Microsoft has clarified its IP indemnification policy, saying that it will indemnify claimants against damages as well as just legal costs, but some legal observers say the company still needs to ...

Let me start this post with a caveat or two. I published my first (and maybe last) book last year. It was an unauthorized account of what might be next for Microsoft after Chairman Bill Gates ...

Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new technology licensing policy Wednesday that the company said signals its commitment to working with other vendors in the industry on IP (intellectual property) swaps ...

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Microsoft recently asked the Western District of Washington to issue a declaratory judgment of non-infringement concerning a former employee's patents. However, the employee's counsel contend the ...

Microsoft is expanding a program under which technologies it has developed in its research labs are either licensed to startup companies or offered in exchange for profit sharing or an ownership stake ...

Microsoft continues to rake in money from companies making products that use the Android operating system. In the latest case, two more companies have "recognized the value of Microsoft's IP": ...

Moving to quell apprehension about patents, Microsoft will strengthen intellectual property (IP) protection for manufacturers and distributors using its software. Microsoft has removed a cap on some ...

Sometimes ensuring a diverse legal department can be downright easy–a little extra effort, like a phone call or scan of a database can go a long way to recruiting a diverse staff. But in some fields, ...

While the process to get up and running may not be the most intuitive, its worth the effort to take advantage of Microsoft's IPAM. One of the more useful features included in Windows Server 2012 and ...