Comments on: Microsoft Brings IP FUD into OSI, Deters Adopters http://techrights.org/2007/07/31/osi-ip-fud-plan/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/07/31/osi-ip-fud-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:45:22 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/31/osi-ip-fud-plan/#comment-1525 Yes, you're right, Stephen. I wasn't suggesting that Novell might/should stop filing patents, but do remember that they have a certain responsibility and commitment after they sidled with EFF at OSBC. Yes, you’re right, Stephen. I wasn’t suggesting that Novell might/should stop filing patents, but do remember that they have a certain responsibility and commitment after they sidled with EFF at OSBC.

]]> By: Stephen http://techrights.org/2007/07/31/osi-ip-fud-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 Stephen Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:39:56 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/31/osi-ip-fud-plan/#comment-1524 But of course Novell will continue to file patents - it's a mixed-source company - it has to. Until the joke that is the US patent system is "fixed", any company with innovative technologies will continue to file for patents. It has already said it would do so and that it would use it's patent arsenal defensively. The link you've provided hardly shows a huge activity either - there was just one patent for Novell in 2001. Also, Redhat do exactly the same thing and have done for a long time. See http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-05-26-002-26-PS-RH-LL and more recently http://www.managingip.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=677230 (subscription required) But of course Novell will continue to file patents – it’s a mixed-source company – it has to. Until the joke that is the US patent system is “fixed”, any company with innovative technologies will continue to file for patents. It has already said it would do so and that it would use it’s patent arsenal defensively.

The link you’ve provided hardly shows a huge activity either – there was just one patent for Novell in 2001.

Also, Redhat do exactly the same thing and have done for a long time. See http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-05-26-002-26-PS-RH-LL and more recently http://www.managingip.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=677230 (subscription required)

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