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News & Chronology
2004-10-01 US Sun loses loses patent infringment lawsuit, Kodak asks for 1 bn damages for use of Java
2004-09-30 US Jonathan Schwartz: "I believe in IP" -- Sun CEO in favor of patents for "all endeavors from drugs to academic work"
2004-10-03 US Groklaw: Kodak Wins Java Lawsuit Against Sun; and Slashdot discussion
2004-10-02 US Slashdot: Sun Files For Patent on Software Licensing Method
2004-10-02 US Rochester Business Journal: Jurors find for Eastman Kodak in patent rights case against Sun "Kodak is seeking some $1 billion in damages for infringements by Sun's lucrative Java software platform against three software patents the photo giant acquired from Wang Laboratories in 1997." Also in Rochester Democrat & Chronicle "Software patents are just coming into vogue." Groklaw comments.
2004-09-30 Schwartz guns* 2004-09-13 US US$ 1 billion lawsuit from Kodak against Sun starts over 3 software patents Java allegedly infringes on
2004-09-16 US Microsoft-Sun deal of April 2004 excludes OpenOffice users from protection against litigation - See also this on Computerworld (--> MS Sun)
2004-09-15 US Linux Electrons: Sun Sells Out Open Office to Microsoft (cryptic report about a patent cross-licensing agreement between Sun and Microsoft which, according to the writers, comes close to a sale of OpenOffice.org to Microsoft; NewsForge says it is not true)
- 2004 spring: Sun distances itself from EICTA Pro-Patent statement, asks EICTA to add a note mentioning Sun as dissenter
- 1998-2000? Sun is temporarily the company with the largest number of swpat applications at EPO
