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'''IBM''' is one of the biggest lobbyist ''for'' software patents (along with [[Microsoft]]), as can be seen in their amicus brief for the [[Briefs submitted to EPO EBA G3-08|EPO's software patent consultation]] in April 2009.
 
'''IBM''' is one of the biggest lobbyist ''for'' software patents (along with [[Microsoft]]), as can be seen in their amicus brief for the [[Briefs submitted to EPO EBA G3-08|EPO's software patent consultation]] in April 2009.
  
 
IBM is however against [[business method patents]] (such as the patent at the heard of the [[in re Bilski]] case in the [[USA]]).<ref>http://business.newsfactor.com/news/-Business-Method--Patents-Reviewed/story.xhtml?story_id=003000773V1X</ref>
 
IBM is however against [[business method patents]] (such as the patent at the heard of the [[in re Bilski]] case in the [[USA]]).<ref>http://business.newsfactor.com/news/-Business-Method--Patents-Reviewed/story.xhtml?story_id=003000773V1X</ref>
  
For information about IBM's 2008 amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the [[USA]] regarding [[Bilski]], see '''[[Fake representatives of free software#IBM]]'''.
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For information about IBM's 2008 amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the [[USA]] regarding [[Bilski]], see [[Fake representatives of free software#IBM]].
  
 
==Selection of patents held==
 
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==Patent pledges==
 
==Patent pledges==
* [http://www.ibm.com/ibm/licensing/patents/pledgedpatents.pdf January 2005 pledge of 500 patents to free software community]
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* August 2004: [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040804221510383 IBM pledges not to use its patents against the kernel Linux]
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* January 2005: [http://www.ibm.com/ibm/licensing/patents/pledgedpatents.pdf Pledge of 500 patents to free software community]
  
 
==Bilski submissions==
 
==Bilski submissions==
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* [[Open Invention Network]] - of which IBM is a member
 
* [[Open Invention Network]] - of which IBM is a member
 
* [[Fake representatives of free software#IBM]]
 
* [[Fake representatives of free software#IBM]]
 
==References==
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* [http://eupat.ffii.org/players/ibm/ FFII: IBM and Software Patents]
 
* [http://eupat.ffii.org/players/ibm/ FFII: IBM and Software Patents]
 
* [http://eupat.ffii.org/papri/whitehouse98/index.en.html IBM pressures Whitehouse, study cancelled]
 
* [http://eupat.ffii.org/papri/whitehouse98/index.en.html IBM pressures Whitehouse, study cancelled]
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[[Category:Organisations]]
 
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Revision as of 21:34, 5 January 2010

IBM is one of the biggest lobbyist for software patents (along with Microsoft), as can be seen in their amicus brief for the EPO's software patent consultation in April 2009.

IBM is however against business method patents (such as the patent at the heard of the in re Bilski case in the USA).[1]

For information about IBM's 2008 amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the USA regarding Bilski, see Fake representatives of free software#IBM.

Selection of patents held

Patent pledges

Bilski submissions

In the 2008 Bilski case, IBM submitted a pro-swpat brief.[1]

Key people

  • Fritz Teufel, patent department head of IBM in Germany and Europe

Related pages on ESP Wiki

External links

References