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  As is so often the case in this business, a big, earthshaking news story hit the press just as we were sending our own issue to the printer.

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• TomTom Fires Back in Microsoft Patent War

  Navigation software maker TomTom is now beating its drums against Microsoft for patent rights and has aligned with the Open Invention Network.

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• Microsoft Hit by Open Source and Lawmakers

  Microsoft had to report a 30% slump in sales for the last quarter. Their report to the U.S. SEC includes a rundown of their risk and competition factors. Among their concerns are Linux and open source untertakings, but also their own partners HP and Intel.

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  How many patents are enough? Or perhaps more importantly, how many patents can be squeezed from one body of knowledge when you're basically doing what everyone else is doing? These questions are fresh in mind as I read the report at eWeek stating that IBM set a new record by receiving 7,534 patents in 2014, the 22nd year in a row that IBM has topped the list for most patents.

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