when Microsoft submitted 235 patents that were allegedly violated by FOSS. Microsoft created these patents in order to collect royalties from companies in the “free world” (companies/people using free software). Eben Moglen of the Free Software Foundation contended that software is a mathematical algorithm and is not patentable. Moglen wrote‚ “It’s a tinderbox. As the commercial confrontation between free software and software-that’s-a-product becomes more fierce‚ patent law’s going to be the terrain
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What exactly was covered in the great Patent Trial of the Century between Apple and Samsung? I’ve had a surprisingly hard time figuring this out. However‚ after reading the verdict‚ the patents themselves‚ and a bunch of news summaries‚ it seems to me that there may be less than meets the eye here. As near as I can tell‚ the jury found Samsung guilty of violating the following Apple patents: Patent 381‚ which covers inertial scrolling (the faster you move your finger‚ the faster a list scrolls)
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business. …………………………………………………. Intangible Assets in Balance Sheet 14. Cost of developing a patent. R& D Expense in Income Statement 15. Cost of purchasing a patent from an inventor. …………………………………………………. Intangible Assets in Balance Sheet 16. Legal costs incurred in securing a patent. …………………………………………………. Intangible Assets in Balance Sheet 17. Unrecovered costs of a successful legal suit to protect the patent. ………………………. Intangible Assets in Balance Sheet 18. Cost of conceptual formulation of
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Case Study: Apple’s lawsuit on Samsung‚ what happened? The jury in the much-hyped Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement lawsuit recently handed down a verdict which basically gave Apple everything it wanted: A billion-dollar payment from Samsung‚ plus the possibility of an injunction against sales of infringing Samsung smart phones and tablets. Will this mega-lawsuit dramatically alter the way our devices are manufactured and‚ in turn‚ affect our decision-making process when buying a smart phone
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Economic sustainability- how far should the state involve itself in the world of business? Definitions and conceptual understanding. o It is the use of a bevy of strategies for in order to employ all of the existing resources optimally. o A responsible and beneficial balance that can be achieved over the longer term would be the most ideal form of economic sustainability. o Within the context of a business‚ economic sustainability usually involves using the variety of assets of the company
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disagreement over whether a slave should be allowed to hold a patent. Some people said anyone who came up with an original idea should be allowed to patent it. It should not matter whether that person was free or a slave. Others said that‚ because he‚ a slave‚ was his or her master’s property‚ anything that a slave produced‚ including ideas‚ belonged to the master. In 1857‚ however‚ a slave owner named Oscar Stewart applied for a patent on something one of his slaves had invented. Stewart argued that
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National University of Singapore MT 5001 IP Management Group Report: MP3 Case Study Submitted by: Names Ng Hui Ming Lee Teck Joo Chut Zhen Biao Lim Ching Wu Leslie Tan Sung Chyn Matriculation No. HT062933R HT063163R HT063191M HT063039Y HT062932E Contribution to Report 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% MT 5001 IP Management Group Report: MP3 Case Study Table of Contents 1 2 3 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................
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development expense in the income statement. 20. Research and development expense in the income statement. 21. Long-term investments‚ or other assets‚ in the balance sheet. 22. Expensed in the income statement. E 12-4: 1 . Alatorre should report the patent at $600‚000 (net of $400‚000 accumulated amortization) on the balance sheet. The computation of accumulated amortization is as follows. Amortization for 2005 and 2006 ($1‚000‚000/10) X 2 $200‚000 2007 amortization: ($1‚000‚000 – $200‚000) ÷ (6
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Android phone in 2008‚ the HTC Dream. HTC TACKLING EVENTS OCCURING Weighing the potential outcomes of Apple ’s patent infringement lawsuit against HTC‚ several IP and patent lawyers say HTC ’s phones could be barred from the United States‚ but both sides will probably look for a licensing agreement before getting to that point. To recap‚ Apple sued HTC for allegedly infringing 20 patents in its mobile phones. The lawsuit calls out popular Android phones such as the Google Nexus One and the Droid
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derived from this technology can be easily reverse engineer? Is there any possibility that a competitor may likely invent and patent what you invented? Will the projected revenue justify the cost of patenting the new technology? Can the enterprise easily identify violation of the patent rights and are you ready to invest time and financial resources for enforcing your patents? Lastly‚ is it patentable‚ is it commercially useful and does it have an inventive
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