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08.09.07

Has OOXML ‘Funny Business’ Already Reached Australia and India?

Posted in Asia, Australia, Deception, ECMA, Formats, ISO, Microsoft, Office Suites, Open XML, OpenDocument, OpenOffice, Standard at 11:57 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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Yesterday we mentioned an ugly story that came from Switzerland . To avoid being repetitive here, please have a quick glance by following the link. Also consider this partial list of countries where abuse of the system has been observed

Colombia

Denmark

Italy

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

This is partial, mind you. We have posted at least one blog item on …

08.08.07

OOXML Watch: Funny Business Comes to Switzerland, ECMA Speaks, Apple Falters

Posted in ECMA, GNU/Linux, Interoperability, Interview, ISO, Microsoft, Novell, Office Suites, Open XML, OpenDocument, OpenOffice, Patents, Windows at 10:18 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

We have seen it in Italy, we have seen it in Portugal, we have seen it in Spain, we have seen it in Denmark, we have seen it in Colombia, and we have seen it in the United States. Microsoft has no shame about abusing any system that is open to abuse or where abuse will go unnoticed. Microsoft even admitted this. The latest report comes from Switzerland (although its source and credibility …

10.09.16

Addendum II: FJORDBLINK MEDICAL ApS – Further Information and a Mystery

Posted in Europe, Intellectual Monopoly at 7:41 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary : A closer look at the “FJORDBLINK” trademark and what happened to the entity which registered it in Denmark (where the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation is still in charge)

I N OUR fourth part of the series we wrote about a company connected to the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation ( EPO ), …

10.07.16

Danish Stories – Part III: Jesper Kongstad a Danish Civil Servant With a Distinctly Entrepreneurial Streak

Posted in Europe, Patents at 4:10 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary : A roundup which gives an overview of Jesper Kongstad’s various business ventures in Denmark

Y ESTERDAY we explored the political context in which Jesper Kongstad, Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation ( EPO ), exists in Denmark. Why does this matter? Stay tuned for the remainder of this series.

“…Kongstad still seems to be …

10.06.16

Addendum I: Photos of Troel Lund Poulsen and Michael Dithmer

Posted in Europe, Patents at 5:26 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary : Additional information (with visuals) regarding the article “Kongstad’s Political Masters in Denmark and Rumoured Connections to the Venstre Party”

T HERE are side items which relate to the detailed article that we have just published in relation to the EPO .

Here are some photos (a collage we’ve made) of the Danish Minister Poulsen responsible for the DKPTO.

10.04.16

Introduction to Jesper Kongstad, EPO Chairman of the Administrative Council

Posted in Europe, Patents at 3:42 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Part of a series

Summary : A look at the professional life of the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, including the lesser-known aspects of Jesper Kongstad’s farmhouse/mansion in Denmark (shown above)

J esper Kongstad is the current Director of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office and Chairman of the Administrative Council of the …

08.25.15

Links 25/8/2015: Linux Kernel 4.2 Final RC, KDE Ships Plasma 5.4.0

Posted in News Roundup at 1:03 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Contents

GNU/Linux

Distributions

Devices/Embedded

Free Software/Open Source

Leftovers

GNU/Linux

Is Linux Right For You?

I enjoy using Linux on the desktop. Not because of software politics or because I despise other operating systems. I simply like Linux because it just works.

It’s been my experience that not everyone is cut out for the …

10.21.14

Links 21/10/2014: Debian Fork Debate, New GNU IceCat

Posted in News Roundup at 5:16 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Contents

GNU/Linux

Distributions

Devices/Embedded

Free Software/Open Source

Leftovers

GNU/Linux

Desktop

Six Years Of Desktop GNU/Linux In Europe

The European country with the lowest share of page-views for GNU/Linux is Denmark at 1%. M$ bullied Denmark over “software patents” and OOXML… I would bet the resentment there is growing. …

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