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Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and Oracle Form Patent Bloc

Posted by Soulskill on from the axis-of-prior-art dept.

An anonymous reader writes "When Novell finally sold itself, part of the deal included the sale of 882 patents to a consortium backed by Microsoft. Thanks to a tip from Florian Mueller, it turns out that Microsoft's partners are Apple, Oracle, and EMC, which raises questions about where these companies are heading and what it means for the rest of the industry."

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  1. Enrichment program? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've heard that when you get enough patents together they can reach critical mass and be made into a Weapon of Mass Litigation.

  2. Group Name by should_be_linear · · Score: 5, Funny

    Copyright and Research Office for Organized Knowledge Sharing

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