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Microsoft Hijacks the AIX Trademark (an Old Tradition) and Openwashes Proprietary Minecraft
20 March 2016 18:05

Microsoft started the week (last Monday) with openwashing of the proprietary Minecraft and misuse of the AIX brand; journalists played along

Latest Vista 10 Scandal Makes Microsoft Indistinguishable From Criminal Malware Makers
20 March 2016 17:11

In an effort to commandeer the world's entire PC population Microsoft is simply hijacking PCs that (still) run Windows and forces Vista 10 onto them, installing keyloggers, ads, and sometimes breaking these PCs in the process

Microsoft’s Patent Shakedown on ‘The Tek’
20 March 2016 14:17

Microsoft's patent extortion against Linux explained in a show from one week ago
Media files
swpats-the-tek.webm (41.8 MB)

Horacio Gutierrez Has Left Microsoft, But the Patent Extortion Against Linux Continues, Also by Satellites
20 March 2016 13:30

Reactions to the exit of Horacio Gutierrez and a reminder that Microsoft has implemented no change of strategy as it pressures Linux (with software patents) not only directly

More Voices in the Media Against Microsoft’s Patent Aggression Against Linux, Prospects of Joining the Open Invention Network (OIN)
20 March 2016 12:38

Various journalists and bloggers express dissatisfaction with if not anger and disappointment at Microsoft's hateful attitude towards GNU/Linux, which it is still attacking using software patents and threats of lawsuits

European Patent Office: Administrative Council gives the President a bollocking
20 March 2016 11:50

Heise article

Conflicto en la Oficina Europea de Patentes: Battistelli se sale con un tirón de orejas
20 March 2016 11:31

Original: "Konflikt im Europäischen Patentamt: Blaues Auge für Battistelli"

Propaganda Reversa: La SUEPO Necesita hacer la Paz En Vez que Benoît Battistelli Lo Haga Después de Despedir a los Líderes de SUEPO
20 March 2016 11:24

La guerra contra la posición y credibilidad de la SUEPO parece haber reforzada por los medios, quienes repiten engañosas narrativas de igualdad o en una lucha de dos lados

Links 20/3/2016: Clair 1.0, UbuntuBSD
20 March 2016 11:07

Links for the day

Conflict at the European Patent Office: Battistelli gets away with a slap on the wrist
19 March 2016 19:31

Original: "Konflikt im Europäischen Patentamt: Blaues Auge für Battistelli"

Patents Roundup: The Eastern District of Texas, Jurisdiction Changes, Dubious Patents, and Even Sanctions
19 March 2016 18:43

Texas patent cases, patent reform prospects, Delaware cases, and some updates on high-profile patent cases

IBM is Still Pushing for Software Patents Not Only in India But Also in the United States
19 March 2016 16:40

The stance of IBM on software patents, which it increasingly weaponises, gives cause for concern not only in the United States but also in nations that relentlessly antagonise the lobbyists and lawyers of the likes of IBM

International Labour Organisation Should Ask EPO Staff About the Surge in Cases, Not Just EPO Management, Which Chronically Lies
19 March 2016 16:03

The Staff Union of the EPO (SUEPO) asks -- through legal representatives -- to advise the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation (ILOAT), which is overwhelmed by complaints from EPO staff

Reversal Spin: SUEPO Needs to Make Peace Rather Than Benoît Battistelli Needing to Make Peace After Dismissing SUEPO’s Leaders
19 March 2016 14:27

The war against SUEPO's position and credibility seems to have been bolstered by the media, which repeats misleading narratives of parity or a two-sided struggle

Links 19/3/2016: Slackware 14.2 RC1, ONS 2016
19 March 2016 13:41

Links for the day

Article Highlights Madness When It Comes to Overstressing EPO Staff and Pushing Towards Overpatenting (Even Life!) in Pursuit of Profits
19 March 2016 01:55

The greed of the European Patent Office (EPO), or the insatiable aspiration to compromise examination quality and expand patent scope (software included), noted alongside the human rights abuses at the EPO

Benoît Battistelli Made SUEPO Stronger by Trying to Decapitate It, May in Fact Have Self-Decapitated EPO (President in the Chopping Line)
19 March 2016 01:26

By attacking SUEPO, hoping this would somehow make it go away, Battistelli has in fact just made it stronger and his 'boss' at the Administrative Council is growing impatient, based on a new interview with Managing IP (MIP)

Redondeo de Patentes: EMC, Pure Storage, OpenTV, Apple, Segway, y Alice (Patentes de Software)
19 March 2016 00:41

Un bosquejo de desarrollos reciéntes en los Estados Unidos, donde compañías que no son muy grandes (no simplemente trolles de patentes) utilizan las patentes de software para sacar ventaja sobre la competición...al simplemente enjuiciar a la competición

En Bristows LLP y Otras Egoístas Entidades no Prácticantes Voces por las Patentes de Software y la Injusticia de la UPC
19 March 2016 00:27

Bristows LLP, también conocida como Bristows UPC, sigue impulsando la UPC (y por extensión por patentes de software) en el Reino Unido

Redondeo de Patentes: SCOTUS, CAFC, y Patentes de Software
19 March 2016 00:18

Una rápida mirada a algunas noticias de interes del sistema de patentes de los Estados Unidos, donde las patentes de software todavía estan en la agenda (pero no de su eliminación oficial)