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Nintendo’s gameplay patent could collapse under legal fire
Gaming Nintendo’s attempt to patent a core combat mechanic is drawing heavy criticism — and legal experts say it may not hold up.
Martin Goetz leaves behind a legacy as the first to patent software
Legacy In 1968 Martin Goetz secured a patent for data-sorting mainframe software beginning the market for third-party software, and we remember his legacy in his passing.
Microsoft VP explains why company fights patent trolls and defends open-source ecosystem
Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), also known as "patent trolls," are a problem for open-source software providers. Microsoft's getting involved in stopping said trolls.
Microsoft patent imagines Cortana as an email master on the go
Cortana could one day summarize your emails for you when you can't stop to look at a screen.
Patent shows a potential Surface Book with a detachable inking keyboard
A new patent shows a potential Surface Book device featuring a writing Surface either next to the trackpad or on the back of the keyboard.
Microsoft dual-screen device patent ditches volume buttons for virtual controls
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Microsoft patent would keep Surface Type Cover from 'flopping' with magnets
A new Microsoft patent shows how a future Surface Pro could prevent the Type Cover from flopping open in tablet mode with magnets.
Microsoft patent could bring fingerprint sensor to the Windows key
A new Microsoft patent could signal a fingerprint sensor is headed to the Windows key on your keyboard.
