Novell Inc and Software Patents

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News & Chronology

• 2004-10-19 LinuxInsider: Novell's Patent Defense: Maginot Line or Sound Legal Strategy?

• 2004-10-18 ITWeb: Novell supports innovation, competition in open source with patent policy

• 2004-10-14 CBRO: Novell patents to protect more than open source

• 2004-10-12 Novell offers Patent Protection to its Opensource Customers

Novell's Interests

• nx1000 employees, mother company of !SuSE Linux AG
• large patent portfolio
• maintenance of Novell Netware is becoming uneconomical, integration with Linux kernel seems to be basic strategy for the future