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Another brick falls on the US patent system

Posted on 16 January, 2009 by Stef

It looks like the US patent system, that the free software movement has been fighting for the past 25 years, is dying. First academia started questioning its usefulness (back in 1958), then the conservative cultural circles at WSJ.’  In the … Continue reading →

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Openmoko forced to fight a patent troll

Posted on 22 November, 2008 by Stef

Instead of innovating the mobile business, OpenMoko is now forced to divert energy on a battle against an Italian patent troll. From a message to the OpenMoko mailing lists: The short story is that we are in a protracted battle … Continue reading →

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