newsletter on software patents

["Sylvain Perchaud" <sylvain@europe-shareware.org>]

Europe Shareware publishes a monthly newsletter on software patents.

Due to some people asking for it, this newsletter is now freely available
for everyone (was previously only for shareware companies).

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- About this newsletter:
This letter covers the latests patents, articles and debates on software
patents. It is aimed at CTOs of shareware companies but can be also
useful for other people.


- Here is the index of the latest issue:

Europe Shareware software patents newsletter #12
5th January 2004

Webpage: <http://www.europe-shareware.org/pages/brevets/brevets.fr.html>
PDF    : <http://www.europe-shareware.org/pages/brevets/newsletter12.us.pdf>
Archive: <http://www.europe-shareware.org/pages/brevets/newsletter12.us.html>


CONTENTS:

1. US Patent Office president resigns

2. Poetry software patented

3. MS asks for royalties on FAT systems

4. MS asks for royalties on ClearType

5. MS patents HyperText Applications (HTA)

6. MS settles with SPX on web conference patent

7. Eolas case: latest news

8. MS wants its own plugin patent

9. Patent on accessing data on a recordable CD

10. Social networking patented

11. Media ads patented

12. SoftWIRE counter attacks National Instruments

13. The Washington Post on software patents

14. The NY Times on patent writing outsourcing

15. Cringely on software patents




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Sylvain Perchaud
Tel : +33 (0) 674 758 551
http://www.europe-shareware.org