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Stories about: patent portfolio

Microsoft Top Dog in 2008 for Patent Portfolios Microsoft is the top dog when it comes down to the patent portfolios companies around the world managed to build in 2007 in the U.S. The Redmond company was placed at the top of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) annual Patent Scorecard, not only because of the sheer volume of patents... 5 January 2009 06:05 GMT Microsoft Jumps in the Driver Seat with Pioneer Pioneer is the latest addition on Microsoft's collection of Intellectual Property partners. The two companies announced on September 16, 2008 a cross-licensing patent agreement focused on consumer technology. In the past year, the Redmond giant signed similar partnerships with Kenwood and Alpine Electronics, and... 17 September 2008 06:20 GMT