag-team the Supreme Court

• 2007-02-23 US ITWorldCanada: Microsoft, AT&T duke out patent dispute in court

• 2007-02-23 US P2PNet: Has patent law broken down?

• 2007-02-23 US News: FAQ: Behind Microsoft's MP3 patent jam

• 2007-02-23 US NetworkWorld: Association: patent cases threaten computer industry

• 2007-02-23 US Slashdot: Microsoft to Pay $1.52 Billion in Patent Suit Damages

• 2007-02-23 US TheStar: Computer giant loses patent suit on digital audio

• 2007-02-23 US TheMoneyTimes: Microsoft Loses Music Patent Case

• 2007-02-23 US Euro2day: RPT Microsoft to pay 1.52 bln usd damages over Alcatel-Lucent patent violation

• 2007-02-23 US StarTribune: Microsoft ordered to pay in MP3 patent case

• 2007-02-23 US TheRegister: Microsoft told to pay Alcatel $1.5bn in MP3 patent spat

• 2007-02-23 US BroadcastNewsroom: Jury finds against Microsoft in $1.52B patent dispute with Alcatel-Lucent

• 2007-02-23 US TorontoDailyNews: Microsoft to Pay 1.5B over Patent Violation

• 2007-02-23 US ZDNet: Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion patent verdict

• 2007-02-23 US Foxnews: Microsoft Loses First of Six MP3-Patent Lawsuits Filed by Alcatel

• 2007-02-23 US Chron: Alcatel-Lucent wins largest patent case on record

• 2007-02-23 US Seattle Times: Patent case hits Microsoft with $1.5 billion penalty

• 2007-02-23 US STLToday: Microsoft loses $1.5 billion patent dispute with Alcatel

• 2007-02-23 US ExpressIndia: Microsoft hit with $1.52 bn patent suit damages

• 2007-02-23 US TheGlobeAndMail: Alcatel wins $1.5-billion in patent case

• 2007-02-23 UK ZDNet: Microsoft to pay $1.5bn in patent ruling

• 2007-02-23 US Silicon: Shock: Microsoft hit with $1.5bn patent ruling

• 2007-02-23 US Boston: Microsoft ordered to pay $1.52b in dispute

• 2007-02-23 US SeekingAlpha: Alcatel-Lucent Wins $1.52 Billion Patent Judgment Against Microsoft

• 2007-02-23 US PCPro: Microsoft to pay up $1.52bn to settle Alcatel patent spat

• 2007-02-22 WW BetaNews: Microsoft Responds to Alleged Ballmer 'Threats' Against Linux

• 2007-02-22 US Slashdot: MS vs AT&T Case Stirs Software Patent Debate

• 2007-02-22 US MSNBC: Fears over reach of US patent law

• 2007-02-22 US HeraldNet: High court hears AT&T patent suit against Microsoft

• 2007-02-22 US News: High court wrestles with software patent questions

• 2007-02-22 US Betanews: Supreme Court Debates Patentability of Software

• 2007-02-21 US Slashdot: Ballmer Repeats Threats Against Linux

• 2007-02-21 US News: Opening up an open-source roadblock

• 2007-02-21 US App: Microsoft sues Alcatel-Lucent claiming patent infringement

• 2007-02-21 US Silicon: Ballmer fires off Linux patent warning shot

• 2007-02-19 EU Digimaj: There was a time when software companies hated patent law

• 2007-02-19 EU Digimaj: Alcatel asking USD 1.52 billion to Microsoft for MP3 usage

• 2007-02-16 EU Randform: software patents

• 2007-02-21 US ScotUsBlog: Argument Preview: Microsoft v. AT&T on 2/21

• 2007-02-21 US AOL: Supreme Court Takes Up Patent Fight

• 2007-02-21 US ZDNet: Vonage and Verizon head to court in patent dispute

• 2007-02-21 US NWSource: Microsoft supported in AT&T patent fight

• 2007-02-21 US AllHeadLineNews: Verizon Patent Lawsuit Puts Vonage Customers At Risk Of Losing Service

• 2007-02-21 US MySA: AT&T patent case before high court

• 2007-02-20 US Webpronews: Microsoft, AT&T In Supreme Patent Spat

• 2007-02-21 US IHT: In a Supreme Court case, Microsoft is getting support from its rivals

• 2007-02-21 US Siliconvalley: Microsoft vs. AT&T: patent case has broad implications

• 2007-02-20 US Anticipate This!: Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.: USSC Hearings Scheduled for Wednesday, February 21st.

• 2007-02-19 US Copyrighteous: Novartis, Stop It

• 2007-02-20 US Patents USA: Deepak Malhotra's History of Software Patents in the U.S.

• 2007-02-20 US Arstechnica: Vonage patent infringement trial set to begin

• 2007-02-20 US MSNBC: Supreme Court to rule on US patent law

• 2007-02-20 US Webpronews: Microsoft Applies For Anti-Phishing Patent

• 2007-02-20 US Bloomberg: Microsoft's Rivals Root for It in Supreme Court Clash With AT&T

• 2007-02-19 US EconTalk: Richard Epstein on Property Rights and Drug Patents

• 2007-02-19 US EagleTribune: Jury weighs Microsoft vs. Alcatel-Lucent MP3 patent dispute

• 2007-02-19 EU IPGovernance: Governing Intellectual Property Claims: Conflicts about European guidelines on intellectual property rights and software-patents

• 2007-02-16 EU Bizjournals: Blackboard: Patent won't be used against nonprofits

• 2007-02-20 EU Digimaj: You are probably not a person skilled in the art

• 2007-02-20 EU Computing: Microsoft courts Red Hat

• 2007-02-17 EU IPkitten: QM-Fordham-Singapore Dialogue; a Reprise on the EPLA

• 2007-02-19 WW Januar.Sudharsono: Ballmer: Novell deal proves open source needs to 'respect IP rights'

• 2007-02-18 US Frepa.blog: Sakai and EDUCAUSE answer the patent pledge by Blackboard

• 2007-02-17 EU B92: Slovenia’s EU presidency to push innovation, energy

• 2007-02-17 EU Horns: President of FFII Wants To See New Laws And New Institutions

• 2007-02-17 US Slashdot: Congress Tackles Patent Reform

• 2007-02-17 EU Fosdem: Interview: Simon Phipps (Sun's position about software patents)

• 2007-02-16 EU CPAGlobal: Lords shut door on Macrossan bid

• 2007-02-15 US CPAGlobal: New US bill targets patent law pros

• 2007-02-14 EU IPKat: High fibre legal action cements liability; EPLA thumbs-down

• 2007-02-15 US FreeSoftwareMagazine: Jim Kent, Hero of Open source

• 2007-02-15 US Wired: Congress Tackles Patent Reform

• 2007-02-15 US IPKat: Dog in the EC manger

• 2007-02-15 US News.com: Lawmakers gear up for patent system overhaul

• 2007-02-13 US Ars Technica: House: Judges patently in need of patent education

• 2007-02-14 EU Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu): Clarification on Feisty’s proprietary drivers ("As a result, we have joined FFII and other organisations ...")

• 2007-02-15 EU Out-law: European Parliament blocks patent agreement

• 2007-02-15 DE PatentFrei: German automatisation and software manufacturers join forces against software patenting

• 2007-02-15 AU The Australian: CSIRO dismisses claims on patent

• 2007-02-14 US Technology Liberation Front: "Expertise" Is Not Always a Good Thing

• 2007-02-14 US 271 Patent Blog: 2007 Patent Reform - It's Off To An Ugly Start . . .

• 2007-02-13 US P2PNet: Pubpat challenges Opsware patent

• 2007-02-13 US Princeton: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It

• 2007-02-13 US Brook: software and law: Is regulation fostering or inhibiting innovation?

• 2007-02-13 US SSRN: Drawing the Line: the Rise of the Information Processing Patent

• 2007-02-13 IN IRNA: US advises India to enforce patents and data protection

• 2007-02-08 UK FFII UK: House of Lords reject Macrossan’s appeal

• 2007-02-12 US BusinessWire: Acacia Technologies Licenses Credit Card Fraud Protection Technology to Linens ‘n Things

• 2007-02-12 US BusinessWire: Acacia Technologies Acquires Rights to Patent for Wireless Digital Messaging Technology

• 2007-02-12 US IBLS: The licensing of business method patents for internet use

• 2007-02-12 NZ ComputerWorld: Google exec warns against ‘limiting’ overseas-style patents

• 2007-02-12 US Patently-O: Signals Per Se; Nuijten; Textualism; and Floodgates

• 2007-02-12 US Mad4Mobilephones: Patent: watch videos while your call is in a queue

• 2007-02-12 US ChannelInsider: LG Files Patent Suit Against Thomson

• 2007-02-12 US Prnewswire: Judge Clears Way for Broadcom Customers to Use Its 3G Cellular Chips without Threat of Infringement Claims by Qualcomm

• 2007-02-11 EU Fosdem: Interview with Pieter Hintjens

• 2007-02-11 US Infoworld: Microsoft bullying users into paying for patent licensing?

• 2007-02-11 US OKpatents: Patent Rights Do Not Hinder Research

• 2007-02-11 EU Horns: Rough Weather Ahead For EPLA

• 2007-02-12 EU TheRegister: Patent office 'inventive step' report dances out the door

• 2007-02-12 EU ZDNet-blog: Sun woos FSF with GPLv3 carrot while Linux gets the stick

• 2007-02-11 EU Slashdot: Microsoft Getting Paid for Patents in Linux?

• 2007-02-10 EU IPEG blog: Negative Opinion on powers of EU member states to agree individually on EPLA

• 2007-02-04 BE Foo: Patents Are Only For Old Machines

• 2007-02-07 EU ITweek: Lords refuses to hear software patent appeal

• 2007-01-30 EU German Presidency: Statement by the German Federal Minister of Justice, Brigitte Zypries, to the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament

• 2007-02-06 EU Vrijschrift: The Prosecution Paradise Directive (IPRED 2)

• 2007-02-05 EU Finextra: Authernative receives European patent for authentication method

• 2007-02-05 EU EFF: EFF Tackles New Role in Europe

• 2007-02-05 AU ITNews: Novell: 'No one can stop us from selling Linux'

• 2007-02-05 US Patently-O: In re Nuijten: Patentable Subject Matter, Textualism and the Supreme Court

• 2007-02-03 US Groklaw: A Decision from FSF in 2 Weeks on Novell-MS Deal

• 2007-02-02 US Groklaw: The Blackboard Patent Pledge - Novell II?

• 2007-02-01 US Digital Citizen: Did your proprietor pay the patent bill?

• 2007-02-01 EU EUpolitix: McCreevy backs plans for single EU-US market

• 2007-02-01 US InformationWeek: Enterprise Patent Protection Takes Its Share

• 2007-02-01 EU Ireland: McCreevy seeks new patent laws

• 2007-02-01 UK Workplacelaw: Small firms to get intellectual property health checks

• 2007-02-01 US Mondaq: United States: Trends In Financial Services Patents

• 2007-02-01 US Slashdot: Microsoft Applies To Patent DRM'ed OS Modules