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Microsoft claims that free and open-source software violates 235 of its patents, according to a published report. In an interview with Fortune magazine, Microsoft top lawyer Brad Smith alleges that ...

The latest General Public License is expected to be approved in the next few months, and its patent-safety provision may further muddy the Microsoft patent issue The expected approval of the GPLv3 ...

A total of 283 registered software patents, including 27 held by Microsoft Corp. could conceivably be used as the basis of patent lawsuits against the Linux kernel, according to a study of U.S.

Microsoft and Samsung, the world's number two mobile manufacturer behind Apple, announced a major patent licensing deal on Wednesday. The agreement means that any time Samsung sells a Google ...

Is Microsoft secretly working on the return of its Surface Duo folding smartphone? It’s possible, as a recently filed patent shows it’s still coming up with ideas for hinges that are the key to making ...

The U.S. patent system needs to be reformed, says Microsoft, which spends millions of dollars a year fighting intellectual property lawsuits. Brad Smith, general counsel for the software maker, on ...

Microsoft has filed a patent application for a technical method that could reduce or stop AI hallucinations or false responses. The proposed patent, dubbed "Interacting with a Language Model using ...

Inventors at Microsoft in a U.S. patent describe a "foldable display device," but it looks very much like a mobile phone. The patent assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC in Redmond was ...

Microsoft documents leaked last year revealed a new Xbox controller codenamed Sebile. It seems that the controller hasn't ...

Microsoft won a patent dispute this week over technology that helps computers boot up faster. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, charged Microsoft with ...

To some observers, Microsoft Corp. seemed to have an odd sense of timing when it complained recently that open-source projects have allegedly violated 235 of its patents. At the same time, Microsoft’s ...