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({{navbox}} Maybe the best documentation on the evolution of company policy is the statements at the: * 1994 USPTO software patent hearings ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== * [[Who lobbied for s) |
(==Microsoft== The number of patents granted to Microsoft:<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/business/yourmoney/31digi.html</ref> * 1987: 1 * 1990: 5 * 1995: 77 * 2000: 1,296 * 2005: 3,955 This) |
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Maybe the best documentation on the evolution of company policy is the statements at the: | Maybe the best documentation on the evolution of company policy is the statements at the: | ||
* [[1994 USPTO software patent hearings]] | * [[1994 USPTO software patent hearings]] | ||
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+ | The number of patents granted to Microsoft:<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/business/yourmoney/31digi.html</ref> | ||
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+ | * 1987: 1 | ||
+ | * 1990: 5 | ||
+ | * 1995: 77 | ||
+ | * 2000: 1,296 | ||
+ | * 2005: 3,955 | ||
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+ | This could be seen as an indication that Microsoft didn't need patents to get from zero to dominant, but once in a dominant position, they filled their patent portfolio to entrench their position and protect them against competition. | ||
==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ||
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* (95% in English) [http://www.ffii.fr/Alcatel-rapports-annuels-et-brevets.html Alcatel: Annuel reports and patents] - an interesting look at the evolution of Alcatel's position on patents from 1997 to 2004 | * (95% in English) [http://www.ffii.fr/Alcatel-rapports-annuels-et-brevets.html Alcatel: Annuel reports and patents] - an interesting look at the evolution of Alcatel's position on patents from 1997 to 2004 | ||
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Revision as of 23:53, 24 July 2010
Maybe the best documentation on the evolution of company policy is the statements at the:
Microsoft
The number of patents granted to Microsoft:[1]
- 1987: 1
- 1990: 5
- 1995: 77
- 2000: 1,296
- 2005: 3,955
This could be seen as an indication that Microsoft didn't need patents to get from zero to dominant, but once in a dominant position, they filled their patent portfolio to entrench their position and protect them against competition.
Related pages on ESP Wiki
External links
- (95% in English) Alcatel: Annuel reports and patents - an interesting look at the evolution of Alcatel's position on patents from 1997 to 2004
References