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Microsoft dumps patent catalog on the web
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 03/29/2013 12:34 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft has created a public online database for its entire patent catalog
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Microsoft dumps patent catalog on the web
Redmond says the database will help undercut firms which aim to hold up innovation in the marketplace and encourage other firms to do the same by releasing a detailed database of their patents.
"Transparency around patent ownership will help prevent gamesmanship by companies that seek to lie in wait and 'hold up' companies rather than enable a well-functioning secondary market," wrote Brad Smith, senior vice president and general counsel at Microsoft, in a blog post.
"Transparency around patent ownership will help prevent gamesmanship by companies that seek to lie in wait and 'hold up' companies rather than enable a well-functioning secondary market," wrote Brad Smith, senior vice president and general counsel at Microsoft, in a blog post.
Microsoft dumps patent catalog on the web
